Yobe
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Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has approved a N70,000 minimum wage for workers in the state civil service. According to him, payment of the new minimum wage will take effect from December 1, 2024. The Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed, yesterday (Saturday) in Damaturu, stated: "The minimum wage committee recommended a reconciliation…
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Yobe State has dismissed a circulating social media post calling for a statewide strike as false and misleading. In a statement released on Saturday, NLC State Chairman, Muktar Tarbutu, clarified that negotiations on the new minimum wage have concluded and the report has been submitted to Governor Mai Mala…
8 Nov
The Yobe Police Command has denied a report on an online media platform alleging that two of its personnel were involved in the Potiskum robbery. In a statement by the command’s spokesman, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, in Damaturu on Friday, the command also denied shielding the accused policemen and disrupting court proceedings. He described the report…
6 Nov
Yobe Government has debunked an online media report alleging that the state has not recorded any expenditure on basic education in 2024. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Gov Mai Mala Buni’s Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, in Damaturu on Wednesday. Mohammed described the report as “ deliberate lies and falsehood”…
31 Oct
Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, on Thursday, presented a N320.8 billion Appropriation Bill for the 2025 fiscal year before the state House of Assembly. Speaking at the occasion in Damaturu, Buni said that the estimates tagged “Budget of Economic Consolidation and Poverty Reduction” was aimed at completing ongoing projects in the state. He said…
19 Oct
Troops of the Nigerian Army have neutralised no fewer than four terrorists in Yobe and Borno states, recovering weapons and ammunition during the operations. According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, troops in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State, acting on verified intelligence, launched an attack on Boko Haram terrorists operating a tax collection point…
27 Sep
The Yobe Government said a total of 132 cases of cholera were recorded in the state as of September 25, out of which nine died. READ ALSO:Cholera kills nursing mother, nine others in Ebonyi Dr Mohammed Gana, Commissioner for Health and Human Services, stated this in a statement in Damaturu on Friday.…
16 Sep
Yobe Government has confirmed four persons dead from acute diarrhea in Gujba Local Government Area, Dr Lawan Gana, the Commissioner for Health, disclosed this to newsmen in Damaturu on Monday. Gana said the disease was detected in Jangalawaji and Tadandara settlements in Gujba Ward. The commissioner stated that both villages were among areas ravaged by…
14 Sep
Yobe State government has donated N100m to the victims of the recent flood in Borno. This is contained in a statement by Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Director-General Press and Media Affairs to Gov. Mai Mala Buni in Damaturu on Saturday. He said Buni presented the donation to Gov Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno on Saturday in…
14 Sep
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has distributed relief materials to communities that were affected by flooding and insurgency in Yobe recently. The State Coordinator of the Commission, Mr Ali Abbas, made this known during the handover of the items to benefiting communities in Damaturu on Saturday. He said the gesture was on behalf of…
12 Sep
The North East Development Commission (NEDC), has released 200,000 bags of rice for victims of flood in the North-Eastern states of Borno, Adamawa, Yobe, Gombe, Bauchi and Taraba. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that its Managing Director, Mr. Mohammed Alkali, presented the grains and other items to the states on Wednesday in Maiduguri. Alkali listed…
12 Sep
The Yobe Government has unveiled plans to return residents of Mafa back to their ancestral home after the Sept. 1 attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. Retired Brig.-Gen. Dahiru Abdulsalam, Adviser to Gov Mai Mala Buni on Security Matters, made this known while addressing newsmen in Damaturu on Wednesday. He said the military and police…
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The Peace Fund Committee for Victims of Insecurity, established by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has donated N1 million each to the families of victims of insecurity in Enugu and Ebonyi states. This is in continuation of its mission to bring relief to victims of insecurity in…
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Nigeria continued its fine start to the ongoing ICC T20 Cricket World Cup sub-regional qualifier yesterday with a 264-run defeat of Cote d’Ivoire in Abuja. The Yellow-Green had earlier on Saturday defeated St. Helena by 118 runs, with Ridwan Abdulkareen taking three wickets in succession (totalling four in the game) to emerge man of the…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has sealed a petrol station in Ajilete, Ogun State, after uncovering its involvement in smuggling petroleum products to the Republic of Benin. The station’s staff were reportedly caught filling plastic kegs with petrol, intended for illegal transport across the border The operation was part of a week-long sting by Operation…
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that an attempt to embrace smoking as a young man could have led him down a destructive path, stating, "I could have become addicted." Obasanjo made the disclosure on Sunday during the Fly Above The High anti-drug campaign conference held in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Obasanjo, who admitted he once…
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Elder statesman Chief Edwin Clark has accused former President Muhammadu Buhari of oppressing and humiliating Justice Walter Onnoghen, the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), as part of a calculated move to secure re-election in 2019. Clark alleged that Buhari, in collaboration with his then Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami…
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The United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP29) that brought together nearly 200 countries in Baku, Azerbaijan, closed yesterday with a new financial goal to help countries protect their people and economies against climate disasters
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With the headline inflation heading up again after a short-lived breather ahead of Christmas spending as well as the renewed pressure on the naira, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) appears set to announce another interest rate hike when it wraps up its meeting tomorrow.
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Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto Matthew Kukah has said that Nigeria’s presidents since independence, except President Bola Tinubu, assumed office by accident. Nevertheless, he lamented that the country still suffers despite Tinubu..
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Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has disclosed that the country’s decision to remove the petrol subsidy and adopt market-based pricing for foreign exchange has saved the nation an estimated $20 billion.
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Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Adamu Aliyu, at the weekend, revealed that the commission had tracked over 5,000 uncompleted projects since 2019 valued at N74 billion.