Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State has advised labour unions to desist from issuing threats to state governments over the new minimum wage. Mr.Saraki said this in Ilorin on Saturday that such threats were unnecessary as the President had yet to sign the bill into law. However, he said that every state would pay the new minimum wage as soon…

The Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole has taken the campaign of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) to traders in markets in Benin city, the state capital. The governor who led the campaign train to the Oliha market, Eyaen cattle market, Ahor Cattle market, Aduwawa market, New Benin market, Agbado market and Uselu market at the weekend, urged the traders…

The People's Mandate Party (PMP) and its presidential candidate, Batos Nwadike have condemned Mr Nwadike's exclusion from the presidential debate being organised by the Nigerian Election Debate Group (NEDG). Speaking in Abuja yesterday, the spokesperson of the Batos Nwadike Presidential Campaign Organisation, Esanerovo Agbodo said the exclusion from the debate is a ploy to kill the ambition of smaller political…

The Commission of Inquiry into Witchcraft and Child Abuse in Akwa Ibom State has concluded plans to travel to London, United Kingdom (UK). The commission plans to meet with the Programme Director of a British registered charity, the Stepping Stones Nigeria (SSN), Gary Foxcroft, to get his testimonies over his organisation’s activities with the children of the state. The commission…

The Plateau State Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Commissioner, Habu Zarma, said on Thursday that the Commission Is “fully ready” to conduct the April general elections. Mr Zarma, who stated this on Thursday at the Jos Civil Society and Media Roundtable on the April Elections, said all necessary arrangements for the conduct of the elections have been put in…

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has expressed worry over the activities of land speculators who are encroaching on its property. “The corporation is also worried that the Enugu State Government and agencies collude to encroach on NRC property,” the NRC District Manager, East, Paul Ndibe, said. Mr Ndibe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu on Thursday that…

Residents of Ogwu-Aniocha, a remote community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State will now enjoy electricity for the first time following the commissioning of a N30m rural electrification project by the Anambra State government. Commissioner for public utilities, water resources and community development, Emeka Nwankwu, said the project was in line with the state government’s policy of simultaneous…

A People’s Democratic Party Senatorial candidate for Akwa Ibom North East District, Ita Enang, on Thursday condemned the wave of political violence in the country. Mr Enang, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, urged politicians and their supporters to eschew violence and allow peace to reign. “I want to use this opportunity to condemn…

Some offices of the People’s Democratic Party and Congress for Progressive Change have been burnt by rival party supporters in Hadejia, Jigawa State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt that the supporters clashed when one of the Senatorial candidates for Jigawa Northeast District, Abdulazeez Turabo, was campaigning at a rally. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abdul Jinjiri, told…

The number of non-EU students visiting the UK for studies is to be cut by 25 per cent, a government minister has said. The Europe correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that British Home Secretary Theresa May unveiled the plan in a statement to the parliament on Wednesday in London. The statement said there would also be…

President Goodluck Jonathan took his campaign for support in the April election to the Igbo living in the 19 northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday. Mr Jonathan, who was represented by the Niger Delta Affairs Minister, Godsday Orubebe, at a ceremony in Rockview Hotel, Abuja, said their support will be vital to his victory at the poll.…

The acting national President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Bashir Olanrewaju, has challenged presidential candidates in the forthcoming elections to be practical in handling cases of electoral violence. Mr Olarewaju said this Tuesday in Ibadan, while shedding more light on the activities lined up for the union's national conference holding in the Oyo State capital. Commenting…

The Visionaries Academy, a Niger Delta-based not-for-profit organisation, says it has concluded plans to host the inaugural edition of the ‘Warri Makeover Project', a community service initiative designed to rebrand the city. According to the organisers, the project is aimed at changing the negative stereotype usually associated with the oil-rich city. "The motivation behind the Warri Makeover Project is towards…

Traditional rulers in Cross River State are pushing for a law which will empower them to monitor government projects under construction in their domains to ensure that such projects are executed to specification. Apart from projects under execution, the envisaged law will also enable them to protect projects sited in their domains and also on regular basis keep government informed…

The governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang and the People's Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate for the April polls, has warned his supporters against rigging the elections for him. Mr Jang, who handed down the warning in an address to PDP supporters at a campaign rally in Jos on Wednesday, literarily cursed whoever contemplated such. "If anyone rigs election, it…