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Backdate Minimum Wage Payment By Five Months, Labour Urges FG

Organised labour on Monday demanded that the implementation of the N30,000 national minimum wage should start from April 18 2019 — the day it was signed into law by President Mohammadu Buhari. They said the request was to prevent “another avoidable round of agitation.” They also commended stakeholders who participated in the just-concluded negotiation on consequential adjustment arising from the …

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FG To Begin Full Implementation Of IPPIS End Of October

The federal government has reiterated its commitment to full implementation of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) before the end of October. Acting Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Folashade Yemi-Esan, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja at a capacity building workshop, organised by the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria (CIPM). Mrs Yemi-Esan …

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Court Orders Forfeiture Of Saraki’s Property

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court on Monday has ordered the temporary forfeiture of two properties located in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State and belonging to the immediate past senate president, Bukola Saraki, to the Federal Government. Mohammed Liman, the judge, who ordered the temporary forfeiture on Monday, also gave 14 days for anyone with an interest …

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Police Appoint Six New DIGs, 14 Commissioners

The Police Service Commission on Monday promoted six officers to the rank of deputy inspector-general, with two of them asked to proceed on pre-retirement leave immediately. Four of the six newly-promoted DIGs will replace the four DIGs that were recently retired. They will also join the police management team led by the inspector-general, according to a statement by PSC spokesperson, …

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Five Months After Disbursement Of N327 million, Ambulances Yet To Appear On Accident-prone Highways

About five months after the Nigerian government disbursed N327 million to buy ambulances, the vehicles are yet to appear on the designated highways in the country. The Ambulance, Referral and Trauma Services are part of Emergency Medical Treatment (EMT) of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) provided by the National Health Act, 2014. The operation manual of the BHCPF …

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“Our Monarch Is Our Pride,” Essence Of Benin Nation, Obaseki Declares At Oba Ewuare II’s Coronation Anniversary

“Our monarch is our pride and the essence of the Benin nation. We are glad of this heritage as there is nothing that gladdens our hearts as Edo people than to see our monarch in happy and good health,” Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki declared at the Oba’s Palace at the weekend. Governor Obaseki led members of the State Executive …

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Congress of University Academics Committed To Restoring Lost Values

Newly formed Congress of University Academics (CONUA) recently held its first stakeholders meeting at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife from 4th – 6th October, 2019. Present at the meeting were delegates from the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma (AAUE); Federal University, Lokoja (FULOK); Federal University Oye, Ekiti (FUOYE); Kwara State University, Malete (KWASU) and the host institution, Obafemi Awolowo University …

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Buhari’s Aide, Odion Says Only Edo People Will Decide Who Governs Them In 2020

… Says: we won’t sit back and see a resurgence of godfatherism … Every right-thinking Edo man should support Obaseki in what he is doing  …Lauds Obaseki’s devt strides   Senior Technical Assistant (Media) to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr. Louis Odion, has said Edo people will decide who becomes governor of the state in the 2020 gubernatorial election and not …

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Abubakar Emphasizes National Devt, Sustenance Of Democracy

Nigeria’s former Head of State, retired General Abdulsalam Abubakar has stressed the need for governments across all level to work towards sustaining the nation’s democracy by placing human development at the center of their policies. Abubakar said this during a Pre-Endowment Lecture, entitled “Sustainable Democracy: A Panacea for Development in Nigeria,” delivered at the Ambrose Alli University’s (AAU) 22nd Convocation ceremony, …

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