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About 11,000 people had penalties imposed on them last year for not engaging with employment services

<p>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) has directed the National Assembly Secretariat to provide detailed information regarding expenditures, travel allowances, perks and privileges of chairpersons and members of parliamentary standing committees and subcommittees.</p> <p>The order, issued by Information Commissioner Ijaz Hassan Awan and Chi

The Independent National Electoral Commission has directed its staff to suspend further annual leave as it intensifies preparations for the 2027 general elections. Read More: https://punchng.com/2027-inec-suspends-staff-annual-leave-raises-allowances/

Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has increased the monthly state allowance for corps members serving in the state from N10,000 to N20,000, representing a 100 per cent increase. Read More: https://punchng.com/sokoto-gov-raises-corps-members-allowance-to-n20000/

Ogun State polytechnic lecturers have threatened to strike over unpaid allowances and poor funding, demanding a review of monthly subvention to N100m. Read More: https://punchng.com/ogun-poly-lecturers-threaten-strike-over-allowances-demand-n100m-subvention/

Former MP Troy Bell, who is already serving a jail sentence for theft and fraud offences, has pleaded guilty to misusing the Country Members Accommodation Allowance.

The Nigeria Labour Congress in Kebbi State is demanding a minimum transport allowance of N70,000 for all public sector workers to cushion rising costs. Read More: https://punchng.com/kebbi-nlc-seeks-n70000-transport-allowance-for-workers/

The President of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo, has disagreed with his Nigerian Labour Congress counterpart, Joe Ajaero, over the authority of the NLC to negotiate salaries and allowances on… Read More: https://punchng.com/n70000-allowance-you-cannot-negotiate-for-tuc-osifo-tells-nlc/

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Sokoto State University chapter, has shut down services at the institution following the commencement of a five-working-day warning strike over unresolved staff entitlements. Read More: https://punchng.com/ssanu-shuts-sokoto-varsity-over-unpaid-allowances-threatens-indefinite-strike/

Read a recap of Nigeria’s top stories, including the biting heatwave, the dispute over an attack on Omoyele Sowore in Ekiti, and labour’s transport allowan Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-heatwave-bites-hard-sowore-ekiti-attack-fgs-transport-allowance-debate-other-top-stories/

State chapters of organised labour have begun moves to compel state governors to adopt the Federal Government’s N70,000 transport relief for workers. Read More: https://punchng.com/n70000-allowance-labour-turns-heat-on-govs/

The Bayelsa State Government has approved new special allowances for public servants, increasing its monthly salary expenditure by approximately N3bn from Read More: https://punchng.com/bayelsa-raises-workers-pay-with-special-allowances/

NLC President Joe Ajaero has questioned the TUC’s rejection of the N70,000 transport allowance, stating the TUC was not involved in the negotiations. Read More: https://punchng.com/nlc-tackles-tuc-over-opposition-to-n70000-transport-allowance-deal/

The Federal Government’s six-month transport allowance for workers, estimated to cost N465bn, has been rejected by the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/fgs-workers-transport-allowance-gulps-n465bn-tuc-rejects-deal/

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the FG’s planned ₦70,000 monthly transport allowance for workers, calling it inadequate for rising cost Read More: https://punchng.com/atiku-faults-fgs-%e2%82%a670000-transport-allowance-for-workers/

Read the top stories for Wednesday, including the TUC’s rejection of the FG’s N70,000 allowance and the UK’s new student visa financial requirements. Read More: https://punchng.com/evening-recap-tuc-rejects-n70000-allowance-uk-hikes-student-visa-funds-other-top-stories/

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has rejected the Federal Government’s proposed N70,000 transport allowance, demanding a permanent salary increase for w Read More: https://punchng.com/tuc-rejects-fgs-proposed-n70000-transport-allowance-demands-salary-increase/

The DA and DR increase will be effective from July 1, 2026 and will benefit 48.54 lakh employees and 68.71 lakh pensioners

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Read the morning roundup on the FG’s N70,000 transport allowance for workers, Fubara and Wike’s new alliance, and the killing of a cleric in Katsina. Read More: https://punchng.com/morning-recap-fgs-n70000-allowance-fubara-wike-alliance-katsina-clerics-killing-other-stories/

The Federal Government has approved a N70,000 monthly transport allowance for public servants for six months to cushion the impact of rising living costs. Read More: https://punchng.com/fgs-n70000-transport-allowance-10-things-public-servants-should-know/

The Federal Government has approved a N70,000 monthly transport allowance for public servants for six months to cushion the impact of rising living costs. Read More: https://punchng.com/fg-approves-n70000-monthly-transport-allowance-for-workers/

Chancellor will use Wednesday’s Budget to maintain tax-free limit at £20,000 a year, reversing plan by predecessor Rachel Reeves

A Geelong-region state MP claims almost $60,000 in taxpayer-funded allowances for a second home in Melbourne, despite appearing to have missed 88 of a possible 127 Parliamentary sitting days.

NIBONG TEBAL, Oct 25 &mdash; Form Six students will receive RM2,500 in living allowances starting from the first semeste...

A G.O. to this effect was issued by the Social Justice Department following the announcement made by Minister Vanni Arasu in this regard during the Budget session

Nigerian health workers may begin a nationwide strike over the Federal Government’s failure to pay 19 months’ arrears and implement salary adjustments. Read More: https://punchng.com/health-workers-threaten-strike-over-unpaid-allowances/

Nigerian health workers have been directed to begin strike mobilisation over the FG’s failure to pay 19 months’ allowance arrears and adjust salaries. Read More: https://punchng.com/health-workers-begin-strike-mobilisation-over-19-months-allowance-arrears/