Author: Starnews NG
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Akwa Ibom to Start Paying N80,000 Minimum Wage with Arrears
Akwa Ibom State is set to begin paying the new N80,000 minimum wage to eligible workers starting in January 2025. The payment will include arrears from November 2024 for those verified by the state government. Governor Umo Eno made the announcement during the 2025 Thanksgiving Service of the State Council of the Nigeria Union of…
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Wike Explains Decision Not to Reconcile With Rivers Governor Fubara
By: Bayero Ade The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has made it clear that he has no intention of resolving his disagreement with Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara. According Politics Nigeria during a media briefing in Abuja on Sunday, Wike expressed dissatisfaction with Fubara and his associates, accusing them of ignoring President…
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APC Reacts to Impeachment of Lagos Assembly Speaker, Obasa
By: Bayero Ade The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commented on the removal of the former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, emphasizing that the decision was made independently by the Assembly. According to Politcs Nigeria, in a statement, APC spokesperson Hon. Seye Oladejo clarified that…
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Cholera Outbreak Declared in Akwa Ibom Community
By: Bayero Ade The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced a cholera outbreak in Emeroke, a community in Eastern Obolo Local Government Area. According to Vanguard, Dr. Patrick Essiet, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, made this known in a statement on Sunday. He revealed that the State Epidemiologist had been dispatched to the…
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TikTok Service Restored in the U.S. Following Trump’s Intervention
TikTok users in the U.S. can breathe easy again after the app was reactivated, just hours after facing a federal shutdown. The restoration came after President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to delay the ban by issuing an executive order on his first day in office, The Sun reports. This decision aims to give ByteDance, TikTok’s…
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NAHCON Announces 2025 Hajj Fare
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has disclosed the fares for the 2025 pilgrimage. The cost for pilgrims from Southern States has been fixed at N8.7 million, while those from the Northern Zone will pay N8.4 million. Pilgrims from the Borno and Adamawa region will pay N8.3 million. The announcement follows approvals from the…
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LP Crisis: Obi, Otti’s Caretaker Committee Takes Abure to Supreme Court
The 29-member caretaker committee of the Labour Party, appointed by Abia State Governor Alex Otti and former presidential candidate Peter Obi, has announced plans to approach the Supreme Court over the ongoing leadership dispute within the party. This decision follows the recent judgment by the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which upheld the leadership of…
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Polytechnic workers to begin three-day strike
By Miracle Ogunde Citing the plot to deprive non-teaching staff of polytechnics career progression in the civil service to no effect, the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic has announced its plan to embark on a three-day warning strike. The notice was contained in a letter sent to the Ministry of Labour alongside the National…
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Tinubu To eatablish Committee To Tackle Tanker Explosion
By Miracle Ogunde The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, has revealed the intention of President t ola Tinubu to set up a high-powered committee to investigate the recurrence of tanker explosions and implement safety measures to forestall the tragedy. This follows the recent tanker explosion in Nigeria state which left no fewer than 86 persons…
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I remain in APC, Binani dismisses defection rumour
By Miracle Ogunde Aishatu Ahmed, Binani, the 2023 Adamawa State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has insisted that she remains a member of the party, thereby debunking rumors suggesting she and her supporters had defected from the party. The former governorship aspirant made this known At an event held in Yola, on…