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...

No fewer than 1,000 shacks and illegal structures obstructing a major road corridor in Karsana, near Bunkoro District in Gwarinpa, have been cleared by officials of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA. Muktar Galadima, Director of Development Control, disclosed this on Monday during a citywide sanitation operation by the FCTA joint task force. Galadima noted that indigenous homes were deliberately spared in the demolition, emphasizing that the operation would continue until the entire 2-kilometre road...

Political groups, supporting a former presidential candidate and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, on Monday stormed the venue of the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting, urging the politician to declare interest in the 2027 presidential election. The jubilant crowd, clad in colorful vests and face caps, carried bold banners and sang solidarity songs in support of the business mogul and politician, describing him as “a credible alternative and a unifier the...

Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of Nigeria, yesterday empowered 500 women in Ekiti State with business equipment to boost their economic independence under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), in collaboration with the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The distribution, which took place at the Government House, Ado- Ekiti, featured the presentation of deep freezers, maxi gas cookers with ovens, industrial grinding machines, and generating sets...