Kogi Council Chairman Slumps, Dies Hours To Election

Less than 24 hours to the governorship election in Kogi State, the chairman of Lokoja Local Government Area , Muhammed Danasabe, has died. He was confirmed dead around 4.30am at a hospital in Lokoja, the state capital. Muhammed was rushed to the hospital after he slumped at his residence. READ ALSO Federal Civil Servants’ 2023 Salaries To Gulp N7.76 Trillion – Govt OAU Hospital Workers Protest 10 Months’ Unpaid Salaries EKEDC Deepens Legal Actions As Energy Theft, Meter By-Pass Surge In Lekki The now deceased local government chairman was said…

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Federal Civil Servants’ 2023 Salaries To Gulp N7.76 Trillion – Govt

The Nigerian Government has  agreed that salaries to federal workers, and other non-debt recurrent costs are expected to gulp N7.76tn in 2023. This is based on data from the initial 2023 budget and recently signed 2023 supplementary budget. The country’s central government recently approved a N2.18tn budget to augment new expenses, including an agreed wage reward for workers due to the removal of fuel subsidy. When the budget was announced, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, noted that N605bn has been earmarked for national defense, while N210bn…

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OAU Hospital Workers Protest 10 Months’ Unpaid Salaries

Some medical workers of the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Osun State have tackled the management for allegedly subjecting them to penury over 10 months of unpaid salaries. The employees, who spoke with PUNCH Metro in different interviews on Wednesday, lamented that they had resorted to begging to feed their families due to the hardship the non-payment of salaries subjected them to. One of the employees who identified himself simply as Ben decried that he had become incapable of feeding his family because of the non-payment of his salary since he…

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EKEDC Deepens Legal Actions As Energy Theft, Meter By-Pass Surge In Lekki

“Now beyond our control,” What Dr. Sanda, customers said at the Lekki Customer engagement forum, which coincided with the EKEDC’s Energy Theft Awareness Week     Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has expressed concerns over the rising cases of energy theft, meter bypass, and unauthorized connections in the Lekki district of Lagos state and has therefore vowed to take legal action against individuals or groups caught engaging in the activities. Dr. Tinuade Sanda, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), made this known in a keynote address at…

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Wabote Hosts HEOSL, Says R&D Crucial For Nigeria’s Industrial Development

How We Empowered Nigerian Service Providers, Suppliers – HEOSL boss talks on Commitment to Nigerian Content Development   Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL), operator of the OML 30 Joint Venture between NNPC Exploration and Production Limited and Shoreline Natural Resources Limited Joint Venture (NEPL/SNRL JV) has reiterated its commitment to the development of Nigerian Content. A statement by the company showed that the Chief Executive officer, Ado Oseragbaje, gave this assurance during a courtesy visit to Engr. Simbi Wabote, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development Board (NCDMB) in Abuja.…

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