GOVERNOR UBA SANI ATTENDS KADUNA FOREST GUARDS GRADUATION AS SPECIAL GUEST OF HONOUR. (PHOTO).

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 Governor Uba Sani Attends Kaduna Forest Guards Graduation As Special Guest of Honour Governor Uba Sani attended the graduation ceremony of the newly trained Kaduna State Forest Guards at the DSS Development Centre, Afaka, where he served as the Special Guest of Honour. As part of ongoing efforts to consolidate the improving security situation in Kaduna State, the state government, in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the Department of State Services (DSS), has successfully trained over 1,000 forest guards. The recruits underwent intensive training coordinated by ONSA to enhance surveillance and security across forests and rural communities that have been vulnerable to criminal activities. Fully armed and operating under ONSA's rules of engagement, the forest guards will complement the efforts of conventional security agencies. The officers will be deployed to strategic flashpoints across several local government areas, including Birnin Gwari...

LASG PAYS ANOTHER BATCH OF RETIREES N716 MILLION.#PRESS RELEASE.

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    The Lagos State Government has again credited the sum of N716, 951million into the Retirement savings accounts of 169 retirees from the Public Service for the month of June, 2018 at Bond Presentation Ceremony which took place recently at Ikeja.
Dr. Akintola Benson-Oke, who represented Governor Akinwunmi Ambode at the event, said that more than N38billion had so far been expended on 9,214 retirees since inception of the presentadministration.
He reiterated the commitment of the state government to the well-being of all civil servants, both in active service and retirement, adding that prompt payment of salaries to civil servants and retirees benefits underscore the importance the administration attached to the welfare of its workers.
On her part, the Director-General, LASPEC, Mrs. Folashade Onanuga stated that the State Government has continued to play a leadership role in the implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme in Nigeria.
She advised the retirees to be wary of the choice of annuity or programmed withdrawal benefit options for their monthly pension, adding that the Government will soon introduce more welfare programmes that will enhance the living standard of retirees.Onanuga also disclosed that the Lagos State Government, through the Commission has paid more than N40 million as insurance benefits to the relatives of 15 deceased employees, stressing that the Estate of a deceased staff is also entitled to receive the balance in the retirement account and accrued rights due, if the employee had joined service before the commencement of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS).
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