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Katsina workers threaten strike over minimum wage
Civil servants in Katsina State have threatened strike by December 1 over non-implementation of minimum wage. The NLC has threatened...
Chinese drug kingpin arrested in Lagos
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled a drug syndicate controlled by a Chinese man, 58-year-old Tianzhen Yen...
NDLEA seizes N4.3 billion opioids at Onne, Tincan ports
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized two containers of imported opioids with a street value of N4.3...
Kaduna JNI chairman, Jafaru Makarfi, dies at 93
The Chairman of the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), Kaduna State chapter, Sheikh Jafaru Makarfi, is dead. The retired public servant...
Okpebholo probes Obaseki
The Edo State Government is set to investigate the administration of former Governor Godwin Obaseki. A statement by Governor Monday...
Shettima eulogises late ex-NIA boss, FEDECO chief
Vice President Kashim Shettima has paid tribute to former Executive Secretary, Federal Electoral Commission (FEDECO), Ahmadu Kurfi, and former Director-General,...
Sulaiman Aledeh appointed MD of Edo state-owned TV, radio stations
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo has appointed Mr Suleiman Aledeh as the Managing Director of the State-owned Edo Broadcasting Service...
Buni approves N70,000 minimum wage for Yobe workers
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved the payment of N70,000 new minimum wage for civil servants in the...
Bandits kill seven farmers in Niger
Bandits have killed seven farmers, including a vigilante, and set fire on truck conveying 50 bags of rice when they...
Shettima in Katsina for Ibrahim, Kurfi’s condolences
Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived at the Umaru Musa Yar'Adua International Airport, Katsina, en route to the family homes...