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Sugarcane growers’ fear allayed over price drop
The leaders of the joint cooperative project of sugarcane growers in the Kilombero Valley have reassured the latter that there will be no drop in the prices of the crop following the good relations between the growers and sugar industry stakeholders.
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AAMFI welcomes AU ministers’ decisions on African multilateral financial institutions’ preferred creditor status
The Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions (AAMFI) held the third meeting of its Governing Council on the margins of the African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting, held in Accra, Ghana, during which it welcomed the endorsement of the Alliance by the African Union (AU) Ministers of Finance and Central Bank Governors at their 7th Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning, and Integration, in Tunis, Tunisia. The…
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IMANI bosses indict Ofori-Atta & Kyerematen over West Blue’s GH¢95 million judgment debt
The Founder and President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has indicted ex-Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta and Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, for encumbering the state with a GH¢95 million judgment debt payment, saying it was completely avoidable. On Monday, June 1, 2020, the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) kicked out West Blue Consulting and replaced it with the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS) to do all transactions related to the import and export of goods in the country’s various ports. ICUMS replaces…
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Soldiers not served poor meal, Army reacts to viral video
The Nigerian Army has said the individual in a viral video complaining about soldiers being poorly fed in Yobe State is not a military personnel. In the viral video, the man displayed the small portion of semo he received, lamenting that soldiers in Kanama, Yobe State, were being inadequately fed with poor meals. However, reacting Read More
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Nationwide protest: Zamfara APC condemns looting of Matawalle’s properties
Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed dismay over the destruction of former governor, Bello Matawelle’s properties at his Gusau’s country home following the nationwide protest. This was contained in a statement issued by the party publicity secretary, Mallam Yusuf Idris Gusau, which was made available to newsmen in Gusau, the state capital. “We observed that many PDP thugs were strategically deployed to attack, maim, and destroy personalities and properties of the…
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Gov Alia sacks BSIEC chairman
Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has sacked the chairman of the Benue State Independent Electoral Commission, BSIEC, Dr John Chen. He was removed for lack of competence following a resolution by the Benue State House of Assembly. The adoption of the resolution was taken by the House on Thursday during a plenary presided by the Speaker, Chief Hon. Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh. The resolution followed a debate on the report of the House Standing Committee…
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Minimum wage: Kwara names committee for consequential adjustment
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has approved the constitution of a tripartite committee to work out the consequential adjustment component for other categories of workers on the new minimum wage. This comes as a new national minimum wage has been pegged at N70,000, triggering a need for consequential adjustments for senior cadres of workers in the state. The committee comprises representatives from the state government, the labour unions, and the organised private sector, according to…
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Hunger protest: Kaduna CAN urges restraint amid killings, destruction of property
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Kaduna State chapter, has called on Nigerians to exercise restraint and not take the law into their hands. The leadership of CAN also enjoined Christians in the state to continue to remain steadfast amid the ongoing hunger protest. The chairman of the state CAN, Rev. Ma’aji Caleb, in a statement, said, “Our nation came to a stand still as a consequence of the ongoing hunger protest. “This…
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Kwara sets up committee on minimum wage adjustment
Kwara State Government has set up a 21-member tripartite committee to work out the consequential adjustment component for other categories of workers on minimum wage in the state. The state governor, AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq, approved the constitution of the committee, according to a Government House statement released to the press on Thursday. The statement noted that Read More
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Protest: Katsina Govt imposes 24-hour curfew
Katsina State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Dutsinma Local Government Area. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskari announced the decision in a statement issued in Katsina on Thursday. The statement was signed by Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu-Yar’adua, the Director of media at the office of the Secretary to the State Government. According to him, the government under the Acting Governor, Malam Faruq Jobe has also banned unusual gatherings and all types of…
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