Economy
Governor of Oyo State Slashes Salaries of Senior Political Appointees
Governor of Oyo State Slashes Salaries of Senior Political Appointees
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has slashed the salaries of senior political appointees in his administration by 50 percent.
The Governor made the announcement while addressing workers at a Workers’ Day event at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Secretariat in Ibadan, the state capital. He also confirmed that the state’s lawmakers also agreed to cut their salaries by 30 percent.
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Makinde disclosed that his government is working hard to mitigate the shock of the pandemic on the state’s economy, and will also ensure that salaries would continue to be paid regularly by the 25th of every month.
Arik Airline sacks 300 workers
The management of the airline disclosed this in a statement released today Friday, December 4. The management hinged its decision to sack the workers on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations.
Recall that Nigerian airspace was shut in March this year and opened in July as part of measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus in Nigeria.
The press statement titled, “Arik Air management declares 300 staff redundant”, reads in part
“Arising from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the constrained ability of the airline to complete heavy maintenance activities and return its planes to operations, stunted revenues against increasing operational costs, the management of Arik Air (In Receivership) has declared 300 staff members redundant to its current level of operations.
“The leadership of the impacted unions has been contacted to negotiate a redundancy package for the affected staff.”
Gistflash gathered that Passengers are already stranded the airport with the flight fully booked and no one to attend to them
Stranded at Abuja Airport . I just learned #Arik staff embarked on strike without any prior notice to passengers No one has come to address us yet. Other flights are fully booked. @ArikAir. Sigh! pic.twitter.com/LXHQPySTsw
— DRISBLOGINT (@Drisblogint) December 4, 2020
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