Governors of the 36 states of the federation have rejected the N60,000 minimum wage earlier proposed by the federal government. The Director Media and Public Affairs of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Hajiya Halimah Salihu Ahmed, disclosed this in a statement on Friday, June 7. The governors said the N60, 000 wage is not realistic … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu on Friday, June 7, inaugurated the official residence of the Vice President, which has suffered poor funding since 2010. Tinubu reiterated his administration’s commitment to concentrate on delivering on the promises made to Nigerians, rather than dwell on the failures of past Administrations. Commissioning the building, President Tinubu pledged to always ensure that … [Read more…]
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, says his administration is working very hard to clean up the business environment and make it conducive for new investments as well as bring back old ones that had left the state in the past due to unhealthy government policies. Governor Otti said that capital, by way of … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu The Enugu State Commissioner for Agriculture and Agro-Industrialization, Hon. Patrick Ubru has stated that the administration of Gov. Peter Mbah is keen on adding 300,000 hectares to the state’s agricultural space as part of the plans to grow Enugu’s economy from $4.4bn to $30bn within four to eight years. Ubru who revealed … [Read more…]
There is no N5.4trillion provision for fuel subsidy this year, the Presidency said yesterday. It said its position on fuel subsidy removal has not changed. In a statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidency said subsidy on fuel ended in May last year. It said: “Our … [Read more…]
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has gifted the best graduating student of the Lagos State University (LASU) for the 2023/2024 session, Olaniyi Olawale, N10 million. Governor Sanwo-Olu made the donation yesterday during the 27th convocation ceremony at th e Buba Marwa Auditorium in LASU. Olawale graduated from the Accounting Education Department with a cumulative CGPA of 4.98. … [Read more…]
A civil society organisation, the Enugu Good Governance Group, E-3G, has congratulated the Governor Peter Mbah Administration in Enugu State on its emergence as the most prudent among the 36 states governments in the first quarter of 2024. The group, in a statement by its National Coordinator, Comrade Odinaka Okechukwu, said the report published by … [Read more…]
Saudi Arabia has announced the sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent, signalling the beginning of the 12th Islamic month. Eid Al Adha, the biggest Islamic festival falls on the 10th of Dhu Al Hijjah. Eid ul-Adha is celebrated by Muslims all around the world on the tenth day of Dhu al-Hijjah (the twelfth month of … [Read more…]
…as CP Kanayo reiterates police resolve to bring everyone involved in the dastardly act to justice Five (5) male suspects, comprising HRH Herbert Ukuta, the traditional ruler of Igga community, Festus Okonkwo, Ofodile Titus Henry, Sunday Ugwu and Obinna Ayogu, arrested for masterminding the unprovoked and unwarranted attack and gruesome murder of two (2) policemen … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu says the appointment of Nyesom Wike as the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is one of best by his administration. Tinubu, who was represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, spoke in Abuja on Wednesday when he commissioned the extension of the Inner Southern Expressway (ISEX) and the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) … [Read more…]
Global education stakeholders under the auspices of the NGEducators International Model United Nations, NGIMUN, an initiative of the International Human Rights Commission, IHRC, have recommended Enugu State’s education development model to other Nigerian subnational governments and countries as a veritable framework to eradicate poverty, contain insecurity, and improve living standard. The recommendation was made on … [Read more…]
Announcing yesterday the suspension of the nationwide strike that commenced Monday, in a communiqué at the end of their joint National Executive Council, NEC, meeting in Abuja, President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, and its TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo, gave insight into why labour suspended the indefinite nationwide strike yesterday The communiqué explained that NEC also … [Read more…]