Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has reportedly released the sum of N100,000 as a Christmas gift to workers and pensioners, leading to jubilation across the state.

According to the state government, the ₦100,000 bonus for each worker and pensioner is higher than the minimum wage, and it demonstrates the commitment of Governor Fubara in prioritising the workers' welfare.

Fubara announces Christmas bonus for third time

This will be the third consecutive year that the governor will implement the Christmas bonus policy for workers in Rivers. The beneficiaries have hailed the policy of the governor for the people's approach system of governance.

New Telegraph reported that workers across the state's ministries, departments and government agencies described the bonus as their 13th-month salary.

Governor Fubara would be the second governor to announce a Christmas bonus for workers in 2025.

Governor Francis Nwifuru also earlier announced a ₦150,000 Christmas bonus for every civil servant in Ebonyi state.

Nwifuru had said the gesture was part of his administration’s commitment to improve the welfare of civil servants for the 2025 festive season.

The governor explained this amid the dwindling revenue generation the state has been experiencing in recent years. He disclosed the development on Sunday, December 14, 2025, while speaking at a church service at the Government House Chapel in Abakaliki. He also dismissed the rumour of lethargy in the work on the flyover at Vincent Agwu Nwankwo, which is known as VANCO.

He further stated that the construction rigours inherent in the massive project would automatically alter the ugly scenes and give the state a facelift when completed. The All Progressives Congress (APC) governor said his administration is taking steps to ensure the state is seen in the comity of nations with advanced and modern infrastructures.

Fubara, Nwifuru and Christmas bonus

Fubara and Nwifuru have been consistent in their Christmas bonus to workers in their states since they resumed office in 2023. The two governors are first-term governors.

Currently, the two governors are members of the ruling APC. Though Governor Fubara was elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), he dumped the party after two years of power struggle with his political godfather, Nyesom Wike.