Adamawa
Fintiri pardons Adamawa farmer sentenced to death for killing attacker in ‘self-defence’
Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa state, has pardoned Sunday Jackson, a farmer sentenced to death for killing a man said to have attacked him on his farm. Jackson was among three inmates granted a state pardon by the governor, while the sentences of five others were fully remitted as part of activities marking Christmas and […]
Floods: Adamawa Extends School Resumption By 2 Weeks
The Adamawa State government has extended the resumption of schools for the first term of the 2024/2025 academic session by two weeks. This decision was made in response to an alert issued by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMeT) regarding impending floods in some local government areas of the state. According to a circular released on […]
Adamawa begins payment of N70,000 minimum wage in August
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has approved the payment of the new national minimum wage of ₦70,000 to civil servants in the state, starting from August. This development was announced by Comrade Emmanuel Fashe, the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), after a closed-door meeting with the governor at the state […]
27 states, FCT yet to set up minimum wage panels
Twenty-seven states and the Federal Capital Territory have yet to set up committees to implement the recently approved N70,000 minimum wage. The states are Plateau, Kebbi, Sokoto, Nasarawa, Bayelsa, Delta, Osun, Ekiti, Zamfara, Benue, Enugu, Taraba, Gombe, Kogi, Enugu, Adamawa, Niger, Anambra, Imo, Ebonyi, Oyo, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Katsina, Kaduna, Cross River and Yobe. However, […]
21 LGAs in 10 states, Federal Capital Territory submerged in flood — FG
ABUJA – THE Federal Government said yesterday no fewer than 21 local government areas in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have been submerged by flood as a result of torrential rainfall in the past few days. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utserv, who disclosed this, along the Minister […]
Student remanded for allegedly raping mad woman
A secondary school student in Adamawa State has been remanded for allegedly raping a mad woman three times. The student, Idris Alex Emeka who attends Capital Government Day Secondary School, pleaded guilty at the Chief Magistrate Court 2 in Yola where he is arraigned on a charge of rape. Magistrate Musa Alhaji Adamu, the presiding […]
World Bank grants Oyo N3.5bn to renovate 105 schools
The Oyo State Government has received a N3.5 billion grant from the World Bank to renovate 105 public primary schools across the state. The grant, part of the Better Education Service Delivery for All – Additional Funding project, aims to improve education in the state by increasing equitable access to education and literacy. Speaking during […]
JUST IN: Adamawa Assembly minority whip is dead
The Adamawa State House of Assembly has lost its member representing Ganye constituency, Hon Abdulmalik Jauro Musa. A source close to him said he died in the early hours of Friday, May 24, while receiving medical attention in India. Abdulmalik Musa who was a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was the deputy minority […]
Adamawa Governor appoints 182 advisers
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has approved the appointment of Special Assistants to help in the running of the administration. In a statement issued by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, said those appointed were: Diana Beatrice Gayus, Ahijo Hammaadama, Barr. Mahmud Gurumpawro Abubakar, Mohammed A. Hamma, Mohammed Hayatu Umar among others It […]
Nine Men Remanded for Conspiracy and Robbery in Adamawa State
A Chief Magistrate court in Adamawa State has remanded nine men at a correctional centre in Yola on charges of criminal conspiracy and armed robbery. The Chief Magistrate Court I in Yola issued the remand order after the presiding judge, Magistrate Mohammed Fufore, received the defendants as arraigned by the prosecuting police officers: Inspector S. […]