The Benue government might be forced to fire 34,000 workers after workers refused to have their salaries adjusted downwards.
The Nigerian Tribute reports that downward adjustment was proposed in order to end primary teachers in the state's strike.
According to the report, the teachers are demanding to be paid the minimum wage of N18,000 and have been on strike since October last year.
Osun Defender reports that Benue Governor Gabriel Suswam asked state workers to agree to a 10 percent salary cut in order to meet the teachers' demands.
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EdemAya, a community so rich in mineral resources, and one of the five clans that make up the present day Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria is hosting the world on the 29 th of March 2013. As we gathered from the head of the organizing group, Miss Precious Dominic Akpan, the event is scheduled to take place at the Cooperative Hall, Ikot Ubo Akama, Edemaya in Ikot Abasi, Akwa Ibom State. Three beauties are to emerge from the event which promises to be the first ever organized pageant. The Eligibility Form which are currently on sale for a token of N 2,000 will qualify the contestants to struggle for Miss EdemAya, Miss Democracy of EdemAya and Miss Culture & Tourism of EdemAya. The screening and training of the contestants commences on 25 th through 28 th of March 2013. We have been reliably informed that the event will parade ‘who is who’ in the music industry in Akwa Ibom State and a popular reggae artist from Delta State. Imagine the sque...
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