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Day: May 1, 2024

Gov Sani unveils ₦500m loan scheme for Kaduna workers

Sani emphasised the importance of a motivated workforce for the success of his administration’s Rural Transformation Agenda, addressing the theme ‘People First’. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has unveiled a ₦500 million revolving loans scheme for civil servants in the State. Sani disclosed this on Wednesday in Kaduna during the 2024 May Day Celebration….

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Residents protest plan to withdraw security from Edo ijaw communities

Addressing newsmen, the Chairman, Inikorogha community, Friday Benson, appealed to the governor to see to the extension and increase of security presence in the community. Residents of Inikorogha, Aworri and 20 other neighbouring Ijaw communities in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo, on Wednesday protested plans by individuals to withdraw security personnel from…

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756 schools to compete in Anambra sports festival

In his speech, Governor Chukwuma Soludo said his administration would continue to support sports for greater empowerment impact. Patrick-Estate Onyedum, Chairman, Anambra State Sports Development Commission (ASSDC), has said that a total of 756 primary and secondary schools have registered to participate in the state’s 2024 School Sports Festival. Onyedum said this at the Pre-Competition…

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MNJTF intensifies operation to eliminate Boko Haram, ISWAP in Lake Chad

He urged the public not to panic about the troops’ movements but to offer support to them to eradicate the terrorists. The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) has intensified operations to eradicate remnants of Boko Haram terrorists and ISWAP on the shores of the Lake Chad basin. Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, the Chief Military Public Information…

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Tinubu salutes workers as they await new minimum wage

Tinubu assured Nigerian workers of his determination to improve their welfare, enhance their working conditions as well as provide the necessary tools for them to succeed. The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) president Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Nigerian workers on the occasion of the annual May Day celebration by workers globally. This is contained…

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My govt recruited 5,000 workers in 7 years – Obaseki

The governor said he was leaving the state workforce better than he met it, noting that the John Odigie Oyegun Public Service Academy had trained over 10,000 workers. Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo, on Wednesday, said his administration had employed more than 5,000 new workers into the state civil service in the last seven years….

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How we nurtured Anambra UTME candidate to score 324 in JAMB – LG Chairman

The LG chairman revealed how the candidate was discovered during a student challenge in Anambra last year. Chibueze Ofobuike, the Chairman of Aguata Local Government Area in Anambra State, has disclosed how his government nurtured one Chijioke Alexander Onuorah, a candidate who scored 324 in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). Onuorah is one…

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Death toll rises to 17 in Enugu lone accident

An eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that the commercial bus, which was driven at high speed, lost control and rammed into the fence of Maduka University. The death toll in the Enugu-Nike-Opi-Nsukka Road lone accident has risen from 15 to 17 persons as of Wednesday, says the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC)….

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Lagos community expresses concerns over Lagos-Calabar Coastal road project

Umahi explained that the project would mark a major milestone in the Renewed Hope roadmap of Tinubu for economic diversification. The Okun-Ajah community in Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State has called for the need to maintain the 2006 coastal plan designed by the state government for the Lagos-Calabar road project. The community on…

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Obi salutes Nigerian workers amid countless obstacles and hurdles

Obi said that the efforts of workers were the lifeblood of the nation’s economy and the driving force behind its progress. Peter Obi, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has written to Nigerian workers, saluting their resilience and doggedness to ensure a better country. Obi, in a letter on Wednesday in Awka…

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