Nigeria, Oct. 3 -- Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has announced an increase in the monthly pay of 65 non-staff security officers working at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso,

In a post on his official X page, the Governor also instructed that they should be integrated into the hospital's system as ad hoc staff members.

The development came following Governor Makinde's visit with health workers at the teaching hospital on Tuesday. In the meeting, a contract security guard appealed directly to Governor Makinde for a pay rise.

The worker detailed the difficulties of living on his meagre monthly wage of N18,800.

In response, Governor Makinde pledged to raise the monthly stipend to N80,000 ...