The Gombe State Executive Council has approved more than ₦10 billion for outstanding gratuities owed to state and local-government retirees, alongside a broad package of education, infrastructure, healthcare and urban-development decisions.
The Gombe State Executive Council, at its 56th meeting, approved more than ₦10 billion for outstanding gratuities to retired civil servants at state and local-government levels.
The Gombe State government publication said ₦2.18 billion and ₦4.06 billion were approved for state retirees covering 2024 and 2025 respectively, while another ₦4.08 billion was approved for local-government retirees covering different outstanding periods across the 11 local government areas.
The Council also approved ₦6.1 billion as the state’s 50 percent counterpart commitment under the 2026 Universal Basic Education Commission matching fund. Other education decisions included interventions under the HOPE-EDU programme and expansion of a school facility.
Infrastructure approvals included road projects under RAMP, solar streetlights, an airport upgrade, expansion of Nayi-Nawa School, industrial-park infrastructure and a recreational centre. The Council also approved a statewide free medical and surgical outreach.
The Gombe State government publication further reported approval for the handover of the Kaltungo Snake Bite Treatment and Research Hospital to the Federal Government for conversion to a national centre, alongside arrangements connected to newly approved military formations in the state.
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