Frontline Health Workers To Get Hazard Allowance – FG
A health worker helps his colleague with his PPE during a community testing as part of efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19. Sodiq Adelakun/Channels TV.The Federal Government has agreed to pay two months hazard allowance to health workers in the frontline battling the COVID-19 pandemic.
He gave the assurance that the hazard allowance for the months of April and May would be paid before Friday, June 12. He said the urgent approval granted by President Muhammadu Buhari was in appreciation of the efforts of the health workers risking their lives on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19.
Ngige also revealed that the decision on the commencement of the implementation of the allowances was reached along with the Accountant-General of the Federation and the Minister of Health.
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