Philip Eke, Yenagoa
Workers in Bayelsa State have demanded for domestication and implementation of the new Federal Government approved increase of salaries, estacodes, duty tour and other allowances of civil servants in the state.
This was as a result of Federal Government approval of upward review of salaries, and allowances of all civil servants on the consolidated public salary structures (CONPSS) and Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS
The workers under the umbrella bodies of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and The Trade Union Congress (TUC) in a joint address presented during the 2026 Workers Day Celebration at the Peace Park in Yenagoa, also demanded for the timely approval, conduct and implantation of financial benefits of promotions.
Delivering the address on behalf of the two unions, the state chairman of NLC, Comr. Barnabas Simon in company of his counterpart in TUC, Comr. Edwin Fefegha, appealed for the implementation of annual increment for all category of workers.
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He stated that there is urgent need for a new housing scheme for workers in Bayelsa State, saying the economic realities at the moment have made it very difficult for an average worker to cope with the high cost of house rent in the state.
“Most workers cannot afford to rent a decent accommodation talk more of building or owing houses. No thanks to the hike in the cost of building materials”.
He also demanded for implementation of the 25 percent and 35 percent salary arrears and employment of Non-academic staff at the post primary subsector and provisions of uniform allowance for Nurses and other professional health workers.
