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Democracy Day: Federal Govt Declares June 12 Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12, as a public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulating Nigerians on the occasion. In a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry and released on Tuesday, Aishetu Ndayako, the minister said; “As we...
FG Declares Wednesday Public Holiday To Mark Democracy Day
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12, 2024 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Democracy Day. In a statement on Tuesday, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated Nigerians on the occasion. He said, “As we mark another Democracy day in the history of our dear country, let...
We’ll Reject N100,000 “Starvation Wage”, Labour Vows, Set To Resume Strike Tuesday
The Organised Labour says it won’t accept any ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 “starvation wage” as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Chris Onyeka, an Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), stated this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief show on Monday. He insisted on ₦250,000, labour’s latest demand at the last meeting of the Tripartite Committee on Minimum...
Minimum Wage: Don’t Play Politics, Control Price – Primate Ayodele Urges President Tinubu
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu against playing politics with the new national minimum wage. Rather than divide labour over their demands, Primate Ayodele advised Tinubu to work on price control as, according to him, hardship would persist after the new minimum wage is implemented. In a statement by his media aide,...
Niger Delta Ex-Agitators Seek Rise In Amnesty Stipends
Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, Phase 2 beneficiaries have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider an upward review of the monthly stipends being paid to the Niger Delta ex-agitators. The PAP Phase 2 national chairman, Ibena Rufus Salvation, who made this appeal in a statement on Sunday, lamented that the N65,000 stipend each beneficiary receives at the end of the...
INEC Reveals Why It Postponed Enugu Constituency Rerun Election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said that the rescheduled rerun election for the Enugu South 1 State Constituency was postponed due to security reasons. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Chukwuemeka Chukwu, made this disclosure in Enugu on Sunday, saying that the postponed election was cancelled earlier last week due to security considerations. The REC said that...
Uche Mefor Says Biafra Components At Liberty To Pursue Individual Struggle
The Igbo-Biafra Nationalists, IBN, on Monday, said the components that made up the pursuit for a Biafra republic, are now free to advance their struggle individually. The convener of IBN, Mazi Uche Mefor, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen in Owerri while speaking on the Biafra struggle. His reason was that some of the Biafra components were showing unwillingness to...
Police Uncover Bandit Camps, Arrest Suspects In Abuja
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Police Command have identified some kidnappers camps at Gidan Dogo and Kweti forests in Kaduna State, bordering Abuja. SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Sunday. Adeh said the operation was carried out on Friday following credible intelligence on the activities...
APC Sweeps Chairmanship Seats In Yobe LG Election
The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has swept all 17 local government chairmanship seats in the just concluded local government council election in the state. The party also won all the 178 councillorship seats in the state. The Chairman, Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission, YOSIEC, Dr Mamman Muhammad, announced this at the commission’s headquarters in Damaturu on Sunday. READ ALSO: Troops Engage...
Banditry: Over 14,000 Persons In IDPs Camps In Niger – Agency
The Director-General of the Niger State Agency for Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, Danjuma Suleiman Nalongo, has disclosed that a total of 14,342 IDPs dislodged due to insecurity are currently receiving refuge at various IDP camps set up by the state government in the state. The DG, who made this disclosure in Minna, said they were displaced following incessant violent attacks...
