The Borno State governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has approved a pay rise for medical doctors working in the state civil service to earn the same with their colleagues at the federal level.
Zulum announced the approval yesterday while delivering his address at the 65th National Council on Health meeting hosted for the second time by Borno State.
He directed the state’s Head of Service and the Commissioner of Health to liaise with the relevant federal government agency to bridge gaps in payment between medical doctors working for the state and those with the federal government.
Zulum ordered that the pay rise be implemented from the 1st of December 2024.
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“Link up with the relevant federal government agency and ensure there is no disparity between salaries of the federal government workers and those working with the state government.
“As of December 1, medical doctors working with the Borno State government will receive the same salary as those working with the federal government,” he said.
Zulum further revealed that Borno has since complied with the Abuja Declaration, which requires every state of the federation to allocate at least 15% of its annual budget to health care.
He recalled that the state government has paid for the residency allowance amounting to over N300m for doctors working with the state hospitals and over N100m to support the indigenes of Borno working with other health facilities across the country.
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