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Nigeria: From Jumbo Pay to Life Pension
This Day, 12 May 2019
Bayelsa State made headlines lately when the State House of Assembly hastily passed a bill granting life pensions worth hundreds of thousands to its members and former members.… Read more »
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Nigeria: Dickson Declines Assent to Life Pension for Bayelsa Lawmakers
Guardian, 30 April 2019
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson has declined signing the bill seeking life pension for former lawmakers as proposed and passed by the state House of Assembly last week. Read more »
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Nigeria: Governor Dickson Declines Assent to 'Life Pension Bill' for Legislators
Premium Times, 29 April 2019
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Monday heeded to public outcry and declined assent to the bill seeking life pension for the state lawmakers as canvassed by the state… Read more »
Nigeria's Bayelsa State Governor Rejects Legislator Pension Bill
Governor Seriake Dickson has refused to put pen to paper and sign a new bill that will ensure that past and present legislators in the Bayelsa State government will receive a pension for life. The bill has been condemned by the ruling All Progressives Congress.
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Nigeria: Outrage As Dickson Signs Bill for Bayelsa Lawmakers' Life Pension
Guardian, 29 April 2019
A crisis is brewing in Bayelsa State over a bill passed by the House of Assembly approving life pension for all past and current members of the legislature. Read more »
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Nigeria: SERAP Asks Governor Dickson to Reject Life Pension for Bayelsa Lawmakers
Premium Times, 28 April 2019
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State urging him to use his "good offices as trustee of… Read more »
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Nigeria: Kano, Lagos, Rivers, Two Others Lead in Unemployed Population, Report Reveals
This Day, 29 April 2019
Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Kano, Lagos and Kaduna States have the highest unemployed population in the country, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Read more »
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Nigeria: APC Condemns Bill On Life Pension for Bayelsa Assembly Members
Guardian, 26 April 2019
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State has described as unjust, ungodly and self-serving a proposed life pension bill being pushed by the state House of Assembly… Read more »
