Politics

How to end Rivers political crisis – Okupe

A former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, has described the political crisis in Rivers as a “total misfortune”, saying that it requires a political solution. Okupe, a former Director-General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in …

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Governors meet in Abuja over minimum wage, LG autonomy

Nigerian State Governors on the platform of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) are currently in a closed-door meeting in Abuja to discuss the proposed new national minimum wage and other national issues. At the last meeting of the tripartite committee on Minimum wage, the Government representative and organised private sector …

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Akwa Ibom Govt Fixes Date For LGA Elections

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Bassey Eno Akwa Ibom State government is to conduct local government elections for the 31 local government areas of the state and councilors for the 329 political wards on October 26, this year. The government announced the election schedule during a stakeholders’ meeting organized by …

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