The Zamfara State government has commenced payment of N30,000 minimum wage for its civil servants. This is in fulfilment of Governor Dauda Lawal’s pledge to labour unions in May that payment of the enhanced minimum wage will take effect from June, from the previous N7,000. In a statement on Friday in Gusau, the Governor's spokesperson,…The Zamfara State government has commenced payment of N30,000 minimum wage for its civil servants.
“This is in line with the fulfilment of the promise made by the Governor last month to implement the N30,000 minimum wage. Before now, civil servants in Zamfara received a minimum wage as low as N7,000. The Federal Road Safety Corps , Delta Command, has deployed 654 personnel including regular and special marshals to various locations in the state to ensure safety during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Mr Muftau Irekeola, Sector Commander, FRSC, said this on Friday in Asaba while addressing personnel of the command in preparation for the Eid-el-Kabir special patrol.…
The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service , Bashir Adeniyi, said the service intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs, including cannabis indica, prohibited codeine and other illicit drugs from Canada and India. Adeniyi made this known to newsmen in Lagos on Friday, saying that the intercepted drugs were valued at N4 billion. He said among the intercepted…