May 1, 2019

FGN orders ₦3b rice seedlings from Cross River

Cross River workers protest as Gov. Ayade pays May salary

  • New minimum wage not reflected

Workers in Cross River have protested the payment of May salary on the first day of the month by Gov. Ben Ayade.

Ayade has consistently paid the May salary on the first day of the month in the last three years of his tenure.

But speaking to journalists, the state chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Clarkson Otu, said workers and the leadership of labour were unhappy over the early payment of salary.

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Again, 3 persons, 300 cows dead in Jos attack

Plateau state police command has reported the death of one person and more than 300 cows in a fresh attack in Bassa local government of Plateau state.

The incidence occurred at about 8pm on Monday evening when unknown gunmen launched an attack on Maiyanga village in Miango district of Bassa LGA Plateau state.

The Police Public Relation Officer DSP Terna Tyopev, in a statement on Wednesday, explained: β€œThe Plateau State Police Command, Jos received an information on 29/04 /2019 at about 0800hrs to the effect that unknown gunmen attacked Maiyanga area of Miango District as a result, one Jummai Jah …