Federal government to stop health workers’ hazard allowance

The Federal Government has announced plans to phase out hazard allowance paid to medical doctors and other health workers in medical centres and clinics in ministries, departments and agencies

This is contained in a circular by the national salaries, incomes and wages commission and signed by its chairman, Ekpto U.O Nta

He said the allowance will be phased out as  soon as the on-going migration of all federal government workers, including medical and health workers, to employees compensation act. 2010 is concluded.

The circular was addressed to chief of staff to the president, deputy chief of staff to the president, ministers, ministers of state, secretary to the government of the federation, head of the civil service of the federation, chairman, federal commissions and federal permanent secretaries.