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State Governors say they cannot afford to pay minimum wage

The spokesman of the Governors’ Forum, said due to financial constraints and other limitations, many states could not afford it for now The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) said that the governors would have loved to pay workers N30,000 as national minimum wage but for the hard times. Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, spokesman of the NGF, said this on Monday […]

Politics

Timi Franks says FG planning to arrest Atiku, others

Frank revealed that Senate President Bukola Saraki and the PDP chairman, Uche Secondus are also on the list of those to be arrested. A former spokesman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Timi Frank has alleged that the Federal Government is planning to arrest the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. […]

Politics

Oshiomhole – “PDP ‘not an option’ in 2019”

Oshiomhole, who spoke on Thursday with State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) is not an option. According to him, Nigerians are not ready to vote for PDP again.“PDP is just not an option; particularly when their candidate is […]

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Ondo Lecturers Lament – Poor Funding !!!

“We also want to use this opportunity to inform Mr. Governor (Akeredolu) that tertiary institution workers are not only suffering from insecurity but this inadequate funding has resulted in the instability to pay salary, which has drastically kept members of staff in the institutions in poor conditions as many could not take care of themselves […]

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190 Policemen Mobilised For Boko Haram Escape From Police Force

“Those are the names of policemen who were mobilised without any serious training to be sent to the front lines to fight Boko Haram who ran away,” said the source. “Nearly all of them are southerners and Christians; 96% of the total number mobilised are southerners and Christians too. This has raised so much dust […]

Politics

Agbaje vows to remove Lekki toll gates

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jimi Agbaje, has vowed to remove the Lekki toll gates if he wins the 2019 governorship election in the state. In a statement released on Sunday, December 23, 2018, the candidate said it’s illegal that residents of the state still have to pay tolls […]

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Zamfara Unrest: Police arrest 23

The Zamfara Police Command said it had arrested 23 persons who were involved in Monday’s unrest in Tsafe town where firearms were used by the protesters. The Commissioner of Police in Zamfara state, Mr Usman Belel, made this known to journalists in Gusau after the restoration of peace and normalcy in the affected area. He […]

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Nigerian business magnate bestowed with a top traditional title

Nigerian born international businessman and noted philanthropist Alhaji Mahmood Ahmadu was recently conferred with a high level traditional title – ‘The Turakin Mubi’ by His Royal Highness Alhaji (Dr) Abubakar Isah Ahmadu CFR, FFPM the Emir of Mubi. The official letter dated the 24th October 2016, from the Emir among other things expressed the reasons […]