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Adamawa: Jubilation, as workers receive N70,000 minimum wage ‘alerts’

Aminu Imam
Adamawa Gov. Fintiri

Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has started the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage approved by the Federal Government. Recall that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had signed the new Minimum Wage Bill into law a few weeks ago following prolonged negotiations with Organised Labour. However, many State governors have stated that they cannot afford to pay the N70,000 minimum wage due to economic realities. This was after back and forth with the Organised Labour, including the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC) and Trade Union Congress, (TUC). In contrast, the Adamawa…

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Gov. Umaru Fintiri wins second term as Adamawa Governor-elect

Aminu Imam

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has declared Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the 2023 Adamawa State Governorship election. Fintiri was declared winner of the keenly contested poll after collation was concluded yesterday. He is elected for a second term in office. As announced by the returning officer of the election, Ahmadu Fintiri, of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), scored a total of 430, 821 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), A’isha Binani who got 396,788. The election…

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Insecurity: Gov Fintiri orders indefinite closure of Adamawa schools

Aminu Imam

Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has directed the closure of 30 boarding schools across the State. The governor gave the order following heightened insecurity concerns in the State and the young age of the students. He said the order, which takes effect from September 6, 2021, would affect 30 out of the state’s 34 boarding junior secondary schools. Fintiri’s directive was contained in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Wilbina Jackson. The statement reads: “30 boarding junior secondary schools out of the 34 schools…

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Adamawa govt. directs immediate closure of schools

Aminu Imam

The Adamawa State Government has directed the closure of all schools with immediate effect. The order was issued by the state Ministry of Education, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, Aisha Abubakar, who said the closure is to take immediate effect. “The Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development wishes to direct and announce the immediate closure of private and public schools in the state,” she stated. The ministry gave no reason for the closure of schools, causing many to link it to exigencies…

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Looting: Adamawa Police arrest over 200 suspected looters, recovers tractors, others

Aminu Imam

Gov. Fintiri orders house-to-house search, extends curfew From Alhassan Haladu, Yola Adamawa state Police Command says it had arrested two hundred and thirty-five (235) suspected vandals and looters across the state. The State Police Commissioner, (CP) Olugbenga Adeyanju, disclosed this during a press briefing yesterday while parading suspects to newsmen at the Police Headquarters in Yola, the state capital. C P Adeyanju said, in collaboration with other sister security agencies, it embarked on an intensive joint patrol across the state in order to reclaim the public space from criminal elements…

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FAAN condemns Adamawa governor, Fintiri, for breaching COVID-19 protocol

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN says Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State violated COVID-19 protocol at the domestic wing of the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State. FAAN, in a series of tweets on Thursday, said Fintiri allegedly arrived at the Port Harcourt Airport on July 14 with eight others and flagrantly refused to observe the security and public health protocols as directed by the Nigerian government. The governor was said to have refused to have his temperature checked or be sanitized by health officials. FAAN noted…

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