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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Sokoto State has pushed back strongly against a report published in The Punch, credited to the National President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), which claimed the state was yet to implement the new N70,000 minimum wage. At a joint press conference on Wednesday, the State NLC Chairman, Aliyu Abdullahi Jangale, and the State President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Comrade Ibrahim Abubakar Giro, described the report as “misleading and completely untrue.” The report, credited to the National President of NULGE, Ali Haruna Kankara, listed Sokoto among…

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Ethiopia has solidified its position as one of Africa’s largest producers of honey, with an impressive annual output of approximately 55,300 tonnes. However, experts say this is only a fraction of its potential, as the country could produce up to 500,000 tonnes of honey annually, given the right investment and support for the apiculture sector. According to data from the Helgi Library, Ethiopia is also ranked as the second-largest producer of beeswax in the world, trailing only behind India. This distinction underlines the country’s significant role not just in Africa, but on the global apicultural map. What sets Ethiopian honey…

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