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By Chuks Peter, DELTA Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has called on the twenty-five Local Government Council Chairmen in the state to ensure the implementation of the new minimum wage for council workers, starting November 2024. He issued this directive during a meeting on Tuesday with the leadership …

Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, presented a proposed budget of N498 billion for the 2025 fiscal year, titled the “Sustainable Growth Budget,” to the State House of Assembly in Calabar on Tuesday. In his presentation, Otu detailed that N328 billion, or 66% of the budget, is allocated for …

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, recently dissolved the executive of the Itsekiri National Youths Council (INYC) due to the organization’s failure to adopt a new constitution. Palace sources expressed concerns over the longstanding practice within INYC of selecting executive members based on loyalty to specific leaders rather than …

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has extended warm congratulations to Chief (Dr.) Onikepo Akande, Nigeria’s first female Minister of Industry and former President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on her 80th birthday. In a statement from his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu praised …