Zaria (Kaduna State) – Workers in Nigerian Research Institutes have appealed to the Federal Government to pay their outstanding arrears of 53.37 per cent arising from salary increase in 2009.
This appeal is contained in a statement signed by Felix Uwadiae, Chairman and Ademola Olajire, Secretary of Senior Staff Association of University, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI), in Zaria on Wednesday.
The workers also called for the release and implementation of the negotiated conditions and scheme of service for federal research institutes.
They appealed for the implementation of the circular on skipping of CONRAISS 10 and implementation of 65 years retirement age.
They lauded the efforts of the Federal Government in fighting insurgency in the North-East and other crimes in other parts of the country. (NAN)