Peter Obi who is the presidential candidate of the Labour party has been declared the winner of the presidential election conducted in Ebonyi state on Saturday, February 25. According to the results released by INEC, Obi secured 259,738 to beat APC’s Bola Tinubu who secured 42, 402 votes. PDP’s Atiku Abubakar came third with 13, 503 votes.
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, came a distant fourth with 1,661 votes.
President Bola Tinubu, asked the National Assembly to amend the National Social Investment Programmes Agency Act 2023 to ensure transparency. The President’s request was contained in a letter transmitted to the House of Representatives and read by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, during plenary. “The purpose of the bill is to make the national social register […]
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Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Tuesday, approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for workers in the state. The approval followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding by the state government and leaders of organised labour in the state. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Yinka Oyebode, stated […]
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Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South) has congratulated Gov. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa on his well-deserved victory in the just-concluded governorship election in Ondo State. This is contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media, Akeem Abas, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Ibadan. Senator Alli described the victory as a testament […]
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