Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has approved a Christmas bonus of ₦150,000 for every civil servant in the state for the 2025 festive season.
The Governor made the announcement today during a Church service at the Government House Chapel in Abakaliki.
Governor Nwifuru said the bonus reflects his administration’s commitment to improving the welfare of civil servants despite dwindling state revenue over the past year.
While addressing the congregation, the Governor also dismissed rumours of delays in the construction of the Vincent Agwu Nwankwo Flyover, a landmark infrastructural project in the state.
He explained that the construction of the massive project is rigorous but will transform the state’s landscape and enhance its aesthetic appeal once completed. The governor decried misconceptions circulated by social media commentators about the project.
In August, the Governor increased the state’s minimum wage by ₦20,000, raising the new pay for civil servants to ₦90,000.
The increase, according to the state government, took effect immediately and is part of Nwifuru’s ‘People’s Charter of Needs Agenda.’
At the federal level, President Bola Tinubu signed the national minimum wage bill into law in July 2024, following the National Assembly’s passage of the Minimum Wage Act of 2019.
The law raised the minimum wage from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000, concluding months of negotiations among labour unions, the private sector, and government authorities.
