Tag: AHMED KETSO

Retirees protest in Niger Govt House over non-payment of gratuity in 8 years

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Niger State Governor Abubakar Sani Bello

Retirees in Niger on Wednesday stormed the Government House, Minna to protest the non-payment of their gratuity for the past eight years. One of the retirees, Alhaji Idris Ndalati, who retired as Chief Driver from Government House, told Newsmen that he had not been paid his gratuity for seven years. According to him, many retirees in Niger have died while some were bedeviled by high blood pressure and strike due to problems associated with non-payment of their benefits. Ndalati further explained that Our children have stopped going to school because…

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Gov. Bello presents N151.2bn budget to Niger Assembly

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Governor Abubakar Bello of Niger on Thursday presented a budget of N151.2 billion for the 2021 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly. The budget christened Budget of Reality was presented by the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Ketso, on behalf of the executive arm. The budget was 2.71 per cent lower than the N155. 4 billion for the current year. A breakdown of the budget shows that N72. 5billion (47. 94 per cent) was allocated to recurrent expenditure, while N78. 7 billion (52.06 per cent) was earmarked for capital…

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