Anambra State governor, Willie Obiano has promised to increase workers salaries, beyond the recently approved minimum wage of ₦30,000 per month.
The Governor who spoke to workers at the state secretariat, during the events marking this year’s civil service day said he would only increase workers’ salaries if they help in increasing the Internally Generated Revenue of the state to N3billion.
“In 2016 I increased your salary by 16 per cent without prompting, am I correct? Obiano asked the workers.
He continued, “What is important is that I did it without prompting and I encourage you to work hard to …
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has given the Federal Government fresh condition upon which he would sit at a round table with Nigerian Government officials to discuss the issue of the Biafran struggle.
Kanu who was arrested and detained by officials of the Department of Security Service (DSS) and granted bail by the court, had his home in Umuahia invaded by soldiers on September 17, 2017, which necessitated his escape from the country two years ago.
A statement made available by the media and publicity secretary of IPOB, Emma Powerful quoted Kanu as saying …
While the defendants were expected to be released from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), the judge, however, denied an application for adjournment by Mr. Falana, ordering the continuation of trial.
The prosecution was then asked to call the first
The federal government is not in a hurry to reopen the country’s shut land borders as it unveiled yesterday the conditions that Nigeria’s neighbouring countries must meet before their pleas are heeded.
The government’s position on the border closure was disclosed yesterday in Abuja by the governor Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House.
Some officials of the neighbouring countries have visited Nigeria since the border closure came into effect to plead with the federal government to review it.
But Emefiele insisted that the borders would remain closed …
Almost 200 female footballers in Spain from various first division clubs have voted to go on strike over pay and working conditions.
The vote late Tuesday won the support of 93 percent of 188 players from 16 clubs after more than a year of failed negotiations with the Association of Women’s Football Clubs (ACFF).
Clubs are proposing part-time salaries worth 8,000 euros a year while the players are demanding a minimum of 12,000, amounting to 75 percent of minimum full-time contracts.
“We are footballers 24 hours a day, 100 percent of the time,” said Ainhoa Tirapu, the goalkeeper for Athletic …
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court on Monday reviewed the bail conditions granted to detained convener of #Revolution Now protest, Omoyele Sowore, in his alleged treasonable felony charges.
The review was sequel to an application by Sowore praying the court to vary his bail conditions on accounts of his inability to meet the conditions described as ‘stringent’ by his lawyers.
Justice Ojukwu had on October 4 admitted Sowore to bail in the sum of ₦100 million with two sureties in like sum. One of the sureties, according to the judge, must deposit the sum of ₦50 million …
The Supreme Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra called-off the election boycott after confirming via his verified Facebook Page@MaziNnamdiKanuTheLeaderIPOB that the preexisting conditions he gave to the Federal Government of Nigeria had been, “met, signed, sealed and delivered.”
Earlier, Kanu made his stance clear as regards what would stop his agitation for a sovereign state of Biafra, as well as not to boycott elections in Nigeria with his organisation.
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His Words on this issue:
“When I was released from prison, on two occasions, I was approached and told that the president wants …
