Gov. Gaidam Approves N1.1 Billion as Gratuity Payments for 631 Retirees

Yobe State Governor, Ibrahim Gaidam has approved a sum N1, 097, 896, 058.43 as gratuity payments to a total of 631 workers who have retired from the services of the state government. According to Abdullahi Bego, Director-General Press Affairs to Governor, the payment covered all those who retired between January 2017 and July 2017. The statement also said that other retired workers whose retirement dates begin from August 2017 to date shall be paid as soon as the committee set up to verify retired workers done with verification exercise as…

Gov. Gaidam Charges Media, Social media Users on Fairness, Objectivity

Yobe State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam has declared open a training workshop on the effective use of social media for public information dissemination organized for information officers in government ministries, departments and agencies and local government councils.       While declaring open the ceremony, the governor described social media as a welcome development as tools of information dissemination. “Social media which are the sum total of online communication channels that promote community interaction, content sharing, and collaboration are new innovations brought about by information and communication technologies and should…