By Blessing Odega The Plateau Government has commenced the distribution of relief materials to windstorm victims in six local government areas (LGAs) of the state. The materials distributed include roofing sheets, nails, wood, among others. Plateau Deputy Governor, Mrs Josephine Piyo, who flagged off the distribution of the materials, saidContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha The Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC), a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has rated Enugu State as the safest state in the South-East. President of the organisation, Ugochukwu Nnam, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. Nnam said that the ratingContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku Members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River Chapter, came out in large numbers on Saturday for a road walk to mark World Press Freedom Day 2025. The road walk, tagged ‘Freedom Walk’, was led by the chapter’s chairperson, Ms Archibong Bassey, who rallied journalistsContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada An NGO, Debbie Kauna Foundation (DKF), on Saturday empowered no fewer than 306 Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) with business start-up kits in Adamawa. Dr Olaniyi Aderibigbe, Project Analyst, UN Women, disclosed this at the completion of three months vocational training for the participants from Michika and MadagaliContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government plans to complete the 284- kilometre Kano-Jigawa-Katsina-Maradi Rail Project by 2026. Tinubu stated this in Katsina, at the inauguration of the Katsina State Agricultural Mechanisation Centre and a 24-kilometre Eastern Bypass, all established by the state government. “Federal Government plansContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Federal University of Transportation, Daura (FUTD), Katsina State on Wednesday inaugurated the two committees to carry out the national research on transportation data framework in the country. Dr Muiz Banire, the FUTD Chairman of Governing Council, made the disclosure during the university’s fifth council`s meeting inContinue Reading
Workers By Aderonke Ojediran/Esenvosa Izah Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has commended workers’ resilience, reiterating his administration’s support for them. Sanwo-Olu gave the re-assurance at the 2025 Workers Day celebration with the theme: ‘Reclaiming the Civic Space in Midst of Economic Hardship’. The event held on Thursday at theContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo has raised the minimum wage for Edo workers from N70,000 to N75,000 to further improve their standard of living. The governor announced this during his May Day speech at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin. The governor, while appreciating Edo workers’ contributionsContinue Reading
By Segun Giwa Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has assured workers in the state of adequate investments on their welfare for improved productivity. Aiyedatiwa stated this on Thursday in Akure at the 2025 Workers’ Day celebration with the theme, “Reclaiming the Civic Space in The Midst of Economic Hardship”.Continue Reading
By Ibrahim Kado The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has appealed to Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa to implement the N70,000 minimum wage for local government workers in the state. Mr Emmanuel Fashe, the NLC Chairman in the state, made the appeal during May Day celebration on Thursday in Yola. FasheContinue Reading
