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By Straightnews Nigerian Ministers are nervous over planned Cabinet rejig by President Bola Tinubu, Straightnews has learnt.  The 48 Ministers were sworn in at the State House Conference Centre on Monday, 21 August, 2023 in Abuja. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Digital/New Media, Mr. O’Tega Ogra, revealed the rejig to State House Correspondents during a joint briefing at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday. According to him, the exercise will be based on the empirical evidence from performance reports the President has received…

By Straightnews The Nigerian Government on Thursday began payment of the new salary and its consequential adjustments to public servants across all levels of the federal civil service, seven months after it began negotiations of N70,000 as the new minimum wage. This means over 1.2 million civil servants on the payroll of the Federal Government will be paid the newly approved minimum wage in September. A warrant for this month’s salary signed by the Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr Oluwatoyin Madein, and addressed to the Budget Office of the Federation directed the commencement of the new payment. A document by…

By Press Release Two persons have d!ed following attacks by notorious Oriokpa masqueraders at the University Town of Nsukka in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State. A woman met her untimely death at Aku Road, Obechara area, Nsukka, after being chased by one of the Oriokpa masquerades on Tuesday, September 2024. In an attempt to escape, she ran into a moving truck and was killed instantly, causing widespread panic and horror among onlookers. Read also:  Assault: Six detained masqueraders to appear in Ebonyi Court  In another incident at Nru Junction, a young male, later identified as a student of…

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has extended its condolence to the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, over the loss of his wife, Pastor Patience. Mrs Eno died on Thursday in a hospital following an undisclosed illness, according to a statement issued on Friday morning by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Akwa Ibom, Comrade Ini Emembong. Reacting to the loss, the NGF in a statement by Kwara State Governor/Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on Friday, said it was “shocked at the sudden death of Her Excellency Pastor Patience Umo Eno, wife of the Governor of Akwa…

Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has lost his wife, Patience. Aged 57, she had six children and nine grandchildren, all of whom were involved in her philanthropic activities. She founded the Golden Initiative For All (GIFA), a foundation focused on providing shelter, food, and education to the poor and vulnerable in Akwa Ibom. Commissioner for Information, Ini Ememobong, announced the First Lady’s death in a statement titled Unexpected Sunset in the early hours of Friday. According to the commissioner, she died at a hospital on Thursday in the presence of family members after a brief illness. He said: “It is with heavy…

Civil servants under the federal government employ will start receiving the new minimum wage payment from Thursday, 26 September. The Spokesperson of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa stated this in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST on Thursday. This is as the Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for civil servants has agreed that the new minimum wage will be implemented from 29 July, 2024. Also read Public servants to enjoy New Minimum Wage, Governor Eno assures  Current price of petrol erodes N70,000 new minimum wage- NLC Bewails  New Minimum Wage: Akwa Ibom yet to set…

By Aniefiok Christopher The story of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Akwa Ibom State is a pathetic one as major marketers, dealers and black marketers at the slightest issue employ devious means to hike price of petroleum products, contrary to what is obtainable in other states of the country, Straightnews has gathered.   Though the dealers and marketers were selling N940 to N1000 at filling stations in the state, they readily cashed on the lingering face-off between Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), and Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) with Joint Task Force to reap multi-millions…

Against the frequent strikes by fuel marketers occasioned by artificial scarcity of petroleum products, Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Umo Bassey Eno says he is exploring the possibility of establishing a Petroleum Depot in the state.  Governor Eno stated this Wednesday, met with the leadership of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Association and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN in Government House, Uyo to addressing the issues that led to the recent ban on the sale of petroleum products in the state. Recall that in May 2024, federal agencies confiscated and detained two petroleum trucks in Mbo Local Government Area…

By Straightnews Nationwide strike looms as the Academic Staff Union of Universities issued a 14-day strike warning ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve all outstanding issues. In a statement by its president, Emmanuel Osodeke, ASUU said the body is seeking the conclusion of the renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU Agreement based on the Nimi Briggs Committee’s Draft Agreement of 2021. The union also demanded the release of withheld salaries due to the 2022 strike action, while expressing concern with the government’s lack of commitment and delay tactics. ASUU is also demanding the release of unpaid salaries for staff on…

By Agency Report Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup, Neuralink, has received the US Food and Drug Administration’s “breakthrough device” designation for the company’s experimental implant, Blindsight. The device, called ‘Blindsight,’ is designed to restore vision in individuals with complete or partial blindness, including those with non-functional optic nerves. “We have received Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA for Blindsight. “Join us in our quest to bring back sight to those who have lost it. Apply to our Patient Registry and openings on our career page,” Neuralink wrote on its X page on Tuesday. Related news Severance: Elon Musk Owes Ex-Twitter Employees…