Emmanuel Fashe
20 Aug
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has approved payment of the N70,000 national minimum wage to workers in Adamawa State. The State Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Chairman, Emmanuel Fashe, announced yesterday in an interview ..
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A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced a 41-year-old tailor, Ezekiel Ali, to three months in prison for escaping from custody. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Bokkos in his judgment, ordered the convict to pay an option of N20,000 fine or spend 3…
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A corps member has died in a road crash while going to the National Youth Service Corpsorientation camp in Ebonyi. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, Mr. Henry Igwe, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Thursday. READ ALSO:21 corps members to repeat service…
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The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), has been chosen by two regional operators, Afrijet and Air Sierra Leone (ASL), to handle their ground operations in Nigeria. The Head of Corporate Communications, NAHCO, Mr Tayo Ajakaye, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. According to him, the contracts between the parties will see NAHCO…
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A terrorist group led by Dogo Gide has reportedly killed 20 Boko Haram fighters from the Sadiku faction and seized a cache of weapons. According to a statement by security analyst and counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, on Thursday, the latest round of killings is the result of a battle for supremacy. "In a complex and…
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Magistrate Okoho Bassey of Magistrate Court 7, in Moore Road Calabar, Cross River State, has granted embattled environmental activist and Director of the Rainforest Resources and Development Centre (RRDC), Odey Oyama, bail after spending 10 days in detention. Oyama and four others were granted bail on Thursday on the condition that he ensure peace…
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The Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, has disclosed that Nigeria’s energy sector attracted investments worth $6.7 billion in 2024. She revealed this in a report titled Presidency Energy Sector Wrap-Up 2024, released by her office on Wednesday. The report outlined key developments across oil, gas, and renewable energy initiatives, with…
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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Gombe State, on Thursday, said that 21 corps members who absconded from their duty posts would be remobilised to repeat the service year. The State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs. Chinwe Nwachuku, disclosed this in Gombe, during the Passing-Out Parade of the 2024 Batch “A” Stream 1, corps members. Nwachuku explained…
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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says its operatives have rescued nine pregnant women from a baby factory in Abuja. This is contained in a statement by Mr Vincent Adekoye, Press Officer, NAPTIP, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja. Adekoye revealed that the baby factory is situated…
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The Almajiri Child Rights Initiative (ACRI) has launched a Community Children Fund for Almajirai and other vulnerable children across the country and the West African region. The launch, held at the SOAS University of London on Monday, was part of the Advancing Africa Agenda 2040 for Children series, aimed at addressing the systemic challenges faced…
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The police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a 26-year-old female sales representative, Adedamola Odetoun, for allegedly defrauding her employer to the tune of N1 million. The defendant appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on a three-count charge bothering on cheating and stealing. She, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge preferred against her. READ ALSO:Businesses…