How Nigerian Governors Spent N968.64bn On Refreshments, Trips, Others In 3 Months In the first quarter of 2024, thirty Nigerian state governments collectively spent N986.64 billion on recurrent expenditures. These expenses covered a range of items including refreshments, sitting allowances, travel, and utilities. The data, sourced from the budget implementation reports on Open Nigerian States—a platform supported by BudgIT—revealed that Benue, Imo, Niger, Rivers, Sokoto, and Yobe States did not have available data for this period. In the first three months of 2024, the thirty states collectively allocated N50.02 billion to various costs: – Refreshments for guests: N5.1 billion –…
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BREAKING: Minimum Wage: Labour Reject Fresh Addition To N60,000 The organised labour has vowed to reject any little addition to N60,000 earlier proposed by the federal government as new minimum wage. The labour’s leadership and the federal government’s team had, on Monday, reached an agreement on a new minimum wage that would be “above N60,000.” The Interesting Things About Pha Din Pass, Dien Bien That Just A Few People Know But speaking last night on Channels Television’s Politics Today, the president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, said the organised labour was not fixated on N494,000, but on…
BREAKING: Many Causalities As Gunmen Attack Police Station, Set Vehicles Ablaze Some gunmen on Tuesday attacked the Nigerian Police Division at Ezzamgbo in the Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. The gunmen, who arrived on a bus, started shooting sporadically causing panic in the community. No casualties were recorded as policemen on duty repelled the attack. The police spokesperson in the state, DSP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the attack on Tuesday evening to Channels TV. He stated that police operatives on ground repelled the attack as a vehicle and motorcycle were set ablaze by the fleeing gunmen. He added that…
Stike: Nigerian Govt’s Silence Over Electricity Hike – NLC Blows Hot, Reveals Next Action The Nigeria Labour Congress has described the federal government’s silence on the April 3 electricity tariff hike as disappointing. NLC disclosed this in its communique on Tuesday after its National Executive Council meeting where it suspended its indefinite strike for one week. The development comes after the federal government in a meeting with organized labour on Monday agreed to pay minimum wage higher than N60,000. However, the government has yet to say anything about the second part of labour’s demand, which is electricity tariff reversal. NLC…
Fresh Trouble Looms Over Governor Fubara’s Anniversary Projects The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has berated the state governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, for only commissioning projects allegedly initiated by his predecessor as part of his one-year anniversary in office. But the state government refuted the claim, stating that some of the projects commissioned were initiated and completed by the governor, dismissing the claim by the APC as a baseless one. The Interesting Things About Pha Din Pass, Dien Bien That Just A Few People Know The caretaker committee chairman of APC in the state, Chief Tony Okocha, in…
JUST IN: Less Than 24 Hours After Labour Suspended Strike, Fresh Strike Looms The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has instructed all its branches to issue a two-week ultimatum to chief medical directors and managing directors (CMDs/ MDs) to promptly pay the accoutrement allowance owed their members. The association, in a communique issued after its general meeting held in Kaduna, warned that failure to comply with the directive will result in nationwide industrial actions. The Interesting Things About Pha Din Pass, Dien Bien That Just A Few People Know The communique was signed by Dr Dele Abdullahi Olaitan, President;…
Politicians Won’t Go To Court If Judiciary Is Upright – Jonathan Blows Hot Former President Goodluck Jonathan has underscored the need for judicial integrity, saying that politicians will stop approaching courts as soon as they realise that judges will not declare losers as winners after elections. He spoke Tuesday at the inauguration of Delta State’s new high court complex in Asaba and the flag-off of the presentation of 20 Toyota Prado Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to judges in the state. The Interesting Things About Pha Din Pass, Dien Bien That Just A Few People Know Jonathan, who stressed that fair…
Real Reason Tinubu Named Abuja Road After Wole Soyinka – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has revealed why he recommended that one of the roads being commissioned in the FCT be named after Wole Soyinka. It was reported that the project commissioned by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday was the Full Scope Development of the Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to the Outer Northern Expressway within the Federal Capital City. It was named Wole Soyinka Way. Wike disclosed that the contract for the construction of the road was awarded in 2020 at the cost of N30.6…
Landlord Collapses, Dies Over Unpaid Rent A landlord, Benjamin Apeh, has reportedly died after he collapsed during an argument with his tenant over unpaid rent. SP Omolola Odutola, the Public Relations Officer, Police Command, Ogun, in a statement on Tuesday in Abeokuta, said that the incident occurred on Sunday at Arigbabu Village, Sotubo in Sagamu local government area of Ogun. Mr Odutola said that a suspected murder case was reported on Monday at 5:00 p.m., by the daughter of the deceased, Precious Apeh. According to the police spokesperson, the daughter of the deceased informed the police that her father had…
BREAKING: Police Releases List Of Successful Candidates For Recruitment The Police Service Commission has announced the approval and release of a list of 10,000 successful applicants for recruitment into the constable and specialist cadres of the Nigeria Police Force. The commission noted that to ensure fairness and justice in the recruitment process, it worked with guidance from relevant stakeholders, including the Nigeria Police Force, the National Assembly, and the Federal Character Commission. It added that it ensured equity in the spread of successful candidates across the 774 local government areas of the country. The spokesperson for the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani,…