Akwa Ibom State governor, Pastor Umo Eno has announced N80,000 as the new minimum wage for civil servants employed by the state government. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong on Wednesday, the governor ordered for constitution of an implementation committee which would within one month come up with a report on how the wage increase will be executed. The Head of the state Civil Service, Mr Effiong Essien will chair the committee while 15 senior government officials would serve as members. The statement listed members of the committee to include: Chairman, State Civil Service Commission,…
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Three weeks to the end of Godwin Obaseki’s eight years as governor of Edo State, the joint unions of the Edo State Polytechnic have demanded the payment of four-month salary arrears and other entitlements owed its members by the state government. DAILY POST reports that the unions made the demand at a press conference on Wednesday in Benin City. The chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Dr Akhere Ekhomun who addressed the press said workers in the institution last received salary in May 2024. Ekhomun lamented that staff of the institution were paid the May salary on…
Fernabahce manager, Jose Mourinho has said that he is never happy if things are not working well for Manchester United. Mourinho spoke at his pre-match press conference ahead of Fernabahce’s Europa League clash with Man United on Thursday. The Portuguese was a former Man United manager. “I wish all the best to Man United. I’ve been happy there, we won the Europa League, second in the league,” Mourinho said. “I left United with good feelings for both clubs and fans. If things are not working for Man United, I’m never happy.” Man United are not doing really well in the…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, has vowed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration would ensure that all districts in the nation’s capital have basic infrastructure. Wike stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, at the inauguration of the construction of a 3.2-kilometre dual carriageway from Ahmadu Bello Way to Mabushi District. The 3.2-kilometre road project involves the construction of other road networks within the district. Wike added that the President had insisted that the infrastructure be provided before new districts would be created. “Let me say clearly today, that we will not rest until all the districts are…
The Hisbah official in the centre of allegations of adultery against a Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Sankara, has denied knowledge of the matter, saying he never issued a statement or spoke to the media about the matter. The officer, Aliyu Usman, who is in charge of the Yankaba Area Command of Hisbah, who was said to have arrested, Sankara, debunked a voice report making the rounds on social media, alleging that Sankara admitted to having an illicit affair with a married woman, describing the audio as fake. Usman dispelled the rumours, insisting that at no time did…
The Naira dropped by N52.24 against the dollar at the foreign exchange market in the last 48 hours as FX supply plunged. This comes as FMDQ data showed that the Naira weakened to N1653.02 on Tuesday from N1600.78 exchange rate on Friday last week. This represents an N52.24 loss against the dollar compared to the N1600.78 traded last Friday. Accordingly, this is the second time the Naira has depreciated after commencing the week with N1603.16 per dollar on Monday. The depreciation of the Naira comes amid the drop in foreign exchange transactions turnover to $176.15 million from $359.22 traded at…
The Abia State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has described the state government’s policy of compelling churches to pay signpost tax as a delicate issue that can affect the image of the state. CAN in a letter addressed to the Governor, dated October 22, 2024, expressed its displeasure about the development and urged the Governor to intervene and rescind the policy. The CAN letter signed by Rev Ojo Ojo Uduma, Chairman and Rev. Francis Okere, Secretary, called for a round table discussion between CAN and the state government on the way forward while cautioning that the signpost…
Nigeria’s Coalition of Opposition Lawmakers has raised concerns over an alleged move by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and a group supporting the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, to secure a court injunction aimed at halting the statutory monthly allocations to Local Government Areas in Rivers State. The spokesperson for the coalition, Ikenga Ugochinyere, warned that any attempt to withhold funds from the people of Rivers State could trigger a crisis that may destabilize constitutional governance. Ugochinyere stated that credible evidence from a reliable source indicated that the group, in collaboration with anti-democratic elements, has filed…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Wednesday, charged Nigerians to allow the party breathe. Ologbondiyan made the call in reaction to the rift between PDP’s former presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom. Stressing that the party is larger than Atiku and Wike, the former PDP’s National Publicity Secretary urged them to make peace in the interest of the party. Featuring on Channels Television’s Morning Brief, the PDP chieftain said the party should not be brought down to the views of what Wike or Atiku’s faction are saying.…
Former Barcelona striker, Thierry Henry has hit out at Paris Saint-Germain after the French Ligue 1 champions played a 1-1 draw with PSV in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. Henry said PSG have lost a bit of magic over their display against the Dutch side. Recall that Noa Lang put the visitors ahead in the first half before Achraf Hakimi equalized for PSG in the second half. “You’ve lost a bit of magic, even though the team seems a little bit more solid in terms of balance. “Obviously, it isn’t good enough,” Henry said on CBS Sports after the…