Year: 2020

INSECURITY : Niger Govt pledges scholarship for children of slain vigilantes

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Niger State Government has pledged to sponsor the education of the children of members of Niger State Chapter of the Vigilante Group of Nigeria (VGN) who paid the supreme price in combating bandits to safeguard the society. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello disclosed this in Kontagora while intersecting with officials and members of the Volunteers group. Sani Bello who commended the renewed efforts of the Vigilantes in the state for taking the fight to the hideouts of the bandits said it was a right step in the right direction. The Governor…

Nasarawa Govt set to implement new minimum wage for Workers on GL6 downwards

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has expressed the willingness of his administration to implement the new national minimum wage for civil servants from grade level six downwards. Engr Sule made this known while playing host to the national leadership of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Women Commission, at the Government House, on Friday. According to the Governor, his administration was willing to increase the salary of civil servants from grade level six downwards to the N30, 000 new minimum wage. Engr Sule however appealed for the understanding of state…

Nasarawa still remains safe- Gov Sule reassures

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Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, has reassured that the state still remained safe, in spite of some security challenges, which led to the kidnap and murder of the state APC chairman. Engr.Sule gave the assurance while hosting the national leadership of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Women Commission, who were on a courtesy call at the Government House, on Friday. According to the Governor, the issue of security in the state, was not as bad as it’s being projected, added that, though it was terrible for the state chairman…

Niger placates labour, sets up committee for reabsorption of sacked workers

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The Niger State Government has made a move to placate organised labour over its decision to slash workers’ salaries and labour’s refusal to support the action. The state government, in an apparent reaction to one of the demands of workers, has set up a committee to look into the case of 80 workers arbitrarily dismissed. The committee, according to the Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Mohammed Sani Idris, who interacted with newsmen in Minna on Friday, will look into why the workers were sacked and how they can be reabsorbed into…

NUC directs UI Governing Council to appoint acting VC, asks outgoing VC to hand over by Nov 30

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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has directed the Governing Council of the University of Ibadan to appoint an Acting Vice-Chancellor to take over from the outgoing Vice-Chancellor, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka, on 30th November. The directive became expedient following the stalemate in the appointment of.new vice-chancellor to replace Olayinka, whose term expires on 30th November. Executive Secretary of NUC, Professor Abubakar Rasheed, in a letter dated 27th November 2020 and addressed to the Pro-Chancellor of the University, said the appointment of an acting vice-chancellor was to avoid a vacuum in…

2023: DR. GOODLUCK JONATHAN NOT QUALIFIED TO CONTEST By Law Mefor

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A political thinker posited that politics is a concentric circle of conspiracies. It is such a conspiratorial game that while statesmen worry about development to cater for the present and coming generations, politicians are busy scheming how to retain power, return to power, or gain power. Nigerian politicians could pass as the worst hue to be found anywhere. They bend the rules and violate the laws with impunity just to attain this stated private objective. For about a year now, the name of the former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck…

Revamp your security architecture ahead of yuletide – IGP orders AIGs, CPs. …. as Minister assures improved funding ,logistics

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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP M.A Adamu has ordered Commissioners of Police (CPs) across the thirty-six (36) States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and their supervisory Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs) in the seventeen (17) Zonal Commands, to revamp the security architecture in their Area of Responsibilities (AOR) ahead of the yuletide. The IGP gave the order today, 27th November, 2020, during a meeting with Strategic Police Officers (CPs and above) at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. He directed the officers to ensure optimal deployment to cover all…

KW-IRS remits N78million to 16 LGAs

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The Kwara State Internal Revenue Service (KW-IRS) has remitted the sum of N78,953,863.77 (Seventy-Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Fifty Three Thousand, Eight Hundred and Sixty Three, Seventy-Seven Naira Only) to the (16) Sixteen Local Government Councils of the State as collections on Four Revenue Items for a period of 12 months. The remittance on the only (4) Four Revenue items collected by the Service on behalf of the Local Government was from the month of June 2019 to June 2020 and on Citizenship, Tenement Rate, Signage and Radio Licence. The…

4th Supply Chain Management Conference Abuja Holds Dec 5th

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The 4th edition of the annual supply chain management conference by the chartered institute of supply chain management seek to invite professional in the field of the supply chain, procurement, warehouse management, store and inventory, logistics and distribution, transport and fleet management among others to the supply chain conference in Abuja. The theme for the 2020 supply chain conference Abuja is: Adapting to the shift in the supply chain: Nigeria perspective. 2020 came with different challenges that are unprecedented and this has changed the operation of every sector of the…

2nd Year Anniversary: Osun residents, stakeholders shower encomiums on Oyetola, say he has delivered on his mandate

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Residents of the state of Osun on Friday commended the administration of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for running an all inclusive, participatory and people-oriented government. The residents also expressed satisfaction on the policies and programmes of the administration which they described as people-friendly. The participants said these at the special anniversary programme organised to commemorate the 2nd year anniversary of the Governor in office. Speaking at the occasion which was held at Aurora Event Centre, Osogbo, the former Deputy Governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore, attributed the achievements of the Oyetola’s administration to…