The management of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Benin City, Edo State, has sacked the Students Union Government, (SUG) of the university and suspended the union indefinitely. A caretaker committee has been constituted to take over activities of the union. The decision took effect from Monday April 29, 2024, according to a circular to the…
₦40,000 Minimum Wage Barely Took Workers Home Says Obaseki as He Explains increment to ₦70,000
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, said he decided to increase the state’s minimum wage from ₦40,000 to ₦70, 000 because the prevailing economic situation in the country had made nonsense of what was being paid. Governor Obaseki said in spite of giving the workers’ insurance, improved conditions of service, and timely salary payment and promotions,…
Again, Obaseki Raises Minimum Wage from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000, Honours Oshiomhole
For the second time in less than one year, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has raised the minimum wage in the state from the federal government approved ₦30, 000 to ₦70, 000. The governor made the announcement at the commissioning of the imposing newly built state-of-the-art Labour House secretariat complex for organised labour in…
Erring Benin Traditional Functionaries Stripped of Titles, Barred from Palace
In addition to their suspension, they have been stripped of Benin Royal beads, symbol of their recognition as Palace functionaries and their traditional titles, which were handed over to the ancestors, barred from parading themselves as Benin Palace functionaries, and stopped from participating in any traditional rites in Benin. They were thereafter escorted out of…
Edo Guber: Idahosa Takes a Walk from PDP, Resigns as BoT Member
Erstwhile political adviser to Senator Adams Oshiomhole, immediate past governor of Edo State, and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) Charles Idahosa, has walked away from the party. Idahosa, a member of the PDP’s Board of Trustees, (BoT) also resigned his membership of the governing body of the party on Monday. Announcing his decision…
Be an entrepreneur not Job Seeker, Oborevwori Advises DELSU Graduates as he grants automatic employment to best student
Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Saturday counseled graduates of the state-owned Delta State University, Abraka, to put to good use the academic knowledge and life lessons garnered during their sojourn in the institution, even as he announced automatic employment for the overall best graduating student, Ilebe Joshua of the Faculty of Pharmacy with a…
For Perverting Benin History, False Claims, BTC Suspends Five Traditional Functionaries
Five Benin traditional functionaries have been suspended from their roles for alleged sacrilege and falsehood against Benin Custom. The Benin Traditional Council, (BTC) which announced their suspension in a statement on Saturday, signed by the Iyase of Benin, Chief Sam Igbe, accused the chiefs, described as “ill-bred individuals”, of declaring themselves subjects of the Ooni…
Edo Guber: Gov. Obaseki Chairs Advisory Council, First Lady, Wife of candidate head Women’s Wing as PDP launches 200-member campaign organisation
With yesterday’s official kick-off of campaigns for the September 21, 2024, governorship election in Edo State, the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state has launched its Campaign Council with Governor Godwin Obaseki heading the seven-man advisory council, and the first lady, Betsy Obaseki and wife of the governorship candidate, Ifeyinwa Ighodalo, heading the…
NPAN Condoles with Ray Ekpu over Death of Wife
The Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria, NPAN has delivered a letter of condolence to Ray Ekpu, former chief executive officer of Newswatch Magazine over the death of his wife, Uyai, Ekpu.Uyai who retired as acting director at the Centre for Management Development, CMD died at the age of 73 years.She is survived by her husband,…
Niger Delta Ministry to Collaborate with NDDC on Completion of All Ongoing, Abandoned Projects, Momoh Assures Governor Oborevwori
The Minister of Niger Delta Development, Abubakar Momoh, has assured governors of the oil-producing states that all ongoing and abandoned projects in the region would be completed, stating that the ministry would collaborate with the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, towards achieving this. Momoh, an engineer, was responding to the appeal by the Delta State…
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