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Sowore Slams Nigerian Police Chief Over Planned ‘Police Award Ceremony’ Amid Poor Salaries For Personnel, N1.5Million Gratuity

9 months ago927 min

Human rights activist and convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, has decried the poor salaries and the N1.5 million gratuity being given to police officers and retired police personnel respectively by the Nigerian government. Sowore, the former candidate the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, said it is disheartening that men and officers of the Nigeria Police Force put their lives on the line for 35 years only to get...

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Revenue crisis: States broke, can’t pay salaries, execute projects – BH investigation

2 years ago7513 min

The bleak economic situation in Nigeria has had a negative impact on the federation’s 36 states, with many of them currently struggling to finance governance and execute projects due to months of dwindling revenue, according to Business findings. According to findings, with the exception of Lagos, Rivers, Anambra, Delta, Kaduna, Kano, and a few others, virtually all of the 36 states of the federation are currently broke and are not earning the necessary revenue to...