In a decisive move to alleviate economic hardship, Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on Wednesday announced substantial increases to the minimum wages of civil servants across the state. Speaking at the Government House in Owerri during a meeting with labour union representatives, Governor Uzodimma disclosed that the general minimum wage would rise to ₦104,000 from the former ₦76,000. Under the revised wage structure, medical doctors will now earn a minimum of ₦503,000, up from...

The member representing Ayamelum Constituency in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Bernard Udemezue, has been suspended for three months over a post he made on social media. Udemezue’s suspension was announced during plenary on Tuesday. The lawmaker was said to have shared a message in a WhatsApp group, mostly populated by his constituents, that he receives N10 million quarterly from the state government for projects in his constituency. The disclosures did not go down...

The Deputy Governor of Taraba State, Aminu Alkali, who was last seen in office eight months ago has returned to Jalingo, the state capital. Alkali’s prolonged absence has generated rumours that he was battling an undisclosed ailment. The Deputy Governor arrived Jalingo from Abuja and was driven to his official residence at the Government House in a convoy of four vehicles.

The immediate past Speaker, of the Benue State House of Assembly, Aondona Dajoh, was suspended on Tuesday for three months, over alleged attempt to impeach Governor Hyacinth Alia. The suspension of Dajoh followed a motion moved by the lawmaker representing Kyan State Constituency, Terna Shimawua, and seconded by James Umoru from Apa State Constituency. The mover of the motion during plenary, was one of those suspended by Dajoh before his resignation as Speaker last week...

The former Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has stated that over 1,000 insurgent groups operate within the African continent. Gambari stated this in a goodwill message at the African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit 2025 on Monday in Abuja with a theme: “Combating contemporary threats to regional peace and security in Africa: the role of strategic defence collaboration.” “We have to first secure our countries before we can secure our...