Akwa Ibom, labour to open discussion on new minimum wage

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The Head of Civil Service in Akwa Ibom, Mr Effiong Essien, has said that the state government will soon begin discussion with labour on the new minimum wage. Essien said in an interview with newsmen in Uyo on Monday, that the state government was waiting for the circular on the consequential adjustment. He assured that…

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Operatives of the Delta State Police Command have thwarted a kidnap attempt by a syndicate of kidnappers in Oghara Kingdom, in the Ethiope West Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, after engaging the suspects in a gun battle. In a statement signed on Monday, the police spokesperson in the state, SP Bright Edafe, said…

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Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has disclosed plans to focus its international collaborations towards increasing cooperation with jurisdictions that pose specific money laundering and terrorist financing threats to Nigeria. Chief Executive Officer of NFIU, Hajiya Hafsat Bakari who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja at the opening sessions of the 1st NFIU Management Staff Retreat,…

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Labour Unions in the University of Cross River has begun a three-day warning strike to press home worker’s demand, an official statement has said This is contained in a statement jointly signed by Mark Ayo, the Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Vincent Etta, the Chairman, National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT)…

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  The Kano Field office of UNICEF has begun a two-day capacity building programme on result-based budget management and implementation for Katsina lawmakers. READ ALSO:Low breastfeeding rates in five Northern states worry UNICEF Speaking at the opening of the training on Monday, Alhaji Bello Kagara, the Commissioner of Budget and Economic Planning, said that legislative…

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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Kano, Katsina, Zamfara, Jigawa, Kaduna, Taraba and Bauchi States during the morning hours. According to NiMet, thunderstorms are expected over parts of Kebbi, Adamawa, Taraba,…

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A British diplomat based in Ireland resigned over arms sales to Israel with his email circulated online, saying the UK's foreign office "may be complicit in war crimes", it emerged Monday. Images of his resignation email sent to colleagues were posted online, with Mark Smith, who was based in the British embassy in Dublin, writing…

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Divers searched off the Italian island of Sicily Monday for six people missing after a superyacht sank during a sudden storm, killing at least one person, officials said. The 56-metre-long luxury yacht had been moored off Porticello, east of Palermo, when violent winds and rains swept suddenly up the coast before dawn, tearing through beach…

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Igbo youths under the auspices of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths have thrown their weight behind calls for an acting President-General who will pilo

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Kwara State Government has arrested 75 environmental offenders across the state within a week, the Commissioner for Environment, Hajia Nafisat Musa Buge has disclosed. The Commissioner revealed this in Ilorin over the weekend during the inspection of operational vehicles of the contracted waste collectors to ascertain their efficiency and durability. Buge said: "government will not…