Borno state government has raised the monthly salary of casual workers from N10,000 to N30,000.
Governor Babagana Zulum said their total wage bill will now stand at one hundred and two million instead of thirty-five million naira, the two hundred percent salary Increment was announced by the governor in Maiduguri.
He said the increase in salaries was because of their hard work and also keeping the environment clean.
“As the Ramadan fast commences; each of you is to get a bag of rice and 10kg of sugar,” he said.
Zulum urged them to pray for peace in the state and the country, he prayed that the Boko Haram insurgency does not reoccur in the northeast and parts of northern Nigeria.
The workers were provided with two kilogrammes of meat and five litres of cooking oil, including other food and non-food items distributed for Ramadan.
The 285 casual workers are drawn from the Government House Maiduguri, Borno State Environment Protection Agency (BOSEPA), and Confer Cleaning and Hygiene services.
