Tragedy: As106 ex-NNN staffers die waiting for payment

The longstanding problem of unpaid benefits totaling N2.1 billion has caused great frustration among beneficiaries of the New Nigerian Newspapers, which are assoiated with the Northern States Governors Forum. As of January 2025, the number of members who have tragically died while waiting for these payments has reached 106. According to a statement released by Friday Sule representing the Joint Union of the New Nigerian Newspapers and Alhaji Sadiq Tela on behalf of the Elders Forum, highlighted  that “following the recent out-of-court settlement between the Northern Governors and Albert Iweka and Co, which was ratified on 27th November 2024 by the Federal High Court, expectations…