The Federal Government has commenced the payment of withheld salaries of teachers who benefited from the elongation of service tenure extended by President Muhammadu Buhari to teachers under the employment of the Federal Government.
According to The PUNCH, top officials of the Federal Ministry of Education, Finance, Budget, and National Planning on Sunday confirmed that the payment of the withheld salaries has commenced.
Recall that earlier in 2020 Buhari during World Teachers’ Day announced some incentives for teachers, including a new salary scale and raising their retirement age from 60 to 65 years.
However, some of the teachers who benefited had their salaries withheld from 2021 to March 2023.
The official said, “I can confirm to you that they have started receiving their salaries. They also received the arrears of the peculiar allowances. All arrears of salaries will be paid in full”.
One of the benefiting teachers in Ilorin, Kwara State, who confirmed the development said, “It is true.
“We have started receiving. Though we only got the one for April 2023 we have been reassured that the arrears will be cleared.”
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