AfDB boss, Adesina, decries Nigeria’s poverty rate
Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina | File Image Adesina: 65% of the poor, that’s 86 million people live in northern Nigeria while 35% nearly 47 million live in the South By Valentine Amanze The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, has decried Nigeria’s rising poverty level. Adesina made the lamentation during the 90th […]
Fubara approves N85,000 minimum wage for Rivers workers
Governor Siminalayi Fubara signed Executive Order Number 2, 2024, to establish the Rivers State Investment Promotion Council in Port Harcourt on August 5, 2024 | File Image The Rivers State Government has approved a minimum wage of N85,000 for civil servants in the state. The Head of Service of the state, George Nwaeke, announced that […]
Jigawa tanker explosion death toll rises to 167
The scene of the explosion | File Image Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has disclosed that the death toll from the tanker explosion in Taura Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday has risen to 167. The governor made the disclosure at the Government House in Dutse, while receiving his Kano State counterpart, Abba […]
Nigeria’s ranking among top 20 most hungry nations worrisome – Obi
Peter Obi | File Image Obi: Today, it is even more painful to see that many households can no longer afford even the most basic sustenance By Valentine Amanze The Labour Party (LP) leader and 2023 Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed concern over the current Global Hunger Index, which placed Nigeria among the […]
African communities, CSOs, activists to begin fresh campaign against water privatization
CSOs campaigning against water privatisation in Lagos | File Image By Valentine Amanze Communities, civil society organisations, and labour activists from across Africa are set for the fourth edition of the five-day “Africa Week of Action Against Water Privatisation,” which begins on October 21, 2024. United on the platform, “Our Water Our Right Africa Coalition […]
