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Gov Alia Has Abandoned Idoma People – Group Raises Alarm
A group of prominent Idoma people from Benue State, under the aegis of the Idoma Proactive Diaspora Coalition (IPDC), has alleged that Governor Hyacinth Alia’s administration has abandoned the Benue Zone C Senatorial District. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its president, Alechenu Amali, the group alleged a lopsided appointment policy by the current administration. READ ALSO: INEC, Security Agencies...
INEC, Security Agencies Strategize Ahead Of Ondo Governorship Election
Ahead of the forthcoming off-cycle governorship election in Ondo State, the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, has met with heads of security agencies in the state. DAILY POST gathered that the meeting at the state office of the commission in Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, was to enable the electoral body and relevant...
Minimum Wage: We Can Pay Above N60,000, FG Assures Workers
The Federal Government has agreed to a minimum wage higher than N60,000. The agreement was reached after the first day of indefinite strike declared by the organised labour. After shutting down banks schools, government offices, among others, the Federal Government invited Labour leaders to a meeting at the office of Secretary to the Government or the Federation. At the end of the...
It’s Impossible To Pay N494,000 When Some States Are Yet To Comply With N30,000, FG Tells Labour
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has appealed to the Organised Labour to shelve its ongoing industrial action which has crippled economic activities in the country. Onyejeocha said the Federal Government is not the sole decider of a new minimum wage as it must be determined by state governments and the Organised Private Sector. “The Federal Government takes into...
FG, Labour In Emergency Meeting As Strike Grounds Economic Activities
As the nationwide strike by the Organised Labour over a new minimum wage for workers paralyse economic activities in Nigeria, the Federal Government has invited labour leaders to a meeting in Abuja, the country’s political capital. The meeting, which is presently ongoing, has the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero; and his counterpart in the Trade Union...
Ondo Guber Election: “There Will Be High Voter Turnout – INEC Chairman Yakubu
Ahead of the governorship election in Ondo State on November 16, 2024, the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed optimism that there will be a high voter turnout at the polls. The INEC chairman, who stated this on Sunday in Akure, Ondo State capital, described the state’s ongoing continuous voter registration, CVR,...
Edo: “APC Will Return To Power After Obaseki’s Tenure” – Oshiomhole
Edo North senator, Adams Oshiomhole, on Sunday declared that the All Progressives Congress, APC, will return to power at the end of Governor Godwin Obaseki’s tenure in November. Oshiomhole said Edo State will rise again starting November 12 when APC governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, succeeds Obaseki. He spoke at the new APC secretariat on Ikpokpan Road, off Boundary-Sapele Road in Benin,...
Why There Is No Power Supply In Nigeria, TCN Reveals
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has explained that the Organized Labour shut down the National grid over indefinite strike action. Ndidi Mbah, General Manager, Public Affairs at TCN disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to TCN, the striking workers under the umbrella National Union of Electricity Employees deliberately shut down the national grid at about 02:19 am on Monday. READ...
Don’t Allow Police Officers Extort Your Hard-Earned Money – IGP Urges Nigerians
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has urged Nigerians not give out their hard-earned money or properties regardless of intimidation by police officers. Egbetokun made this statement in Abuja at the force headquarters during a meeting with key officers responsible for the internal control mechanisms of the police. According to the IGP, his leadership of the police would bridge the...
Anambra Police Deploy Operatives To Stop Labour Strike
The Police in Anambra State says it has deployed its operatives to strategic parts of the state to ensure that any attempt to enforce the strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is thwarted. A press release by the spokesperson of the state command, SP Tochukwu stated that the command stands with the federal government which has declared the...
