State News

Sale of public property in Kano: Between development and conservatism By Abdulmumin Giwa AREWA AGENDA- The Kano state Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has been under attack recently for selling off some public property that have remained obsolete for some time. Critics have concocted...

Sokoto Market Fire: Rivers Gov’t Pledges N500m to Sokoto Govt, Victims By Olakunle Maruf - Sokoto AREWA AGENDA- Rivers State government has pledged the sum of half a billion naira to support Sokoto State government in rebuilding the Sokoto Central market...

Fire guts Sokoto new market AREWA AGENDA- Parts of Shehu Shagari Modern Market in Sokoto, popularly called New Market, was on Tuesday destroyed by early morning fire, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN reports that the inferno started around...

‘Yobe Committed to Repositioning Judiciary, Quick Dispensation of Justice By Aliyu Musa, Damaturu AREWA AGENDA- The Yobe State governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has said that his administration was committed to repositioning the Judiciary for effective and speedy dispensation of justice...

Gombe will resume payment of N30,000 minimum wage end of January, Gov Inuwa assures By Ishola Michael - Gombe On Jan 16, 2021 AREWA AGENDA- Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has assured that payment of the N30,000 minimum wage will be resumed...

Fourteen Died as Cholera Hits Two LGs in Benue By Hembadoon Orsar Makurdi AREWA AGENDA- Fourteen Persons have lost their lives following an outbreak of Cholera in Agatu and Guma Local Government Areas of Benue State. The Commissioner of Health and Human...

Legislative Watch Ranks Legislators from Kwara State One year ago, precisely in January 2020, Kwara Must Change, in partnership with Grand Plan commenced the development of Legislative Watch, a standard assessment of Legislators in Kwara State, both at the Kwara...

Nasarawa Eyes N780m in FG’s Special Public Works Programme editorJanuary 13, 2021 9:00 Am By Igbawase Ukumba The 774,000 special public work of the federal government is expected to inject N780 million into the economy of Nasarawa State in the next three...

Why KB NLC Strike Is Long Overdue By Habibu Bawa In 2019, upon the approval of the new minimum wage and just after it's take off, I wrote an article on the Daily Trust titled: 'This Thing Called Minimum Wage in...

Kwara Must Change urges qualified sunset workers to reapply for the job A leading Pro-Democracy Group, Kwara Must Change has called on recently disengaged sunset workers who are well qualified for teaching to reapply for the job, noting that the...