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Niger

Niger: 2020 Budget Based On Payment Of 30,000 Minimum Wage

The Niger State government has said that its 2020 budget is based on the payment of the ₦30,000 minimum wage.

This is just as the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thumbed down the fiscal estimates describing it as “budget of nothingness and profound sleaziness”.

The state Commissioners for Planning, Alhaji Mamman Musa and that of Finance, Alhaji Zakari Abubakar, while giving the breakdown of the budget in Minna on Wednesday, said like other aspects of the budget, the implementation will commence once the fiscal estimates are passed by the House of Assembly and assented to by …

Ndigbo

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Should Be Grassroots-Based – G.U. Okeke

Chief Godwin Ubaka Okeke, Chairman, G.U.O Group Ltd has come a long way. At 70, he chairs several boards and companies which cut across transportation, logistics, sales, humanitarian foundation and motor manufacturing.  In this interview, the Onwanetiriora of Adazi-Ani, Anambra State bared his mind on the life situation of the Igbo and Nigerians in general.  He also advocated for the proper equipping of the youth and family values as the way forward to redeem the country.

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