Briga News ••Retirees Get Monthly Pension Raise, N7bn For Gratuity Arrears Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the sum of N80,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state’s civil service with effect from November 1, 2024. Governor Diri also approved an increase in the monthly pension of retired workers…
Briga News Nigeria Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Hon. Ebiuwou Koku-Obiyai says contractors handling the damaged transmission towers at Okogbe axis of the East West road are working round the clock to restore electricity to Bayelsa State. Hon. Koku-Obiyai gave the assurance while speaking to journalists during an on-the-spot assessment of work…
Briga News Nigeria In a significant move to improve the welfare of government employees, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno, has approved a new minimum wage of N80,000 for all state government workers. As part of the implementation, Governor Eno has constituted a committee tasked with ensuring a smooth rollout of the new…
By Peter Jonah As the race for the Ondo gubernatorial elections draws closer, chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Comr. Ezekiel Ugowonni has lashes Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s campaign in Arogbo kingdom, Ese-Odo Local Government over the low turnout of supporters. Ezekiel, who likened the low turnout as a rejection from the Arogbo people, states…
Briga News Nigeria Warri……………………The Member Representing Warri Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Chief Dr. Thomas Ereyitomi have distributed 600 bags of Fertiliser to representatives of Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo in his constituents. The fertiliser distribution which is in a bid to promote food security across Warri North , Warri South and Warri…
Briga News Nigeria Senator James Manager, who represented Delta South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has said that some of the challenges besetting the Presidential Amnesty Programme are distractions deliberately executed by some elements who do not mean well for the Ijaw nation and indeed the Niger Delta. According to him, the malicious plots…
Briga News Nigeria Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has solicited the support of the Federal Government towards developing the deep seaport at Agge in Ekeremor Local Government Area and the blue economy potential of the state. Governor Diri expressed the optimism that by collaborating with the Federal Government, a lot can be achieved…
Briga News Nigeria Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has said that granting full autonomy to Nigeria’s 774 local government areas could lead to “humongous chaos” and hinder sustainable development. Governor Soludo made this statement on Tuesday at the Governor’s Lodge in Amawbia, Awka, after signing the Anambra State Local Government Administration Law, titled “Anambra…
Briga News Nigeria …To takes effect immediate Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has approved the sum of N77,000 as the minimum wage for the lowest worker in the state, and the payment takes immediate effect. This decision was revealed after a meeting of the State Government led by the Secretary to the State Government…