January 2020

Bauchi Govt Approves Payment Of New Minimum Wage

January 1, 2020 5:27 am

The Bauchi State Government has approved the payment of ₦30,000 new minimum wage for employees in the state.

This is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Mohammed Baba, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) to newsmen in on Wednesday in Bauchi.

According to the statement, the approval is with ‘immediate effect’ (commencing from January 1, 2020).

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The statement reads: “The Executive Governor of Bauchi State, Sen. Bala Mohammad, has received the report of the committee of the state Joint Public Service Council on the implementation of the National

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We Remain In Office By Law –Sacked LG Chairmen Dare Makinde

January 1, 2020 5:26 am

Local government chairmen who were sacked by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State under the umbrella of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) have declared that they remained in office by the provision of the law of the land.

They made this declaration via a statement signed by ALGON Chairman, Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye, a copy of which was made available to THISDAY in Ibadan on Tuesday.

THISDAY recalls that Makinde had in May shortly after his inauguration asked the Chairmen who were elected during the administration of the immediate past Governor, Mr. Abiola Ajimobi to hand over the

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