The federal government has approved the payment of two
months’ hazard allowance for health workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, made this
known at a meeting between representatives of the federal government and health
professionals’ associations.
Ngige, who noted that the approval was granted by President
Muhammadu Buhari to appreciate the effort of health workers in the fight
against COVID-19, said the allowance for the months of April and May would be paid
before the end of the week.
The minister said the decision was part of the agreement
reached between the federal government representatives and health sector
workers.
He added that insurance coverage for the health workers has
also been approved in consonance with the memorandum of understanding signed
between government representatives and health unions in April.
“We reviewed all, and also 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.
“We have fixed a timeline for ourselves that before the end
of this week, the health workers captured in that particular COVID-19 net and
frontline workers should get all their hazard and inducement allowances for the
month of April and May before the close of the week.”
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