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The  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission  (EFCC) has arraigned a former Commissioner for Finance in Kwara State, Ademola Banu, at the Federal High Court in Ilorin over alleged money laundering and misappropriation of state funds to the tune of N1.22 billion. Mr Banu was arraigned before the judge, Evelyn Anyadike, on Monday, a statement sent to Fattoblog by EFCC’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, on Tuesday said. The defendant was alleged to have, among other sundry offences, conspired to divert the said sum during the administration of then-Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed between May 2011 and May 2019 when he served as the Commissioner for Finance. Mr Banu was to be arraigned alongside his principal, former Governor Abdulfatah, on 23 February 2024, but the scheduled hearing was stalled because he was not in court, prompting the judge to issue a warrant of arrest against Mr Banu. The court, on the said date, took the plea of Mr Abdulfatah on the 12-count char...

●The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary Increase for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures  ●The Salary Structure are Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and  Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure (CONPASS), Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICCS) and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS). ●It will be recalled that those in the Tertiary Education and Health Sectors had already received their increases which involved Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTISS) for Universities. ●For Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, it involved the  Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure (CONPCASS) and Consolid...

The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, increased the minimum wage for workers in the state from N40,000 to N70,000, citing the economic situation in the country. Obaseki announced this at the inauguration of the newly-built ultramodern Labour House Secretariat Complex on Temboga Road, Ikpoba-Hill, Benin City. The building was named after a former governor of the state and ex-President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Adams Oshiomhole. Speaking at the event, Governor Obaseki said, “For us in Edo State, we have decided to move the minimum wage from N40,000 to N70,000 effective from May 1, 2024.” The announcement immediately sparked celebration among the workers as the chairman of the Edo State chapter of the NLC, Odion Olaye, commended the governor for being workers-friendly since he assumed office.  “I commend the governor for increasing the minimum wage from N40,000 to N70,000 and this will help the workers a great deal. “The increment is coming at a time when the Federa...

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday, mocked the presidential candidate of New Nigeria People’s Party, Senator Musa Kwankwaso, and his Kwankwasiyya group, saying there won’t be a vacancy in the Presidency in 2027. Ganduje reiterated his claim that the NNPP in Kano was behind his purported suspension as a member of the APC. The APC National Chairman made the claim while receiving hundreds of his supporters and some support groups from Kano at the APC national secretariat in Abuja. Both Ganduje and Kwankwaso, two former Kano governors, were allies before they fell out a few years ago over political differences in the state. Despite recent entreaties by a former National Vice Chairman (North-West) of the APC, Salihu Lukman, for President Tinubu to settle their rift, the war of words between the camp of the two politicians has continued. Addressing his supporters, Ganduje alleged that the NNPP and its chieftains were still sulking f...

  The Board of Nigeria Football Federation on Monday approved the recommendation of its Technical and Development Committee to appoint former ace winger Finidi George as Head Coach of the Senior Men National Football Team, Super Eagles.   George, who spent 20 months as assistant to José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese voluntarily left the post following the accomplishment of Africa Cup of Nations runner-up position at Cote d’Ivoire 2023, took charge of the squad in interim capacity during two friendly matches in Morocco last month.   His squad edged Ghana 2-1 in the first match, ending an 18-year winless streak against the Black Stars, but then lost 0-2 to Mali in the second game.   George, a member of the so-styled ‘Golden Generation’ that won the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in Tunisia and emerged the second most entertaining team in Nigeria’s debut at the FIFA World Cup finals in USA the same year, won 62 caps for Nigeria, including feat...