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Sanwo-Olu makes first appointment, names his DG campaign group, Ayinde as Chief of Staff

Lagos State Governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who will be sworn-in as the 10th governor of the state has appointed Mr. Tayo Ayinde as his Chief of Staff. Ayinde, who was the Chief Security Detail to the former Governor Bola Tinubu, during his tenure and until his new appointment was the Director General Babajide Sanwo-Olu Campaign Group…

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‘You’ll know if I’m go slow or fast during my second term’, says President Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday night said that those calling him Baba go slow will know if he is actually slow or fast during his second term. He stated this while speaking in an interview with NTA, saying that he would make the police and other security agencies move fast. On his message to Nigerians,…

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Makinde expressed gratitude to Oyo NLC for suspending strike for his sake

Oyo State governor-elect, Engr Seyi Makinde, has described the suspension of the strike by the state chapter of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, to honour him as humbling. In a statement by his spokesman on Monday, Prince Dotun Oyelade, he said that this gesture is a recognition of his sincerity in dealing with all issues…

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Breaking- AIFCE retirees Ejection: Okorocha loses again in court

An Imo State High Court presided over by Justice K. A. Ojiako, has described the forceful entry, demolition of staff quarters of Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education, Owerri and rendering of the institution’s pensioners homeless, as “illegal, unconscionable and portrayed the defendants as people that have no respect for the rule of law”. Okorocha…

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BREAKING: Buhari signs 2019 budget to law

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday, signed into law the 2019 Appropriation Bill. The President’s assent officially makes the bill become law and signals the commencement of the 2019 fiscal budget. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma had earlier sent out invitations for the event. The invitation read in part, “Dear Sir/Ma, On…

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Workers to receive new minimum wage from April 18, says Ngige

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, over the weekend said the new minimum wage will take effect from April 18, 2019, when it was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. It would recalled that the Federal Government on May 14, 2019 inaugurated a committee to negotiate the consequential adjustment in salaries…

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Group offers to train 2000 Ekiti students

National Union of Textile Garment and Tailoring Workers in Nigeria (NUTGTWN) Camapala Sector has expressed its readiness to collaborate with Ekiti State Council for Arts and Culture to train ,2000 Ekiti students and voluntary youths in the art of fashion designing , indigenious cloth making ,arts and crafts. Comrade Ibrahim Lawal, The National Chairman of…

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UI suffers 1,834 workers’ shortfall- VC, Prof. Olayinka laments

The Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, Professor Idowu Olayinka has said that the institution with a student population of 32,228, full-time equivalents and the current number of staff at about 2,736, is against the National University Commission (NUC) standard which means the university is having workers’ shortfall of 1,834. Professor Olayinka made this known on…

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Royal stool rivalry: newly installed monarch in Lalupon urges aggrieved parties to support him

The newly installed onilalupon of Lalupon in Lagelu local government area of oyo state Oba Muniru Arigbabuwo has appealed to the aggrieved parties in the contest for the thrown to join hands with him to move the town forward The traditional ruler who was installed by the state government on monday had been having runing…

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Oyo workers threaten to embark on strike Friday if govt don’t meet their demands

Oyo State workers on Thursday threatened to commence strike and paralyse government activities starting from tomorow, Friday, May 24, if the state government doesn’t meet their demands. Part of the demands contained in a two-page statement jointly signed by the NLC secretary, Mohamed Ibrahim and the secretary of Joint Negotiating Council, Lukman Balogun, after a…

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