FG begins disbursement of promotion arrears to civil servants
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the federal government has promised to pay promotion arrears and backlog of allowances owed public servants1 the head of civil service of the federation hcsf mrs winifred oya-ita gave the assurance on thursday in abuja at a peer review mechanism prm meeting for permanent secretaries in the federal civil service1 public servants can now breath a sigh of relief as backlog of outstanding liabilities such as promotion arrears would soon be addressed1 the ministry of finance has begun the disbursement of promotion arrears to some civil servants she said1 speaking on the prm the permanent secretary ministry of defence mrs nuratu batagawara said the programme had provided a veritable platform for the exchange of ideas and information to strengthening public policy implementation1 according to batagawara through the mechanism participants have identified the nexus between foreign and security policies and the need to strengthen both1 participants at the meeting also gave recommendations on measures required to improve and strengthen public policy implementation1 they also undertook a tour of the ship house headquarters of the ministry of defence with specific emphasis on the crche and the medical centre1