The federal government has assured workers that the transfer of the national minimum wage from the Executive to Concurrent list would not work. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, gave the hint at the 2021 May Day celebration, on Saturday in Abuja. The theme of the May Day celebration is: “COVID-19, Social and Economic Crises; Challenges for Decent Work, Social Protection and Peoples Welfare”. Ngige said that the new minimum wage was a national law, which would not be manipulated by anyone. “A tripartite clause arrangement which coordinated the government enacting the national minimum wage on April…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
A fatal accident at Nkwo Mmiri market in Nwangele local government area of Imo on Saturday claimed two lives and injured no fewer than eight persons. The spokesperson of the Police Command, SP Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed this to newsmen in Owerri. According to Ikeokwu, a MACK truck ladden with chippings and driven by one Kingsley Okwudili from Ebonyi to Orlu in Imo rammed into two vehicles, a bus and a tricycle, when its brakes failed. He said that all three vehicles fell into the nearby river while the contents of the upended truck poured on people nearby. He said that…
Mr Segun Oni, former Governor of Ekiti, has said his ambition to contest next year’s governorship election in the state is geared towards rescuing Ekiti from total collapse and expand its frontiers for the benefit of the poor masses. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP chieftain made this known in Ado Ekiti on Saturday, while unveiling members of his campaign team for the governorship project in 2022. Oni who addressed his supporters at his campaign office in Adebayo area of the state capital, assured that his mission was to unite the party and wipe out divisive tendencies among the contending forces.…
The newly constructed cargo and passenger airport unveiled in Umueri, Anambra State on Friday April 30, 2021 has been described by the Igbo apex body and socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Wordwide, not only as amazing and fantastic but also, as commendable development coming from the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano. President of the ethnic nationality group, Barr. Onuorah Basil Onyeachonam, in commenting on the achievement, said: “Chief Obiano has again done this great project to the glory of God for the over all benefit of Anambra State, entire South East region and Nigeria as a whole…
Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has announced the date for the outdoor celebration of Ugie Odudua ceremony. This is contained in a statement, signed by Mr Frank Irabor, Secretary, Benin Traditional Council (BTC), and made available to newsmen in Benin on Friday. Irabor said the ceremony will begin on Tuesday and last seven days at the Oba palace ground in Benin. Odudua rite is a ceremony used to commemorate the return of Oranmiyan, the son of Odudua, to his biological land of Benin. The spiritual ceremony is also used to thank God, and ancestors as well for the spirits…
The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, has admonished Squadron Commanders to defend custodial facilities under their watch with maximum force, just as he declared all custodial centres in Nigeria as ‘Red Zones’. Aregbesola gave the instruction while addressing Squadron Commanders of the Nigeria Correctional Services (NCoS) in Abuja on Friday. The minister’s directive followed the attack on the Owerri Custodial Centre where over 1,884 inmates escaped from custody on April 5. There were also attempted jailbreaks at the Kano and Bauchi correctional centres. The minister said custodial facilities were symbols of the authority of Nigeria, adding that they were…
A Mobile Magistrates’ Court on Ahor/Uteh/Lagos Bypass in Ovia North-East of Edo, on Friday, convicted 30 drivers for violation of traffic rules. The Chief Magistrate, Mutairu Oare who handed down the sentence after taking their pleas, however, provided the convicts with an option of fine ranging from N2,000 to N20,000. Oare, however, discharged three other drivers. The prosecutor, Mr Bala Sariki, had told the court that the 33 drivers were apprehended at Ahor/Uteh/Lagos Bypass. Sariki said they were charged with offences ranging from violation of traffic signs, lack of drivers’ licence, violation of COVID-19 protocols, speeding, among others.
President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration will do all it can to defeat forces of evil marauding about in different parts of the country so as to restore peace and order. The National Security Adviser to the President, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, said the president made this known at a crucial security meeting in Abuja on Friday. Monguno stated that the meeting was summoned by the president to address the persisting security challenges in some parts of the country. He disclosed that the meeting which had been adjourned to Tuesday next week, deliberated on vital national security issues. He stated…
Mr Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, the Majority leader in the House of Representatives, says there was no plans by any of the All Progressive Congress, APC, members to leave the party for the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Ado-Doguwa, member representing Tudun Wada/Doguwa constituency in Kano state, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano. “My attention has been drawn to a spurious and specious claim by Ndudi Elumelu, the Minority leader, that some imaginary members of the ruling party have met with him to discuss their desire to join the sinking opposition party. “My reaction was to ignore this delusion,…
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), has pledged institutional support for the newly launched anti-plagiarism software, to tackle incessant plagiarism and other copyright abuses in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions. Director-General of NCC, Mr. John Asein, made the pledge in a statement issued in Abuja, on Saturday. NCC’s pledge followed the presentation of the Eaglescan Plagiarism Detection Software by the Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU). The presentation of the Anti-Plagiarism software was as a result of the collaboration between NCC, AVCNU and other relevant stakeholders to introduce a Draft Intellectual Policy for Nigerian Universities. Asein decried the spate of plagiarism, copyright…