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August 28, 2024 - by Yusuf A Yusuf A nongovernmental organisation, Project Trust,Tuesday trained staff of Yobe Ministries,Departments and Agencies (MDAs) on Data Management, Monitoring and Evaluation and Social Accountability Project Trust, as an initiative of Connected Development , a project that seeks to rebuild trust between government and citizens. Country director, Mu’azu Modu, said over the years, the organization learnt that government is doing a lot of things and citizens also demand a lot of accountability from the government, but that there is disconnections between the government and the citizens. He stated that the citizen don’t understand what the government is doing and government don’t adequately communicate to the citizens. “So for us to have the sustainable development as a country, we need to rebuild the trust between citizens and the government through engaging the citizens to understand how the government is works and to see how government provides the ...

The Yobe State Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Mukhtar Tarbutu, has called on members and affiliates of the union to pray for the release of the National President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who was recently invited by the Nigerian Police Force.  Tarbutu made the appealed on Thursday in Damaturu while addressing a gathering of NLC members and affiliates in the state.  He said the union had received a directive from the national headquarters to mobilize members to police headquarters in their respective states in solidarity with Ajiro.  However, in Yobe State, the NLC leadership decided to adopt a spiritual approach by organizing prayers for Ajiro’s safe return. Tarbutu expressed confidence that Allah would intervene and ensure the safety of the NLC president. In addition to the prayers, Tarbutu also announced the formation of a technical committee to review the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage in the state.  The committee has completed its ...