Kebbi State
Labour applauds Kebbi, A’Ibom for N75,000, N80,000 minimum wage
Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, on Wednesday, approved a new minimum wage of N75,000 for civil servants in the state. In a related development, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Umo Eno, approved a new minimum wage package of N80,000 for public civil servants in the state. Following the announcements, the labour unions in the state applauded […]
Kebbi shuts health college over student rampage
The Kebbi State Government has announced the closure of the College of Health Technology, Jega, following a demonstration by students of the college. Commissioner for Higher Education in the state, Isah Abubakar-Tunga, disclosed this in a release in Birnin Kebbi, on Thursday, noting that if the demonstration was allowed to continue, it might escalate to […]
Three bag life jail for raping deaf woman in Kebbi
Justice Shamsudeen Jafar of the Kebbi High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced to life three men, Amiru Sani, Aliyu Umar, and Bashar Dan-Inno of Wararin Zaromawa village, for raping an 18-year-old deaf woman in the state. PUNCH Metro gathered that the convicts faced two counts of criminal conspiracy and rape, offences punishable under sections 259 and […]
Kebbi State Governor Approves Recruitment of More Medical Doctors and Salary Increase for Healthcare Workers
The Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, has taken steps to revitalize the state’s health sector by approving the recruitment of additional medical doctors for state hospitals. The governor has also ordered a salary increase for doctors working in the state, to be on par with their counterparts in federal hospitals. This development was announced […]