Adebo Commission (1971) was a salary review commission in Nigeria. It addressed some of the problems facing the public sector, particularly the envisaged shortage of senior civil servants on account of their abysmally low remuneration package. It was observed that the last time senior civil servants had enjoyed wage increases was in 1959, courtesy of…

Morgan Commission (1964) /Elwood Grading Team was a salary review commission in Nigeria. This was the first post-independence Commission in the country whose focus was basically on ‘junior’ workers in both the public and private sectors. The general strike of September 27, 1963 had precipitated the setting up of the Commission. The outcome of its…

Gorsuch Commission (1955) was a salary review commission in Nigeria. The Commission examined the structure and remuneration of the Public Service. It observed some defects in the rigid division of the service into ‘Senior’ and ‘Junior’ and the absence of a viable middle category. It, therefore, recommended five main grades, from the lowest established post…

Miller Commission of 1947 was a salary review commission in Nigeria. The Commission recommended the application of the principle of payment based on geographical location of workers, especially the daily paid ones. It went further to partition the country into six geographical zones with differentials in pay for workers. It categorized labour into three: general,…

Tudor Davis and Harragin Commission (1945, 1946) was a salary review commission in Nigeria. The commission primarily focused on the review of wages and general conditions of service. The Commissions made fundamental changes in the Public Service by establishing a “Senior Service” cadre. This led to the bifurcation of the Service into two rigid compartments:…

In the process of evolving an enduring pay structure and incomes policy in the country, many commissions were set up. Some of the major salary /wage review commissions are: 1. Hunt Commission (1934) 2. Bridges Committee of Enquiry (1941) 3. Tudor Davis Commission (1945) 4. Harragin Commission (1946) 5. Miller Commission of 1947, the Gorsuch…

Bauchi State has two functional dams, one essentially for the supply of drinking water to Bauchi metropolis and the second, Waya dam for irrigation purposes. The third dam, Kafin Zaki is under construction. It is the largest and can generate electricity in addition to irrigation and fish farming. Apart from the dams, the State is…

Tungan Maliki is an attraction that can be found within the confines of the Yankari National Park. Unlike all the other springs in the park, Tungan Maliki is a cold water spring and is situated deep in the forest of the park. Investigations by scientist to establish why the spring is cold unlike others have…

Nigeria has a number of great watering holes but no watering hole in the country is as crystal clear and blue as the Wikki warm springs. This underrated swimming hole does not require too much but that you travel to Bauchi and it’s worth it. Swimming in the water here will make you think you’re…

Bauchi State comprises six emirates, namely: Bauchi Bauchi State has gone through a much transformation since it was created. During the colonial era up to independence, it formed part of the Bauchi-Plateau of the then Northern Region, until the 1967 state creation exercise, when the Bauchi, Borno, and Adamawa provinces constituted the former North-Eastern State.…