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COVID-19: Health Workers Get Hazard Allowances From FG

Thompson Nsisongabasi

May 13, 2020

Nigerian health workers will start receiving Hazard Allowances from the federal government of Nigerian any time soon.

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Naija News Understands that this was confirmed by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire during daily Presidential briefing on the updates of COVID -19.

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Dr. Ehanire said the Federal Government had signed a deal approving hazard allowances for health workers involved in the COVID-19 containment. He also said the agreement had been forwarded to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed.

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Ehanire noted that the Nigerian Medical Association and other stakeholders were present at the signing of the deal, which had also been forwarded to the Ministry of Labour and Employment.

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