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Thu Dec 31 2020
The Kebbi State Government has succumbed to the strike threat issued by organized labour unions by approving the release of N3 billion for the payment of gratuity of retirees in the state.
On December 11, the State Chairmen of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Umar Halidu Alhassan, and that of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Danladi Aliyu Dabai, issued an ultimatum that by January 1, 2021 if the state government fail to pay workers their entitlements among which was retirees benefit the organized labour would shut down the state.