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Plateau Government is Not Owing Civil Servants 6 Months’ Salary – Manjang

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4 years ago

October 15, 2022

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The Plateau State commissioner of information and communication, Hon. Dan Manjang has dismissed the claim by online media that the state government is owing civil servants six months’ salary arrears and other sundry issues.

Hon. Dan made this known in an interview with newsmen in Jos.

According to Hon. Dan, the claim is erroneous and not true, stating that the state government is indeed owning but not all of the civil servant’s salaries.

“We staggered the payments. As of today, the political appointees are owed two months’ salary, while the core civil servants are owed one month’s salary. So, it is not true that the state government is owing up to six months’ salary. The claim is totally false. In fact, it is mischievous because everybody knows that we have paid the backlog; the backlog of no work no pay. We tried as much as possible; the Plateau State University Bokkos has resumed and very soon, the polytechnic is also reopening. Courses are being accredited in tertiary institutions as well as recruitment. So, we have done tremendously well with labor and that is why they gave the governor award and workers themselves christened him, “Governor Alert”.”

He added that plans are being put in place to clear every arrear before the end of the administration.

Addressing the complaints by the family of deceased civil servants who died in active service over non-payment of their death benefits, Hon. Dan said some of them have been paid while some are yet to get their payment.

“Every month, some amount of money is set aside for the payment of gratuity, death benefits, and pension. We have made attempts to get a firm that will pay the death benefits of these workers. We engaged United Capital and they have undertaken to pay the gratuity and the government will pay them via IPSO little by little at a discounted rate. We had a discussion with people that were involved and we all agreed that it must be at a discounted rate. There is a committee that was set up and is working right now to ensure that the issue is resolved.”

It is our intention that we should be able to pay this death benefits and gratuity to the families of deceased workers. If we are unable to pay, the people that are coming after us should be able to do that. We have a document that we are going to present to them but to say that we have not paid or have not made any effort at all is not true.

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Kebbi Senator, Maidoki dumps APC for ADC

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48 minutes ago

June 23, 2026

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Following the unresolved internal wrangling within the All Progressive Congress,APC, resulting from the recently concluded primaries in Kebbi State, the Senator representing Kebbi South, Garba Musa Maidoki, has defected from the ruling party to the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Maidoki who chairs the Senate Committee on Legislative Compliance and serves as the Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation cited unresolved internal wrangling within the APC following the just concluded primaries as the reason for his action.
Madoki was among the lawmakers screened out of the primaries.

Senator Maidoki stated that his decision followed, “wide consultations with constituents” in a letter addressed to the Senate President and read during Tuesday’s plenary.

He explained that his action was triggered by protracted problems arising from the APC primaries

The Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau, who presided over the plenary, urged the lawmaker to step down his defection to allow room for reconciliation as the APC in Kebbi does not have a fundamental crisis and that Maidoki’s grievances could be resolved internally.

Barau said, “I wish to intervene and plead with the distinguished senator to rescind his decision. There is no internal problem in the APC in Kebbi State. This is more of a family dispute and we can reconcile. I move that this defection be stepped down for reconciliation.”

Maidoki rejected the intervention, saying that he had already made up his mind as his exit adds to a string of defections from the APC to the ADC in recent months, with discontent over party primaries and internal disputes pushing some lawmakers toward the opposition.

The ADC has increasingly positioned itself as an alternative for politicians aggrieved by the ruling party’s internal processes ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Maidoki’s defection is likely to deepen those divisions and significantly alter the political calculation in Kebbi South.

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NFF’s Working Towards Resuming CAF A-license Coaching Course In Nigeria – Sanusi

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3 hours ago

June 23, 2026

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The general-secretary of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dr Mohammed Sanusi has disclosed that egg heads and technical buffs of the governing body are working hard towards brining an A-license coaching course back to the country.

Sports247 reports that Sanusi made the disclosure while speaking at the ongoing Confederation of African Football (CAF) B-license coaches refresher course in Abuja, which he said became imperative to upgrade the country’s tacticians.

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While revealing that the coaching course is running alongside a similar training programme for referees in the country, Sanusi, who is one of the instructors, affirmed that the dual-programme will bring huge benefits for participants.

Sanusi, who spoke on behalf of NFF president, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, at the opening ceremony of the six-day course in Abuja on Monday, further disclosed that specialized paths have been introduced in building of capacity in the sector.

He specifically mentioned programmes in the areas of young talent, beach soccer and FIFA elite referees that were organized earlier this month, then disclosed that Nigeria has been admitted back into the CAF A-License Coaching Convention.

The NFF scribe described this development as a significant step for Nigerian coaches and urged them to diligently build their capacity towards the highest level possible in the game, then urged participants to show total commitment to excel.

“The technical department is now working assiduously towards resuming the CAF A-License course in Nigeria in August, for the first time in nine years. We have a total of 50 participants for the refresher course, but only 25 will be admitted.

“We will set very high standards and only the best will cross the hurdle. That does not mean we are going to close the door for others. Immediately we are done with this CAF A-course starting in August, we will apply for another one at that level.”

Sanusi also revealed that Gusau, who is also the president of West African Football Union (WAFU) zone-B, has approved a vehicle to move Video Assistant Referee (VAR) training equipment into Nigeria to upgrade match arbiters in the country.