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Abia State Government has called on members of the state chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to avoid being used by political detractors and return to class immediately.
In a statement endorsed by the state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, which was made available to newsmen in Umuahia on Sunday, primary and junior secondary school teachers have received up to November 2020 salary with only December outstanding. He also informed that the state government paid 3 months salary to secondary school teachers in December 2020 as part of efforts to clear backlogs owed them with a promise to pay at least another 2 months in January 2021.
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The Abia State Government has called on members of the state chapter of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) to avoid being used by political detractors and return to class immediately.
The state Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, in a statement made available to newsmen in Umuahia on Sunday, said primary and junior secondary school teachers have received up to November 2020 salary with only December outstanding.
He also said the state government paid 3 months salary to secondary school teachers in December 2020 as part of efforts to clear the backlog owed them with a promise to pay at least another 2 months in January 2021.
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Twitter’s Chief Executive, Jack Dorsey on Wednesday defended the platform’s decision to suspend U.S. President, Donald Trump’s account indefinitely.
Recall that Twitter banned permanently Trump’s account after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a pro-Trump mob last week.
Twitter in a statement said after a close review of recent tweets from Trump’s account and the context around them, specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter, it decided to permanently suspend the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.
However, Dorsey in a tweet on Wednesday explained that the ban came after series of warnings issued to the American President.
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The Council also directed her members to resume work today Thursday, Jan. 14, 2020.
In a resolution at the end of a meeting between JOHESU, Assembly of Allied Health Professionals and the Abia State Government, the Council expressed appreciation to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for approving and implementing the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) to all healthcare workers, civil service and Local Government Councils in the state.
According to the resolution signed by Dr Joe Osuji, the Commissioner for Health, and Sir. Onyii Wamah, the Head of Service, on behalf of the state government and state Chairman (MHWUN), Comrade Okoro Ogbonnaya, and all the Chairmen and Secretaries of the Council, “the Government of Abia State has shown commitment in the payment of salary arrears, having paid three months to Hospital Management Board staff and two months to the staff of Abia State University Teaching Hospital, and five months to staff of Abia State Col
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The Board and Management of Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH) have refuted the information circulating on social media, claiming that ABSUTH has turned to Sen. Kalu to pay salary arrears.
This is coming barely one week after Government commenced the payment of the arrears as earlier promised by the Governor.
Chairman of the Governing Council, ABSUTH, Dr Wokoh Davidson, in a statement made available to DAILY POST said that the institution frowns seriously at such outlandish calls that has no substance.
According to him, ABSUTH is not aware of such visit to any Senator.
He also stated that ABSUTH did not and will never authorize such a statement.