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Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, says his administration is working to increase the salaries of public workers in the state civil service. Sanwo-Olu made this known on Tuesday while addressing the workers at the state secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja. “I have looked around and I know that as a country, there is pressure. I know that, as a country, there is a high level of inflation. At our cabinet meeting, I instructed the head of service office and the ministry of staff, training, and pensions to start work on how we are going to increase the entire salary of our…
.As Tribunal adjourns to hear applications October 13 Osun State Election Petitions Tribunal has fixed October 13 for the hearing of all preliminary motions arising from the petition filed by Governor Adegboyega Oyetola against the declaration of Ademola Adeleke as the Governor-elect. At the sitting of the Tribunal on Tuesday, Counsel for the petitioners, Lasun Sanusi (SAN), had told the court that his response to pre-hearing form had been filed and issues had been formulated for the Tribunal to determine. He told the court that counsel for both petitioners and respondents had agreed on the time for examination, cross…
Attempts to break the ranks of the Academic Staff Union of Universities may be sealed Tuesday as the Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige is set to present a certificate of recognition to the Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA). Ngige had reportedly issued an invitation letter to stakeholders inviting them to a brief ceremony in his office where CONUA is to be handed a certificate to show it has the ears of the government. Should the endorsement sail through, ASUU risks losing recognition and other opportunities for negotiations over the ongoing strike. The minister had via an invitation signed…
The Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi has condemned an alleged attack on supporters of the Labour Party in Lagos State. A social media user, identified as Obi Flag Boy, was allegedly attacked at Oshodi, Lagos, on Sunday. He posted on his social media account, @ObiFlagboy, that he was attacked by the chairman of Oshodi and his boys for allegedly carrying Peter Obi’s flag. “This is what the chairman of Oshodi and his boys did to us today at Oshodi because they saw us carrying the @peterobi flag,he wrote Report also had it that some of Obi supporters were…
As his government is winding down,President Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday perform one of his last constitutional duty by presenting 2023 budget amounting to N19.76 trillion to the joint National Assembly legislature. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the plenary on Tuesday, said that the presentation would take place at 10:00 am at the temporary chamber of the House of Representatives. Details later…
The opposition Labour Party has again called out the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for neglecting the education sector in the country. Labour Party described education as being at the verge of collapse. Labour Party which has the former Governor of Anambra State as it’s presidential candidate lambasted the two major parties in the country over the ongoing ASUU strike during which a whole academic session is wasted as a result of the alleged government negligence. The Labour Party called on Nigerians not to believe APC and PDP for…
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso has pledged to restore the country’s glory if elected next year. Kwankwaso said this on Monday shortly after holding a closed-door meeting with NNPP stalwarts in Jalingo, Taraba State where he also commissioned the party’s offices. Citing the reasons behind his decision to join the race,the former minister said he has the capacity to reposition Nigeria economically and restore security and infrastructure in the country. “Well, you see, our strategy normally is to allow people to continue to underrate us. Our politics is underground, not in…
The Federal Government has said that the second Niger Bridge will be ready for use by Christmas this year. Ag Controller of Works in Anambra, Mr Seyi Martins said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday. Martins said that the first phase of the Second Niger Bridge measuring 1.6km, had reached 95 per cent completion. The Controller said, contrary to the news making the round that the project would be ready by 2024, the projects would be ready for use for travelers during the yuletide. According to him, President Muhammadu Buhari administration…
Jane Toku sheds no tears as she recalls the moment when she saw the smouldering remains of her son’s corpse on the morning he and three of his friends were lynched 10 years ago. The four students had run into a local vigilante group at dawn in Aluu, a community behind the University of Port Harcourt in southern Nigeria’s oil capital. There had been a spate of robberies in the area and at that time of the morning, people became suspicions. Accused of being petty thieves, the four – Llody Toku, Ugonna Obuzor, Chiadika Biringa and Tekena Elkanah- were given…
Burkina Faso’s ousted military ruler has gone to neighbouring Togo after rival officers seized power in a coup on Friday, Togo’s government has said. Togo had taken in Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba for the sake of regional peace, Akodah Ayewouadan added. New military ruler Capt Ibrahim Traoré has urged cabinet ministers to “move faster” to tackle “urgent” problems. An Islamist insurgency in Burkina Faso has worsened since Lt Col Damiba seized power in January. On Sunday, religious and community leaders said he had formally resigned after Capt Traoré agreed to meet his conditions. In a recording widely shared on social…