The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has expressed its condolences to the victims of the tanker explosion that occurred on Saturday along the Dikko-Maje Road in Suleja Local Government Area of Niger State. In a visit to the state, the Forum, through a statement on Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to the Kwara State Governor and NGF Chairman, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, …

Niger State Governor Mohammed Umar Bago has banned heavy-duty trucks from plying the Dikko Bridge, following the fatal tanker explosion on Saturday. He directed that vehicles coming from the Maje axis should instead pass under the bridge and take a u-turn. During his visit to the scene of the explosion, Bago expressed sadness over the loss of lives, describing the …

Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris of Kebbi State on Wednesday approved N75,000 as a new minimum wage for the state civil servants. Confirming the development, the chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress in the state, Murtala Usman, stated this while speaking with our correspondents. “Mr Governor has shown that he is with the workers in the state. We proposed …