Kwara State Government has assembled a negotiating team to interface with representatives of the labour unions over the minimum wage.
The team is peopled by government officials and leadership of the labour unions in the state, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor Rafiu Ajakaye said in a statement on Thursday.
The...
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday said it has additional N70 million for Kwara state government from its recovery of looted funds from alleged corrupt persons in the state.
The commission said that latest recovered fund was gotten from its ongoing investigations into the spending of the Kwara...
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed immediate constitution of a government panel to meet with the Labour unions in the state to discuss the national minimum wage.
“The Head of Service has been directed to work out the modalities of the workings of the panel,” spokesman of the Governor...
The former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Monday confirmed he had received his severance allowance.
He put the figure he received at N3,752,727.
Saraki’s Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu disclosed this in a message he posted on his Twitter handle, @Yusupholaniyonu.
Olaniyonu also admitted that Saraki’s aides had yet...
The Nigerian Army on Monday redeployed 20 Major-Generals and more than 10 Brigadier-Generals in a major shake-up which it said would “reinvigorate the system for greater efficiency.”
The redeployment was approved by the Chief of the Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, and took immediate effect, according to a release by...
• Says infrastructure, enterprise, innovation key to devt
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Thursday denied that the government was behind the popular musical concert that featured pop star Wizkid in Ilorin, adding however that the event was a welcome development and could be a springboard to promote entertainment and...
• Gov, Industry Minister, Dangote visit BUA Factory in Lafiagi
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment Adeniyi Adebayo on Thursday toured the BUA sugar refinery and plantation in Lafiagi, Kwara State, amid assurances by AbdulRazaq that the state is open to business.
They were joined...
Family file suit in Ilorin Court
The Kwara State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq to respect the rule of law and stop all actions that can lead to breakdown of law and order.
In a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Tunde Ashaolu,...
Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), says he has directed the Department of State Services to release the immediate-past National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki; and #RevolutionNow protest convener, Mr. Omoyele Sowore, from custody.
As of the time of filing this report on Tuesday,...
The Senate on Tuesday summoned the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbosola, to appear before it with the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Muhammed Babandede.
Aregbesola and Babandede are to brief the Senate on Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters on latest visa on arrival policy...
