Health Workers To Receive Hazard Allowance This Week-FG
Health workers in the frontline against covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria are set to receive their April and May Hazard Allowance before 12/6/2020.
The Minister for Labour and Employment, Sen Dr Chris Ngige made this known to newsmen in Abuja Tuesday while playing host to stakeholders from the health sector. According to him, it is in fulfilment of an understanding reached between the Federal government and representatives of the health sector practitioners.
“we have fixed a timeline for ourselves that before the end of this week, the health workers captured in that particular COVID 19 net; frontline workers should get all their hazard and inducement allowances for the month of April and May before the close of the week
“we reviewed all the emoluments that we are to give these gallant workers who are at the frontline taking the risk for all of us and the Federal government side has given them the financial implication of what they have done”.
Ngige added that the Federal Government has approved insurance coverage for the health workers which he said was in consonance with the memorandum of understanding entered into on 21st April, 2020, between the Federal Government and health workers.
In his remarks, the Minister of State for Health, Senator Olorunimbe Mamora assured health professionals that the ministry will ensure the availability of PPE’s to the various hospitals across the country.
Present at the Meeting were the Minister of State, Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo SAN, Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, Ag. Chairman, National Salary and Wages Commission, Eyo Nta, Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Health, A.M Abdullahi.
Also present were National President, Joint Health Employees Sector Union, Biobelemoye Josiah, President, National Union of Allied Health Professional, O.C Ogbonna and Secretary General, Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Ekpe Philips.