Sokoto State

How Senate Approved Rivers Emergency Rule Without Getting Required Two-thirds Majority – Senator Tambuwal

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FORMER Governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has argued that the Senate did not meet the constitutional two-thirds majority required to approve President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proclamation of a State of Emergency in Rivers State. Naija News reports that the Senate, last Thursday, held a closed session to deliberate on the president’s proclamation and … Read more

Sokoto Commences Payment of New Minimum Wage Monday

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  Gov. Ahmed Aliyu of Sokoto State has approved the implementation of the new national minimum wage of N70,000 for state workers, effective Monday. Malam Abubakar Bawa, Press Secretary to the governor, disclosed this in a statement issued in Sokoto on Sunday,. Bawa confirmed that the payment would cover state civil servants, local government employees, and … Read more