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Minimum wage: Only govs who want to loot won’t pay, says Labour
Olufemi Atoyebi, Abuja The Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday said only governors, who had the intention of looting their state funds, would not pay the new minimum wage of N30,000. The union said it would not guarantee industrial harmony in states that failed to meet the December 31, 2019 deadline for the implementation of the
Final passage of PIB expected by mid 2020, says Sylva
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says review of the Petroleum Industry Bill is at an advanced stage and full passage of the bill is expected mid 2020. Sylva made the announcement on Wednesday in a statement to mark the new year. The minister, while reviewing the performance of the petroleum ministry,
Forget 2023 gov seat, Wike warns new commissioners
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned new commissioners and special advisers in the state to forget about the 2023 governorship position. He asked them to focus on the implementation of the 2020 budget the state. Wike issued the warning while swearing in, 13 commissioners and 15 special advisers, at
Police deploy men in revoked Saraki’s land
Tunde Oyekola, Ilorin Kwara State Police Command on Tuesday deployed policemen to the large expanse of land belonging to the Second Republic Senate Leader, the late Dr Olusola Saraki, which the Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, revoked on Friday. AbdulRazaq had announced plans to construct a new secretariat on the land, which he claimed was
Fireworks, smoke, tear gas start new decade
New York dropped its traditional crystal-encrusted ball to ring in 2020 in a packed Times Square, after crisis-marred celebrations in other countries ended a year of worldwide upheaval that saw strike-hit Paris welcome the new decade with fireworks, and London’s Big Ben ring out after a long restoration. Billions around the world cheered in 2020 after
Indonesia flooding leaves four dead
Four people died as Indonesia’s capital was hit by flooding, a disaster agency official said Wednesday, while local media reported landslides sparked by torrential rain on New Year’s Eve had killed several more residents. Electricity was switched off in hundreds of waterlogged neighbourhoods across Jakarta, home to about 30 million, with some train lines and
Venus Williams pulls out of Brisbane International
Venus Williams pulled out of the season-opening Brisbane International on Wednesday after a “setback” during practice. The American veteran said she still hoped to play at the Adelaide International later this month ahead of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the year. “Unfortunately I will not be starting my season in Brisbane due
LASU student’s killer pastor not our member – C&S
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe and Daud Olatunji The Cherubim and Seraphim Unification Church of Nigeria has said the self-styled pastor, who allegedly slaughtered a student of the Lagos State University, Segun Philips, is not its member. PUNCH Metro had reported that the 400-level undergraduate of the Department of Theatre Arts, LASU, Favour Daley-Oladele, after a short visit
26,039 babies born on New Year Day in Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund says an estimated 26,039 babies were possibly born in Nigeria on New Year’s Day. UNICEF’s Nigeria Representative, Mr Peter Hawkins, said on Wednesday in a statement Nigerian babies would account for almost seven per cent of the estimated 392,078 babies to be born on New Year’s Day globally. Hawkins said
Ondo senator predicts APC’s defeat in 2020
The Senator representing the Ondo South Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Nicholas Tofowomo, has predicted that the Peoples Democratic Party will defeat the All Progressives Congress in the 2020 governorship election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Tofowomo in a statement by his media aide, Mr Olumide Akinrinlola, on Tuesday
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