December 13, 2019

NLC

Only 5 States Paying ₦30,000 Minimum Wage – NLC

December 13, 2019 11:21 am

Workers losing patience over minimum wage implementation process, IPAC tells Nigerian govt

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has disclosed that only five states have started implementing the new national minimum wage, eight months after passage into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.

In a communiqué issued at the end of its one-day stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja, the labour union listed Lagos, Kaduna, Kebbi, Adamawa and Jigawa states as those paying their workers the new salary package.

The communiqué was signed by the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja, and National Chairperson, Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (Trade Union), …

Senate Seeks 20% Of Budget As Their Constituency Projects

December 13, 2019 11:20 am

The Senate on Wednesday sought to provide legal backing to the provision of Constituency Projects in Nigeria’s annual budget by a minimum of twenty percent.

A statement on Wednesday by Mr Lawans’s Special Assistant on Press, Ezrel Tabiowo, said the move to do so was initiated with the consideration of the Constituency Projects (Budgetary Provisions) Bill, 2019, sponsored by Senator Stella Oduah, PDP, Anambra North.

Mrs Oduah, in her lead debate, said the intention of the bill is to ensure that good governance is delivered to the people, most of whom statistics show, are seventy percent rural dwellers.

According to …

Oshiomhole

15 Injured As Oshiomhole And Obaseki’s Supporters Clash

December 13, 2019 11:19 am

There was a clash between Oshiomhole and Obaseki factions at the airport road.

No fewer than 15 people were injured during the clash, which occurred about 5pm when Oshiomhole, who arrived in Benin on Thursday, was leaving the airport for his house.

It was learnt the clash started around the APC secretariat on the airport road, where Obaseki supporters were meeting.

A Benin resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “When Oshiomhole and his supporters were coming from the airport, Obaseki group thought they were coming to dislodge them from the secretariat. It was at that point that the …

Why We Support Oshiomhole – Osun APC Chairman

December 13, 2019 11:18 am

The All Progressives Congress, APC, chairman in Osun State, Prince Adegboyega Famodun has revealed the rationale behind forum of APC state chairmen’s support for the National chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole.

Famodun, who was speaking with newsmen at the NUJ Correspondents’ Chapel in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Thursday, said the resolve to save Oshiomole’s job was informed by past political experiences and the need to galvanise the party against major crisis.

He explained that similar acrimony within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, while in power was responsible for its abysmal performance during 2015 election, adding that …

Stallion Motors Shut Over Indebtedness To Banks, AMCON

December 13, 2019 10:03 am

Stallion Motors was shut thursday, following a court judgment, arising from the company’s indebtedness to some Nigerian banks and Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON).

THISDAY gathered that the Stallion Group is heavily indebted to GTB, which dragged it to court.
The company, it was learnt, is also indebted to AMCON, Access Bank and UBA, among others.

According to a THISDAY authoritative source, the group owes the banks a hefty N330 billion, while AMCON’s exposure to it is N26 billion.

However, an official of the company, who did not want to be named, told THISDAY that the court order was …

Bauchi

25 Die In Bauchi Auto Crash

December 13, 2019 10:02 am

The police in Bauchi said on Thursday that 25 persons were burnt to death in an auto crash along Bauchi- Ningi Road in Bauchi State.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command, DSP Abubakar Kamal, made this known in a statements in Bauchi.

Kamal said the accident occurred, which occurred in the early hours of Thursday, involved two vehicles; a Peugeot J5 Bus and a Toyota 18-seater Hummer bus.

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The Toyota bus was conveying 22 passengers while the J5 bus was carrying 20 cows and four …

Anambra Community, Herdsmen Clash Over Destruction Of Crops

December 13, 2019 10:00 am

Members of Ebenebe community of Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State have clashed with cattle herdsmen in the area over the destruction of their crops by livestock tended by Fulani herdsmen.

THISDAY gathered that security agencies in Anambra State walked round the clock to foil any loss of life during the clash which occurred on Tuesday.

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A source said members of the community had mobilised to fight back after herdsmen moved their livestock to destroy crops in farms, while also threatening members of the community with attack.…

Bello To NSA: Gov Election Reflected Kogi People’s Wish

December 13, 2019 9:59 am

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has downplayed the submission by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd), which rubbished the conduct of the November 16 governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States, describing the two elections as a fiasco where the unthinkable happened.

Monguno, had on Wednesday at an Inter-Agencies Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) meeting in Abuja, said the polls in both states were not credible, despite the assurances of adequate security before the elections.

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However, Bello told State House correspondents thursday in …

Ugwuanyi Unveils Health Insurance Scheme For Enugu

December 13, 2019 9:58 am

Governor of Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has launched the Universal Health Coverage scheme to ease the burden of medical expenses of residents through a standard healthcare system.

Speaking during the event, yesterday, Governor Ugwuanyi said his government had provided N200million for the take off of the program. He also said 50 new doctors and other health professionals had been hired to ensure the success of the project.

Ugwuanyi, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof, Simon Otuanya, said that the health sector had remained a key focus of the  administration as reflected in the huge …

Osun Rescues Destitute Family Of Six

December 13, 2019 9:57 am

Osun State Government has pledged to continue to see to the welfare of women, children and the vulnerables in the state.

The Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Affairs, Olubukola Olaboopo stated this while relieving a family of six wandering around Aregbe bus stop in Osogbo the State capital.

She explained that the family consists of a father, his pregnant wife and their four children out of which one is a disabled.

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Olaboopo said that the people residing in the area informed the Ministry of Women, Children and Social …

CAN

CAN Knocks CJN Over Call For More Sharia Provisions

December 13, 2019 9:56 am

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has faulted the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, for advocating a constitution amendment to include more Shari’a content in the country’s school curriculum, describing the call as ill-timed, provocative and unacceptable.

Muhammad on Wednesday had advocated the amendment of the constitution to accommodate some of the concerns of Muslims and the Shari’a law.

He spoke while declaring the 20th Annual Judges Conference open at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria Faculty of Law’s Moot Court.

Speaking on the theme of the two-day conference, ‘Documentation of Contracts in Islamic Law: Procedure, Sample …

Gov Sani Bello Swears In 24 LGA Chairmen

December 13, 2019 6:32 am

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has inaugurated the 24 Local Government Council in the state with a call on the chairmen to redoubled their efforts to ensure that the people feel the presence of governance at the grassroots.

The governor reminded the Council Chairmen that local government remains the closest tier of government to the people and therefore if things are gotten right at that level, it will make things easier at the state level.

Swearing in the 24 out of the 25 local government Chairmen at the government house in Minna on Thursday, the governor urged …

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