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President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio has pledged that the National Assembly will amend critical laws to ensure full autonomy for Local Government Councils in Nigeria. Speaking at an event in Essien Udim, Akwa Ibom State, after participating in the local government elections, Akpabio highlighted key legislative hurdles impeding Local Government administration, including the State…
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The former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone in the 8th National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has said that the recent criticism of the Minister of State for Defence (CDS), Bello Matawalle, and National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, was unnecessary distractions in the fight against banditry and terrorism in the country. Sani, who is also…
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The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of two siblings, Samuel Adedeji Adeboye and Charles Adedamola Adeboye, and 33 others for internet fraud before Justices Ladiran Akintola, Bayo Taiwo, and O.S. Adeyemi of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan. The 33 convicts are Oluwadamilola…
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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that his administration will commence the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage once the issue of consequential salary adjustment has been addressed. Makinde also announced an extension of the N25,000 wage award to workers and the N15,000 wage award to pensioners for another three months. The extension,…
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The Enugu State Government on Saturday demolished another property linked to kidnapping activities in the state. It warned landlords that it would not entertain any excuses in enforcing relevant laws of the state mandating the government to bring down any property linked to such acts. Section 315 (Second Amendment) of the Criminal Code Law, Cap…
