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Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has promised to pay any amount agreed upon by the negotiating committee on minimum wage. Ortom stated this on Tuesday in Makurdi, when members of Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress, and other sister unions visited him to register their support for the upward review of wages. The News Agency of Nigeria, reports that the …

About 5,000 members of the Kwankwasiya group in Kebbi State have defected to the All Progressives Congress from the Peoples Democratic Party. Kwankwasiyya is the political structure of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, who represents Kano Central senatorial zone in the National Assembly, and was an aspirant in the recent presidential primaries of the PDP that was won by former Vice President …

…to remove illegal structures in school premises Edo State Government has shut the operations of all illegal sawmills on the premises of the Government Science and Technical College (GSTC), formerly Benin Technical College, in Ugbowo axis of Benin City, noting that their operations contravene the law. Senior Special Assistant to the Governor Godwin Obaseki on Security and Surveillance, Comrade Emmanuel …

As the spate of insecurity continues in Nigeria, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called on traditional rulers in the country to support governments’ fight against the menace, stressing the need for a collective effort to tackle the problem. Obaseki made the submission during the courtesy visit by members of the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria led …

…Says State already paying N25,000, ready for N30,000′ …Says govt cleared 50% inherited LGAs’ salary arrears, as councils receive N2.8bn October allocation Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has assured workers in the State that his administration will be the first to implement the resolution reached at the emergency meeting between the Federal Government and state governors over the new …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said his government will take “strongest measures” possible to punish perpetrators of the latest killings in Kaduna state. During a visit to the state, Mr Buhari expressed sadness at the loss of lives and property in Kasuwan Magani and the unrest around Kaduna metropolis, demanding an end to wanton killings. More than 55 people have …

A Professor with Crop Production Department of Modibbo Adamawa University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, Prof. Allan Kadams, has been kidnapped. Kadam’s kidnap came two weeks after another Professor, Ibrahim Adamu of Soil Science of the same university was kidnapped but released after one day. The Registrar of the university, Hajiya Halima Bala, who confirmed the kidnapping of Kadam during an …

Abuja – Members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, also known as Shi’ites, and a combined force of the Nigerian Army and police, yesterday, engaged in a bloody clash which left some dead and many injured. Trouble was said to have started as the Shi’ites poured into the FCT from all major routes leading to the city centre to …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said efforts are being made to transform the Annual Oba of Benin Invitational Golf Tournament into an international event. The governor disclosed this while taking part in the 7th Oba of Benin Invitational Golf Tournament at the Benin Golf Club, Benin City, the Edo State capital. The governor urged for support from members …

Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has charged his 19 aides on Gender issues residents in the state’s 18 local councils, to mobilise women and girls in their respective councils to the second edition of Alaghodaro Summit, scheduled to hold in November. Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Crusoe Osagie, said the governor gave the charge …