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By Azu Ishiekwene Earlier this week, I teased on my social handle about my encounter with a deity. Of course, not in the sense that one might meet a deity in the groove of a village forest. Yet, those who have met this man – who know him – might agree that Sam Amuka, fondly called Uncle Sam, is a deity of sorts. The trail that forged the seasons of his career goes back many decades to his years at Daily Times which at its prime, was Africa’s leading journalism shrine. On Sunday I went to see Uncle Sam, to talk about…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has appealed to workers in the state for patience, saying he remained committed in doing everything needed to make their condition better. Mbah made the appeal at the 2024 Workers Day Celebration held at Okpara Square in Enugu on Wednesday with the theme: “People First.” He said his administration would stop at nothing until it achieved workers’ welfare and would strive to fulfil his campaign promises. The governor, represented by his Deputy, Barrister Ifeanyi Ossai, while acknowledging that workers needed improved wage to meet economic realities in the country, stressed that…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The Youth Wing of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has issued the Nigeria Police Force and other sister security agencies a seven-day ultimatum to fish out perpetrators of the massacre of people of Nimbo in Uzo Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. Recall that Fulani herdsmen had allegedly attacked the community on Sunday evening killing many people and leaving others injured. Speaking after an emergency National Executive Committee Meeting of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing, National leader of the group, Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu said the youths would resort to self help in an event of failure to their demands.…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Enugu State Governor, Dr Peter Mbah, has assured workers in the state that his administration would continue to do everything within its powers to make them happy. Mbah said this in his May Day message to workers during the celebration of this year’s Workers’ Day in Enugu. The event was marked with march past by various workers’ union in the state. The governor commended the workers in the state for their commitment and dedication to duty. Mbah also described the workers as the Landlords of the state.
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has disclosed that he made himself the Commissioner for Lands because he discovered unprecedented fraud and criminality going on in the ministry. Governor Uzodimma stated this while addressing the workers during the workers day celebration in the state. He decried that it seemed that lands that belong to the government belonged to nobody anymore. Governor Uzodimma further stressed that he had encumbered himself because he cannot allocate land to himself, noting that those who hid under his canopy and pretended to be working for him while stealing land, will no longer…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that the result of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), released Monday by the exam body, was not available yet on its website. JAMB, in a statement by its Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, on Wednesday, warned members of the public to be wary of anyone parading printed result slip. According to the statement, any printed result slip of the 2024 UTME exam is fake as the result is not yet available on JAMB website. JAMB said that the results were not available in paper format currently, contrary…
Ugo Nosiri, Owerri Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has vowed to implement the new national minimum wage that will be approved by the Federal Government at the end of the ongoing negotiation. Governor Uzodimma also announced that the state had commenced payment of gratuity to retired civil servants from 2006 to date. The governor, while disclosing this at this year’s Workers’ Day celebration in Owerri, noted that three thousand pensioners cutting across all cadres had been paid since Tuesday this week when the exercise commenced. He stressed that his administration was committed to enhancing the welfare of workers and…
…As Otti promises implementation of new minimum wage Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Workers in Abia State, have threatened a showdown with the State Government over delays in the payment of the N35,000 wage award announced by the Federal Government after the removal of fuel subsidy. The State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Okoro Ogbonnaya, who made the threat in his address during Workers’ Day celebration Wednesday in Umuahia, said that any further delays in the payment of the wage award could pitch workers against Government. He pleaded with Governor Alex Otti to expedite action on the wage award…
Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Civil servants in Anambra State, Wednesday, displayed their dissatisfaction and disappointment at the absence of Governor Chukwuma Soludo at Ekwueme Square, venue of Workers’ Day celebration in the state. Workers also did not have it easy with the Deputy Governor, Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, who represented the governor at the event for his refusal to comment on their demands for a wage increase and other welfare requests. As early as 10 am, workers from different Ministries, Agencies, and Parastatals including members of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), in their different uniforms and attires, had filled the entire…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has announced a N10,000 increase in the salary of workers in the state. He promised that once the issue of minimum wage is resolved nationally, Ebonyi State will not be the last to pay. The governor also ordered the immediate recruitment of 1000 teachers, even as he thanked the workers for their cooperation and assistance toward the progress of his administration and promised to make them happy. He noted that his administration is not owing any pension and gratuity to retirees, adding that those that retired since January this year have…