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Gov Mbah In A Hurry To Deliver Campaign Promises – Barr Ikeh

NewsDeskNgMay 2, 2024May 2, 20240

Barr Ken Ikeh is the Enugu State Chairman of Allied Peoples Movement, APM. In this interview, he assesses various initiatives of Gov Peter Mbah, and claims that Mbah’s administration is in the right direction, and deserves the support of Ndi Enugu. The excerpts. What is your take on the electricity...

NLC slams Zamfara govt over N8,000 teachers’ salary

NewsDeskNgMay 2, 2024May 2, 20240

As Nigerian workers nationwide clamour for a new minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticized the Zamfara State government for maintaining a minimum wage of N8,000 for primary school teachers across its 14 local government areas. The Chairman of NLC in Zamfara State, Sani Halliru, while speaking at...

Civil War: IPOB declares sit-at-home May 30

NewsDeskNgMay 2, 2024May 2, 20240

The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared sit-at-home across the Southeast on May 30. IPOB said the sit-at-home was to honour Biafran heroes who died during the civil war of 1967 to 1970. Emma Powerful, the spokesman of IPOB, directed all schools, government offices, private offices, banks, transport unions,...

Your claim unfounded, aimed at tarnishing my character – Peter Obi fires back at Umahi

NewsDeskNgMay 2, 2024May 2, 20240

Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has described the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi’s allegation against him as unfounded accusations aimed at tarnishing his character. Obi said that claims of incitement by Umahi are baseless distractions, adding that he has always advocated for unity and...

Widows, other residents cry over demolition of ancestral homes in Enugu

NewsDeskNgMay 2, 2024May 2, 20240

Residents and natives of Uzamu Isinomeh, Emene Nike in Enugu East Local Government Area of Enugu State, among them widows, wept uncontrollably on Monday as officials of Enugu State government agency demolished their homes. The victims, including one Ezinne Blessing Nkemjurum Oguike, a widow, told journalists that some persons, suspected...

Gov Nwifuru increases workers’ salary by N10,000, approves recruitment of 1,700 teachers

NewsDeskNgMay 2, 2024May 2, 20240

Ebonyi State governor, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru has approved the increment of civil servants’ salaries by N10,000. He also approved the recruitment of 1,700 teachers to remedy the shortage of personnel in the public primary and secondary schools. The governor made the pronouncement on May 1, 2024, during the Workers’...

How Naira can return to below N1,000 per Dollar mark – BDCs President, Gwadabe

NewsDeskNgMay 2, 2024May 2, 20240

The National President of the Association of Bureaux De Change of Nigeria, ABCON, Dr Aminu Gwadabe, in this exclusive interview with , Ariemu Ogaga, speaks on the reason for recent Naira depreciation and solutions to attaining foreign exchange stability in Nigeria. Excerpts: In the past two weeks, Naira depreciation resumed,...

Obaseki – I approved N70,000 minimum wage due to removal of fuel subsidy

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2024May 1, 20240

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Wednesday said he approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state due to the economic hardship occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. According to reports, Obaseki said this while addressing workers during the May...

Workers Day – Anambra workers angry over Soludo’s absence at rally

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2024May 1, 20240

Anambra State workers on Wednesday expressed anger over the absence of the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo at the worker’s day rally. Soludo was represented at the Alex Ekwueme Square by Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, the state Deputy Governor. The workers said Soludo stayed away from the function because he was...

MAN raises alarm over KEDCO’s threat to disconnect Kano, Jigawa factories

NewsDeskNgMay 1, 2024May 1, 20240

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Kano/Jigawa branch has raised the alarm that thousands of jobs are at risk of being lost as factories are facing shutdown in the two states. MAN, in a statement on Wednesday, alleged that the Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO, has threatened to disconnect factories...