Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has approved a new minimum wage of ₦104,000 for civil servants in the state. Naija News reports that the governor announced the increase during a meeting with labour union leaders on Tuesday night at the Government House, Owerri. According to the governor, the wage adjustment raises the minimum salary for workers from ₦76,000 to ₦104,000. Other categories of workers also received upward reviews: Doctors’ minimum pay rose from ₦215,000 to ₦503,000. Teachers in tertiary institutions had their salaries increased from ₦119,000 to ₦222,000. Uzodimma said the decision was informed by the need to ease…
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Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has retained his position as Africa’s number one table tennis player despite falling three places to 26th in the latest International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) world rankings released on Tuesday. Quadri Aruna now has 1,185 points, staying ahead of Egypt’s Omar Assar, who is ranked 33rd with 930 points. The Nigerian maintained his lead despite losing to Assar in the round of 64 at the WTT Europe Smash in Sweden last week. Aruna’s ranking is supported by points gained from earlier competitions, including 350 points from finishing runner-up at the 2025 ITTF African Cup in Tunis, 210…
The Government of Jigawa State has declared Wednesday, August 27, 2025, as a work-free day in celebration of the state’s 34th anniversary. Naija News reports that Jigawa, which was created on August 27, 1991, was carved out of the old Kano State during the state creation exercise that also gave birth to Yobe, Enugu, Bauchi, and Kogi States. In a statement issued by the State Head of Service, Muhammad Dagaceri, the Governor Umar Namadi’s government congratulated the people of Jigawa on the milestone and urged residents to participate fully in festivities scheduled across the state. “The declaration aims to allow…
President Bola Tinubu has asserted that the six-month suspension of raw shea exports is a win for farmers, women, and Nigeria. Naija News reports that Tinubu ordered a temporary ban on the export of raw shea nuts on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, with immediate effect. In a post via 𝕏 on Wednesday, Tinubu stated that the decision was based on the recommendation of the Presidential Food Systems Coordinating Unit, aimed at securing supply for local processors, creating jobs, and protecting a value chain where 95% of pickers are women. Tinubu added that the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, will work with…
Gunmen stormed the residence of Honourable Dagidi Andaye, Chairman of Bomadi Local Government Council in Delta State. The assailants murdered the police officer attached to him. The fallen officer was Inspector O. O. Ojonogba of PMF 51, popularly known as “Ade.” He was shot early Monday as the attackers stormed the Council Chairman’s residence. Inspector Ojonogba, who was on duty, was reportedly asleep in the lounge when they shot him in the neck. The chairman was away on official duties in Asaba, at the time of the attack leaving the officer behind with his children. Confirming the incident, the Chairman’s…
The Governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the forthcoming Anambra gubernatorial election, George Moghalu, has denied reports claiming a court has disqualified him from the November 8 polls. In a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Johnson Okoye, Moghalu described the reports as baseless and politically motivated. While insisting that his candidacy is not under threat, the candidate reaffirmed that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) duly monitored the Labour Party’s primary election and officially published his name as the party’s candidate. The statement said: “Let us state clearly and unequivocally: these rumors are entirely false. Dr.…
African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Dele Momodu, has claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has effectively surrendered its structures to President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027. Naija News reports that Momodu made this known while condemning the party over its decision to zone the 2027 presidential ticket to Southern Nigeria, describing it as “the most reckless decision in the history of our nascent democracy.” In a post via his Instagram page on Tuesday, Momodu directly linked the zoning move to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, saying, “No Jupiter will stop Wike from using…
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has expressed satisfaction with the zoning of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential ticket to the South. Naija News reports that Mohammed, the Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, during an interview with journalists on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, said he was part of the decision-making process regarding the zoning. Mohammed said he is satisfied because the decision to zone the party’s ticket to the South allows PDP to have some sanity, understanding, and unity. According to the Governor, he gave up his ambition to allow the PDP zone its presidential ticket to the South,…
For many Nigerian footballers, the medical room has not just been a checkpoint but a place where dreams were limited, and where lucrative transfers collapsed at the final hurdle. While a few Nigerian footballers, like Nwankwo Kanu, bounced back stronger, others were forced to take entirely different career paths after failing crucial fitness tests. Naija News reports that Victor Boniface’s proposed move to AC Milan broke down this summer due to fitness concerns. According to BILD, the Bayer Leverkusen striker underwent four separate tests in Italy before Milan eventually pulled out of the deal. Boniface has since returned to Germany,…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is reportedly weighing his political options following the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South. Naija News reports that the National Executive Committee of the party, at its 102nd meeting on Monday, zoned the presidential ticket to the South, while retaining the current National Working Committee headed by Ambassador Umar Damagum. Obi, who left the PDP alongside his supporters ahead of the 2023 general elections, is now said to be under pressure from party leaders to make a comeback. Though Obi…
