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The Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has announced his administration will implement a new minimum wage of N80,000 for all civil servants in the state. To ensure a smooth rollout of this policy, the governor has also constituted an implementation committee, which has been given one month to deliver its report on how…
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More than five million Nigerians have been displaced by floods between 2012 and 2022. Ngwodo noted that both in the short, medium, and long term, the youth bear the brunt of climate change, adding that it has a severe impact on life expectancy. He also pointed out that 63% of Nigerians are multidimensionally poor, adding…
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The Ogun State Government has urged residents of flooded areas and communities in the state to relocate immediately, as they had been advised about four months ago. Ogun State Commissioner for the Environment, Ola Oresanya, said this on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Some of the communities affected by the recent release of water from the…
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A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Wednesday sentenced a 23 year-old drug trafficker, Isiaka Musa, to a total of 22 months in prison for illicit drug trafficking. Musa was caught with 206gm of Cannabis and 450gm of Cannabis seeds. Delivering judgment, Justice N.E. Maha said besides the convict’s guilty plea and the overwhelming evidence…
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The Police in Enugu have arrested a native doctor, Enuwa Odugu, and his accomplice, Uwakwe Eze, for their alleged conspiracy and subsequent murder of a 26-year-old man, Chikwado Eze. Social media was abuzz last week with reports of Chikwado’s tragic death. The 26-year-old had received a visa to travel abroad and sought fortification at the…
