The Federal Government has inaugurated the Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for civil servants on Friday. This is coming through the office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack. The inauguration of the committee comes weeks after the President, Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage into law amidst rising inflation in the country. The committee was established to implement the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act of 2024, which increased the national minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000. The committee, comprising 16 members from the FG and Trade Unions, is chaired…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has vowed that he would never support the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in his political life again. The minister’s statement comes amid the strained relationship between himself and Fubara, his governorship predecessor. Wike, during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme, on Friday, lashed out at Fubara who he said had “turned up lies” against him. He further claimed to have been the mastermind behind Fubara’s current position at the helms of affairs in the oil-rich state. “I will never support Fubara in my political life again. Anybody knows…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that no member of the Peoples Democratic Party can refer to him as an outsider, or as a mole engaging in anti-party activities. The minister dared party chieftains, governors and members of the party to go on national television to defend the allegation that he worked against the party in any way. Wike made the statement when he appeared on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Friday. “There is nobody, no governor today in PDP, not anybody born of a woman can say I am an outsider. I dare…
The Borno State Police Command says it recovered no fewer than 11 decomposed bodies of victims of the recent flood that has ravaged some parts of the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakili, disclosed this in a statement on behalf of the state Commissioner of Police, Yusufu Mohammed, on Friday. Recall that Maiduguri, the state’s capital, was severely flooded after the Alau Dam collapsed on Tuesday morning, leaving much of the city underwater. Wakili said that the bodies were recovered by the policemen during a rescue operation between Wednesday and Thursday. In his words, “Regrettably, a total of…
The Lagos State Government has increased boarding fees in all secondary schools across the state from N35,000 to N100,000 per term. A letter to all boarding school principals signed by the Director, Basic Education Services, Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Olufemi Asaolu, and sighted by our correspondent on Friday, read, “I have the directive of the Honourable Commissioner to inform all Public Boarding House schools in Lagos State that the State Government has approved the review of the Boarding fee payable in all Public Boarding House schools in Lagos State. The newly approved fee is N100,000 Only.”…
The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention has postponed the 2024 Conference on Public Health in Africa, which was originally set to take place in Morocco from November 26 to 29, 2024. The Africa CDC, who announced this in a statement posted on its website on Friday, noted that it is concentrating its efforts and resources on combating the mpox outbreak. It said the difficult but necessary decision was made following consultations between the Director-General of Africa CDC, Dr Jean Kaseya, and Morocco’s Minister of Health and Social Protection, Prof Khalid Taleb, during their meeting on Friday, in Rabat.…
The Anambra State Police Command has arrested eight suspects for various offences bordering on kidnapping, cultism, illegal possession of a firearm and armed robbery. This was disclosed in a press statement by the command’s spokesman SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Friday. Ikenga said the police recovered a long gun, one locally made Barreta, ammunition, and a suspected stolen vehicle from the suspects. According to him, the police-led joint security operatives, working on a technology-driven investigation arrested the suspects at various locations across the state. The statement read, “Anambra police working on a technology-driven investigation arrested two suspects(names withheld) in their criminal…
The Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, says he expects the Kaduna Smart City project to attract at least $150 million in Foreign Direct Investment and create 500,000 indirect jobs. “In terms of the volume of the investment, we are thinking it will attract at least $150 million investment to Kaduna,” Sani told State House correspondents in Abuja on Friday after a condolence visit to Vice President Kashim Shettima over the devastating flood incident in Borno State. His comments came a week after he signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Huawei Technologies Limited to establish the Kaduna Smart City Project. President…
The Borno State Police Command has refuted a viral post circulated on social media alleging the need for assistance at Police Hospital, Alkome, along Muna Garage. The Supervising Police Public Relations Officer Northeast, Ahmed Wakil in a press release issued on Friday while refuting the post said, “The Police Hospital Alkome is providing shelter and support for approximately 300 displaced persons following a catastrophic flood that left them homeless. “Basic necessities such as shelter, water, and medical services have been made available to these individuals.” Wakil maintained that “On September 13th, 2024, at approximately 1233HRS, a rescue mission led by…
Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, on Friday inaugurated six new judges for the Kwara High Court, urging them to discharge their duties with diligence, impartiality, and a focus on the community and national security. The new judges are Ibijoke Olabisi Olawoyin, Fatimah Funsho Abdulrasaq, Oluwatosin Adenike Adeniyi, Yusuf Diko Adebayo, Olalekan Osuolale Ajayi, and Muritala Folohunsho. A statement from the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, said that AbdulRazaq, speaking at the inauguration ceremony held at the Government House in Ilorin, congratulated the judges on their appointment and expressed confidence that they would remain committed to the administration of…