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The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, has said that unrealistic demand from senior civil servants is delaying the implementation of the new Minimum Wage. Negotiation between the Federal Government and the Joint National Public Negotiation Council broke down two weeks ago because of differences in percentage increase in the salaries of workers. While the …

An estimated N2 trillion was spent on constituency projects in Nigeria since year 2000 without commensurate development at the grassroots, the anti-graft body, ICPC has said. Its chairman, Bolaji Owasanoye, said this on Sunday, at the induction of newly-qualified members of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NIQS), in Abuja. According to a statement signed by its spokesperson, Rasheedat Okoduwa, Mr Owasanoye said the …

A protest by members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) turned violent on Monday in Abuja. The protesters reportedly clashed with security agencies close to the Federal Secretariat in the Nigerian capital. Monday’s incident comes about two weeks after two Shiites were killed and two police officers injured after a similar protest turned violent at the National Assembly complex …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has called on political leaders to work towards delivering good governance and set up institutions to engender social justice for the betterment of society. The governor made the call in commemoration of the Nelson Mandela International Day, marked on July 18, each year by the United Nations. In line with the 2019 theme of the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Thirty nine year-old man has been arrested with a decomposing head of his bosom friend, having vandalized his grave for suspected ritual purposes. The suspect, Odiase Uyi had on Saturday, July 13, 2019 sneaked into his friend’s uncompleted building, where he was buried, exhumed his corpse and heartlessly detached his decomposing head. He had taken the head in a …

Senior Economist with the World Bank, Gloria Joseph-Raji, has said the Bank’s commitment to supporting Governor Godwin Obaseki’s blueprint on developing a vibrant private sector to ensure sustainable development and job creation in the state. Joseph-Raji, who recently led a World Bank delegation to the state, disclosed this at an interactive meeting with local investors in Benin City, the state capital. The …

…offers option of Skype verification for pensioners in Europe, America Edo State Government has announced the commencement of physical and documentary verification for payment of arrears to pensioners in batches 51, 52 and 53. The government said on Sunday that it was part of its efforts to clear pension arrears in the state, In a statement, Permanent Secretary and Chairman, Pension Bureau, Mr. Saylor Juwobor, said, …

The N8.5 million monthly running cost that members of the House of Representatives receive is insufficient, a lawmaker has said. Oluwole Oke, who represents Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State, stated this in an interview with Punch Newspaper. The lawmaker admitted that the running cost is different from the N606,000 he earns as monthly salary as a federal lawmaker. In …

The  House of Representatives is allegedly not happy with the decision of the Senate to set up a parallel probe into the crisis in the Edo State House of Assembly. It was learnt that the  House, which claims to have started the move to resolve the crisis, is gearing up for a  fight with the upper chamber of the National …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday held consultations with the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, as well as other monarchs in Ogun. The consultations were on the way out of the security challenges currently confronting Nigeria. Osinbajo was accompanied to the palace of Ajayi by Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun. The vice president, who fielded questions from newsmen after …