Edo Governor Announces N70,000 Minimum Wage for Civil Servants

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo Governor Announces N70,000 Minimum Wage for Civil Servants

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 30, 2024

In a move aimed at boosting the living standards of civil servants in Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki announced a significant increase in the minimum wage. Effective 1st May 2024, the minimum wage for Edo State government workers will jump from N40,000 to N70,000, representing a 75 per cent increase. The announcement came during the inauguration of the newly built Labour House complex in Benin City on Monday. Governor Obaseki said the decision was his...

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LG Elections: PDP Sweeps In Oyo, APC Won In Gombe

NewsNigeriaPoliticsLG Elections: PDP Sweeps In Oyo, APC Won In Gombe

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 29, 2024

The Chairman of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), Isiaka Olagunju has declared candidates of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) winning all 33 chairmanship seats and councillorship positions. Mr Olagunju said a total of 19 political parties fielded candidates for various positions across the 33 local government areas. Saturday’s election was said to have been characterized by low turnout, late arrival of electoral officials, and absence of electoral officials at some polling units....

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Ondo 2024: LP Aspirant Accepts Primaries Selection Process

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOndo 2024: LP Aspirant Accepts Primaries Selection Process

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2024

Otunba Charles Yemi Farimoyo, a leading Labour Party (LP) governorship aspirant in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State, has commended the outcome of the primary election of the party held on Friday in Akure, Ondo State. Farimoyo also commended the efforts of the national leaders of the party for their interventions and commitments to LP ideals. In a press statement on Saturday signed by Farimoyo, the LP chieftain commended the national leaders of the party...

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School Fees Payment: You Can’t Blackmail Yahaya Bello, Media Office Tells EFCC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSchool Fees Payment: You Can’t Blackmail Yahaya Bello, Media Office Tells EFCC

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 27, 2024

The media office of former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has told the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that it cannot blackmail former Governor Yahaya Bello over allegations of using Kogi State government’s fund for payment of the school fees of his children by the. In a press statement from the media office of ex-Governor Bello, signed by Ohiare Michael, the organisation noted that Mr. Olanipekun Olukoyede, chairman of the Commission had on Tuesday,...

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Ekiti: NGF Commends Oyebanji Over Transfer Of Electricity Regulatory Oversight

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEkiti: NGF Commends Oyebanji Over Transfer Of Electricity Regulatory Oversight

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 26, 2024

Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has been commended by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) over the recent transfer of the electricity regulatory oversight by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to the Ekiti State Electricity Regulatory Bureau. The Forum, in a congratulatory letter signed by its Director General, Asishana Okauru, said the transfer was a major achievement and “significant milestone” in the tenure of the Biodun Oyebanji-led administration in Ekiti State. While hailing Governor...

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ICPC To Arrest Former Director General NILDS

NewsNigeriaICPC To Arrest Former Director General NILDS

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2024

Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC has secured a court order to arrest former Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Prof Ladi Hamalai, for failing to appear in the corruption case. A statement by spokesman of the Commission, Mr. Demola Bakare says the Federal High sitting in Apo, Abuja presided over by Justice C. O. Oba issued the bench warrant for the arrest of Professor Hamalai following...

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Insecurity in Anambra: “We must focus our gaze within” – Uzu Okagbue

NewsNigeriaPoliticsInsecurity in Anambra: “We must focus our gaze within” – Uzu Okagbue

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)April 25, 2024

Chief Uzu Okagbue has reacted to a recent story making rounds on social media that herdsmen of Fulani extraction are terrorizing Ukwulu, a community in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra State. Although the story which claimed that Fulani herdsmen are running amok in Ukwulu and environs, trespassing on farmlands, and committing various crimes including rape, has been dismissed as false by the government of Anambra State; yet, it has continued to fester, nonetheless. Reacting to the...

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Rivers Commissioner State Finance Commissioner Resigns

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRivers Commissioner State Finance Commissioner Resigns

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 25, 2024

Isaac Kamalu, Rivers State Commissioner for Finance, resigned from the State Executive Council on Wednesday. He joined Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor who resigned as the state’s Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice earlier on Wednesday. Their resignations followed Tuesday’s announcement of a minor cabinet reshuffle in the state by Governor Similaye Fubara. Kamalu’s resignation came on the heels of his redeployment to the Ministry of Employment Generation and Economic Empowerment by the governor on Tuesday. Kamalu, a...

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Ex-VP of ECOWAS Court Condemns EFCC Chairman Over Press Conference On Yahaya Bello

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEx-VP of ECOWAS Court Condemns EFCC Chairman Over Press Conference On Yahaya Bello

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)April 25, 2024

Professor Nwoke Friday Chijioke, former Vice President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, has condemned the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over the press conference he conducted in relation to conversations around former Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State. While speaking on Channels TV on Thursday, Chijioke criticized the EFCC’s approach, denouncing it as an unfair trial and labelling it as a form of media trial. He noted the importance of...

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EFCC Arrests Former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika on Allegations of Corruption

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEFCC Arrests Former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika on Allegations of Corruption

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)April 25, 2024

Former Aviation Minister Hadi Sirika was arrested on Tuesday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on allegations of corruption and financial impropriety. The arrest follows a thorough investigation into Sirika’s tenure as Aviation Minister, during which several irregularities and discrepancies were uncovered, relating to contract awards, and financial mismanagement within the ministry. Sources within the EFCC reveal that Sirika is being questioned in connection with suspicious transactions and questionable deals involving government contracts...

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