The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has announced that by Tuesday, December 17, 2024 every worker on the employ of the State government will receive a Christmas bonus of N150,000.
This was disclosed in a post made on the verified Facebook page of Governor Nwifuru’s Chief Press Secretary, Monday Uzor, on Thursday night.
“Every Worker in Ebonyi State service will receive 150,000 as Christmas Bonus before 1pm on Tuesday … Gov. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru”, the Facebook post read.
Governor Francis Nwifuru has on several occasions, demonstrated his administration’s commitment to reducing the plight of workers’ in Ebonyi State by providing necessary support
In December 2023, the Governor gave a N100,000 Christmas bonus across board to State civil servants for the Christmas festivities, and became one of the only 3 State Governors in the country to doll out such largesse that year, now the first in 2024.
Our correspondent recalls that, the latest Christmas bonus to workers in the State service is coming just days after the Ebonyi State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) called off its warning strike over allegations that the State government failed to comply with the full implementation of the new national Minimum Wage, with regards to the consequential adjustments for workers above Grade Levels 1-2.
