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May Day celebration: Gov. Eno declares work free, farming days in A’Ibom
… approves another N2bn for Gratuities As part of efforts to actualize the food security and sufficiency aspirations of the ARISE Agenda, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno has declared every first and third Friday of the month as work free days to enable workers effectively engage in farming activities. Governor Eno made the declaration at the 2024 May…
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May Day celebration: Ogun to meet with labour over new minimum wage, says Gov. Abiodun
…says over N128.3bn paid as pensions, gratuities Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun said that his administration would do all in its power to come up with a decision on the new minimum wage. The governor said a meeting with labour leaders in the state would be held with a view to arriving at a decision that is favourable to…
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May Day: NLC,TUC ask KWSG to constitute new minimum wage committee
…as AbdulRazaq pledges new minimum wage implementation soon By Mosunmola Ayobami, Ilorin Kwara state workers, under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called on the state government to quickly constitute the minimum wage committee towards implementation of a new minimum wage for workers. Speaking at the May Day celebration in Ilorin…
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Ogun Chief judge grants amnesty to 46 inmates
By Kolawole Olayinka, Abeokuta In a bid to decongest correctional facilities in Ogun State, the State Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, has granted amnesty to 46 inmates during a jail delivery exercise at Oba and Ibara Correctional Centres in Abeokuta. Giving the breakdown, Justice Dipeolu stated that 31 inmates were released from the Oba Correctional Centre and 15 from…
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Ondo anti-corruption commission vows to be impartial
The Ondo State Public Complaints Financial and Anti-Corruption Commission (ODSPFAC) has vowed to be impartial in its fight against corruption in the state. The chairman of the commission, Williams Akintoroye, disclosed this while speaking at the ODSPFAC office in Akure. Akintoroye, who is a retired Chief Justice of Ondo State, noted that the ODSPFAC being the the pioneer anti-corruption body…
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We’ll not compromise quality, standard while patronizing local contractors- says Gov. Adeleke
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has asserted that his administration is committed to patronizing local contractors and will never compromise quality and standard. Speaking at Ipade Imole after the flagg off of the road dualisation project at Ereja Square in Ilesa, Adeleke, said he intend to boost the economy of the State by patronizing the local…
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Gov. Oyebanji advocates solution-driven research to enhance living standard
Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji has advocated solution-driven research that is targeted at solving contemporary development challenges, particularly the living standard of Nigerians. Governor Oyebanji, who stated this at the first African-Asia Inter-Continental Universities’ Conference, held at the Afe Babalola University in Ado Ekiti noted that Ekiti is well known for leading in producing scholars across disciplines in the…
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Abdulrazaq distributes 12 vechicles to Kwara judges
By Mosunmola Ayobami,Ilorin The governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Tuesday distributed 12 Toyota jeeps to judges at the state High Court. The Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Abiodun Ayodele Adebara also got a 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser for the use of his office. At the official presentation of the vehicles to the affected judges at the State High Court…
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EFCC arraigns Kwara ex-finance commissioner for alleged N1.22bn Fraud
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Commissioner for Finance in Kwara State, Ademola Banu before Justice Evelyn Anyadike of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin over alleged money laundering and misappropriation of state funds to the tune of N1.22billion. The defendant was alleged to have among sundry issues conspired…
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Nigerians have witnessed impact of Tinubu’s economic policies, says group
Kunle Sanni A civil social cultural group, known as the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), said that Nigerians have started witnessing the green shoots of the impact of the policy deployments on the economy. In a statement signed by its member, Niyi Akinsiju, on Monday, the group said the economy is gaining much-needed momentum in the enunciated areas, as…
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