The chairman said that the payment of the outstanding benefits was part of their requests to the state government for consideration. “This action will equally reduce the massive increase of pensioners within five years thereby giving an opportunity to Kano State Pension Funds Trustee (KSPT) to offset its outstanding liabilities. “The government should support the state workers who are willing to participate and benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)/NIRSAL anchor borrowers programme. The NLC advised the state government to increase its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) drive to boost the state’s income. “We wish to use this opportunity to advise Kano State Government to, as a response to the economic downturn, take urgent steps to diversify its IGR drive to boost its income.

Source: The Guardian May 01, 2021 15:33 UTC