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The Ekiti State governor, Abiodun Oyebanji, has raised a 13-member negotiation committee as the state government kickstarts meetings with organised labour preparatory to the implementation of the minimum wage payment in the state. A statement in Ado Ekiti by the Special Adviser, Media, to the Governor, Yinka Oyebode, said the decision to set up the committee was sequel to the signing of the minimum wage law by President Bola Tinubu on July 30, 2024. According to Oyebode, the negotiation committee was comprised of government officials and the leadership of the organised labour in the state. The members of the negotiation…

Kwara State Environmental Sanitation Task Force has convicted and fined over 400 sanitation offenders in the state for running afoul of the law. Commissioner for Environment Hajia Nafisat Musa Buge disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists after Saturday’s three-hour environmental sanitation exercise observed across the state. The commissioner, who led the task force, affirmed that “the exercise was successful because there is an improvement in the level of compliance.” She called for more adherence to the environmental laws, in the best interest of the people. Buge further disclosed: “The offenders were apprehended and charged to 17 mobile courts that…

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has expressed his reservation over a disturbing video report on Facebook alleging that inmates at the Afokang Custodial Centre in Calabar are being subjected to inhumane treatment, including being served poorly cooked beans as breakfast. According to a statement on Sunday by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Alao Babatunde, the minister considered the incident a serious breach of the standards of care and dignity to which inmates are entitled. He subsequently directed a comprehensive and urgent investigation into the matter with a strong warning that those responsible would be held accountable, even as…

The Stakeholders Forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Suleja LGA of Niger State has kicked against the imposition of Idris B. Nana as the chairman of the party in the council. Gambo Ibrahim had been leading the party for more than two years after the LG Party Congress in October 2021. Rejecting the replacement of Ibrahim with Nana, the Forum cited a letter earlier issued by the state APC Working Committee in which it promised to communicate to the stakeholders on the matter. “We regret to say this did not happen and instead they confirmed Idris B. Nana…

A group, Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development, FENRAD, a pro-democracy and environmental rights advocacy group has slammed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for giving a one-month moratorium to sellers who inflate prices of commodities, saying that price reductions can not be achieved through force. The group, while reacting to the statement credited to Tunji Bello, the Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC, clarified that it stands against profiteering, racketeering or any other unwholesome dealings perpetrated against indigent Nigerians, but said, however, a situation where government policies drive inflation and yet the same government turns around and…

Ogun State Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA has sealed two Chinese companies for operating in dirty environments, with improper waste disposal. The companies are Yibao Industrial Limited, Bara Village along the Sagamu – Abeokuta Expressway and Ronchang Industrial Park, opposite Julius Berger yard Lagos -Ibadan Expressway. Special Adviser and Managing Director of OGWAMA, Abayomi Hunye who led the enforcement team said the action followed several warnings which were not heeded. Hunye explained that the two companies were also found guilty of engaging the services of unaccredited waste collectors to evacuate their waste in contravention of section 17 of the Ogun State…

The new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Kogi State, Enemona Anyebe has vowed to unseat the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC from the government house in the next governorship election in the state. Anyebe stated this on Sunday shortly after he was sworn in as the party Chairman alongside the new executive of the Party in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. He faulted the performance of the APC in Kogi State since 2015 noting that, they have impoverished the people and made the state go backwards. According to Anyebe “Our plan is to come back to the…

The Federal Government says it plans to invest 800 million dollars in the construction of substations and distribution networks as part of the Presidential Power Initiative, PPI. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Bolaji Tunji, the Special Adviser, Media and Strategic Communication to the Minister of Power in Abuja on Sunday. Tunji said the Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu said this during a tour of the TBEA Southern Power Transmission and Distribution Industry in Beijing, China. He said the minister was in Beijing for the China-Africa Cooperation Summit. Adelabu said that the investment would be divided…

Troops of the Nigerian Army have destroyed over 115 illegal refining sites, 66 Boats, and arrested 22 suspects. In a statement on its social media platform, the Army said it has also recovered 27 stolen pipes, 4 pumping machines, 5 illegal connections clamped and over 170,000 stolen products confiscated in addition to other ancillary items deactivated. “In Bayelsa State, troops of the Division, conducted operations around the swampy Ibidi general area, Twon Brass, Agip Terminal in Brass Local Government Area (LGA), where one illegal refining site, one generator, one pumping machine, one reservoir as well as one large wooden boat…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced that its operatives have intercepted a total of 31,124,600 pills of tramadol (225mg) and bottles of codeine-based syrup worth over N17,932,200,000.00 in street value at the Port Harcourt Port Complex, Onne, Rivers State, and Tincan Seaport in Lagos. NDLEA reported that the seizures were made following intelligence processed by the Agency on the movement of the shipments from their port of origin in India, leading to a request for a 100 percent joint examination of the watch-listed containers with the Nigerian Customs Service and other sister security agencies. This was announced by…