Governor Peter Mbah has inaugurated the Committee for the implementation of the New National Minimum Wage for Civil and Public Servants in Enugu State, giving the Committee a maximum of one month to submit its report. The Committee which was inaugurated on Thursday at the Government House, Enugu, had the Head of Service, Kenneth Ugwu,…
A Magistrates Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has sentenced 40-year-old Cletus Gandu to nine months in prison for the theft of two tubers of yam. Gandu admitted to the crime, pleading for the court’s mercy as he recounted that he stole the tubers of yam because he was hungry. Magistrate Michael Bawa weighed the circumstances,…
The Nigerian Army has accused Simon Ekpa, a self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), of perpetrating terrorism. The army said that the federal government will liaise with the European Union (EU) to take necessary action against Ekpa. In a post via X on Wednesday, August 28, Ekpa…
Governor Peter Mbah, has commissioned a mega asphalt production plant built by his administration. Inaugurating the plant in Enugu, Mbah also explained that the state would in addition produce the inputs for asphalt production, noting these moves would drastically reduce the cost of road construction for the state. “This is an event that brings us…
As the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp opened this week across the country, Polytechnic graduates with the Higher National Diploma (HND) without Industrial Training (IT) certification were sent back. NYSC had introduced a new policy demanding IT certification for those seeking to fulfil their national service obligations and has halted the screening process…
Pavel Durov, the chief executive officer (CEO) of Telegram, has been released from police custody after four days of interrogation. According to CNN on Wednesday, Durov, who was seen exiting the anti-fraud office outside Paris in a police vehicle, was transferred to court for questioning ahead of a possible indictment. The Paris prosecutor’s office, according…
The Edo State government has decided to honour Divine Ikubor popularly known as Rema, as it names the proposed Edo Arena after the pop star. This was made known at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Edo Arena Wednesday. In a viral video, the ‘Calm Down’ singer was seen laying the foundation of the Arena ,…
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has visited his Niger Republic counterpart to seek collaboration with the country’s military junta in tackling insecurity and other related matters. It was gathered that Musa was received by the Nigerien Defence Chief, General Mousa Salou Barmo.This is despite the fact that the military junta in…
As the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) President Joe Ajaero is set to honour the invitation of the Nigerian Police, all national officers of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) from its 54 affiliate unions will accompany him to honour the invitation. It would be recalled that he has been accused of issues ranging around his alleged…
A 54-year-old Nigerian woman, Alake Latoyosi has given birth to eleven babies in Cotonou, Benin Republic. The extraordinary births occurred in two separate batches, with the first set of six arriving on August 7 and the second set of five born exactly one week later on August 14. Her husband, 56-year-old Yahaya Nafiu, who is…
