Author: Kwara Reporters

In July 2024, President Bola Tinubu approved an increase in the minimum wage for Nigerian workers from N30,000 to N70,000.However, the implementation across states has been gradual, with some still yet to adopt the new minimum wage.While a number of states have pledged to meet the N70,000 minimum wage, others have gone further, committing to pay amounts higher than the federal mandate.Below is a list of states that have announced plans to pay above N70,000:Lagos State:On October 16, 2024, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced a new minimum wage of N85,000 for Lagos State workers, N15,000 above the federal minimum. He cited…

By Abdulyekeen Mohd BashirFor clarification and setting the records straight, in the year 2011, when ₦18,000 minimum wage was implemented, Kwara State was one of the first federating Units to implement the amount as minimum wage alongside the FG, and no government worker received anything less than the implemented amount. “Go and verify” apology to His Excellency, Peter Obi. In 2019, No governor implemented the ₦30,000 minimum wage until fPMB showed his interest in seeking reelection. The then Kwara PDP guber candidate, Rt. Hon. Rasak Atunwa throughout his campaign, promised to implement and pay the 30, 000 minimum wage if…

The Delta State Police Command has issued a stern warning to Point of Sale (POS) operators regarding transactions exceeding ₦500,000.According to SP Bright Edafe, the Public Relations Officer of the Command, such transactions could potentially implicate operators in criminal activities, particularly kidnappings.In a recent statement, SP Edafe highlighted a case where a POS operator received a ransom payment of ₦4,000,000 from kidnappers, earning a mere ₦40,000 in profit. “Don’t be a tool for kidnappers to collect ransom,” he cautioned. “It must be traced to you.”My message to POS operators, transaction above 500k can get you into trouble. Dont be a…

The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has explained why the national grid collapse is inevitable, citing the deplorable state of the country’s power infrastructure.Speaking on Wednesday while unveiling Hexing Livoltek, an electricity meter manufacturing company in the Lekki area of Lagos State, Adelabu stated that power grids in different regions or states are needed to prevent incessant grid collapses.He noted that having multiple power grids in each region and state would bring about stability.“This Electricity Act has decentralised power. It has enabled all the subnational governments, the state government and the local government, to be able to participate in the…

In a developing case of a suspected kidnap ransom transaction in Delta State, a yet-to-be-identified Point of Sale operator has spoken out, claiming she was unaware of the criminal activities behind a 4 million Naira deposit into her account.The operator was questioned in a video by the Public Relations Officer for Delta State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, and published on his X page on Thursday as part of an investigation into a kidnapping incident.The operator explained her side of the story, stating that she was contacted by a customer, Timothy Ogenechukwu, who had previously conducted smaller transactions with her.“He…

The House of Representatives has called on President Bola Tinubu to present the 2025 budget to the National Assembly within two weeks.The House urged Mr Tinubu, who is currently on vacation in France, to comply with Section 11(1)(b) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act by submitting the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and the budget to the National Assembly within the next two weeks.This resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Clement Jimbo (APC, Akwa-Ibom) during Wednesday’s plenary session.Section 11(1)(b) of the Act states that “the Federal Government, after consultation with the States, shall, not later than six months…

The National Security Adviser, NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has stated that a significant number of illicit weapons currently in circulation in Nigeria originally belonged to the Federal Government.Ribadu stated this on Thursday, during the arms destruction exercise conducted by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW) at Muhammadu Buhari Cantonment in Abuja.He explained that the weapons ended up in the hands of non-state actors due to corrupt elements within the security agencies.The NSA condemned security personnel who facilitate the distribution of weapons to terrorists, bandits and other non-state actors.He assured that the government will…

Six persons have been jailed for internet fraud by two courts in Ilorin, Kwara State capital.The Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, October 14, 2024 secured the conviction of the six persons before Justices Sulaiman Akanbi and Adebayo Yusuf of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin.The convicts are Idris Muhammed, Ismail Temitope Mustapha, Oyekola Odunayo, Anthony Slyvester Stephen, Timilehin Adeniyi and Olayiwola Ayomide Abdulmalik.Justice Akanbi jailed Idris, Ismail, Oyekola and Anthony, while the duo of Timilehin and Olayiwola were convicted by Justice Yusuf.The charge against Idris reads, “That you, IDRIS MUHAMMED…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Global Signature Hotel and Total Grace Group Limited Dr. Henry Akinduro has slammed N5 billion suit on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for allegedly declaring him wanted illegally. He claimed that the anti-graft agency has violated his fundamental human rights by the action.The EFCC on October 11, 2024 declared Akinduro wanted via its official X Account in connection with fraud accusations by one Mr. Femi Olushakin. In the suit filed on Wednesday at the Federal High Court, Lagos, Akinduro told the court that the anti-corruption agency declared him wanted without any form of judicial intervention,…

Combined images of the mass burial A mass burial has been conducted for 140 victims of the petrol tanker explosion that took place at Majiya town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Wednesday.About 90 other victims of the ugly incident are currently in various hospitals in the state receiving treatment.The explosion occurred around midnight on Tuesday when the driver of the tanker, travelling from Kano to Nguru in Yobe State, lost control near Khadija University, Majiya.The tanker, which had departed Kano and was heading to Nguru Town in Yobe State, exploded after the driver lost control.The disaster, according to…