Governor Mai Mala Buni has approved the sum of N619.5 million for payment of Batch 25 Local Government Pensions and Gratuities in Yobe state.
This is contained in a statement by his Director-General of Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu.
According to him, the sum of N169, 875, 565. 11 will be paid to families of 93 deceased officers, while N449,624,118.61 will be paid to 274 living retirees.
Meanwhile, the governor has also approved the placement of 102 Allied Healthcare students on Grade Level 05 in the State’s Civil Service.
Buni listed the beneficiaries to include students studying Physiotherapy, Pharmacy, Radiography, Nursing and Medical Laboratory Sciences in various Universities across the country.