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The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the suit of the Federal Government against the 36 state governors seeking full autonomy for the 774 local governments in the country. Justice Garba Lawal told the parties in the matter that they would be communicated once the judgment is ready. He announced the reservation of the judgment … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s claims that an agreement has been reached on a new national minimum wage, insisting that its demand for a new national minimum wage remains N250,000. Speaking on Wednesday during his nationwide broadcast to mark Democracy Day, Tinubu said a consensus had been reached on the … [Read more…]
…Anyaoku, others lay wreath at Abiola’s Lagos home Heroes of Nigerian democracy got due recognition yesterday from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He hosted them to a state banquet after paying them tributes in his Democracy Day broadcast. The President reviewed a full military parade to hallmark the day at the iconic Eagle Square in Abuja. He … [Read more…]
…As Mbah targets production of 3,000 nurses yearly After nearly two decades of waiting by successive sets of the Department of Nursing, the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) has approved internship programme for the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu. MMCN also approved indexing of Nursing students … [Read more…]
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has asked that the country should be returned to a truly democratic nation. Obi made the call in a statement on Wednesday, marking the nation’s Democracy Day. He said the nation can achieve the feat by collectively voting for democracy as it did on June … [Read more…]
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has congratulated the people of the state and Nigerians on the occasion of the 2024 Democracy Day, saying that democracy still remains the best form of government despite the teething challenges. Mbah, who described June 12 as a watershed in the nation’s democratic struggles, also paid tributes to … [Read more…]
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR, has expressed excitement at the prospect of Abia being the hub for organic fertiliser production in Nigeria. Governor Otti said his administration would do all that is necessary to enable a group of investors from Turkey set up organic fertiliser production plants, which would derive its raw material … [Read more…]
Anambra State Governor, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR has signed into law, eleven bills passed by the state House of Assembly. Governor Soludo performed the function at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia. The Deputy Governor, Dr. Onyekachukwu Ibezim, Speaker of the State Assembly, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze, among others, witnessed the signing ceremony. The newly signed … [Read more…]
…Demands immediate metering of all MDAs in line with NERC Order …Insists on forensic audit of inherited bills …Requests retraction of malicious publication, refunds The Enugu State Government has slammed the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, over its billing and disconnection of some of the state government’s offices, describing the actions as unlawful, malicious, callous, … [Read more…]
Ikenna Igwe, Enugu Following the continued negotiation by the tripartite committee on an acceptable minimum wage and the declaration by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum that the N60,000 wage is unsustainable, citing concerns over budgetary strains, a public affairs analyst and Executive Director, Service Accord Initiative, Comrade Fidelis Edeh has stated that the governors lack the … [Read more…]
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12, 2024 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day. In a statement on Tuesday, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on the occasion. He said, “As we mark another Democracy day in the history … [Read more…]
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has announced the disbursement of N1.143 trillion as the total revenue for May 2024. This announcement was made at the June 2024 FAAC meeting, chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, according to a statement from the Office of the Accountant General … [Read more…]