Buhari visits Nigerian troops fighting Boko Haram in Borno

In an apparent effort to boost the morale of soldiers fighting Boko Haram in the North-east, President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday called off his five-day casual leave as a mark of respect for the victims of the insurgents’ attacks across the battlefields in the region.

He is, according to presidency sources, also scheduled to visit the troops at the theatre of war shortly.

Buhari had planned to spend the casual leave at his home country, Daura, Katsina State from November 27 to December 2. He had earlier cancelled his official trip to Benin City, the Edo State capital, where he was originally billed to inaugurate the Edo-Azura Power Plant and grace the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference.

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Four farmers macheted four to death by Boko Haram

Boko Haram jihadists have killed four farmers near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, in the latest bloodshed in the restive region, witnesses and a local militia leader said on Monday.

Dozens of fighters believed to be loyal to Boko Haram factional leader Abubakar Shekau attacked a group of farmers working in their field near Jiddari-Polo on Monday, said the farmers who survived the attack.

They said the Islamist hacked their victims to death and left another farmer with severe injuries. “They came in large numbers on foot while we were picking cowpea in the field and arrested six of us while others escaped,” Mala Umara told AFP. 

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Buhari approves salary increase for police officers

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved an enhanced salary structure for the Nigeria Police Force and given assurance that his administration would continue paying attention to the welfare and operational needs of the force

In a statement on Monday, Shehu quoted Buhari as saying that his administration would continue to give attention to the operational needs of the force to “restore its lost primacy” in the internal security framework of the country.

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Minimum Wage: We Are Running Out Of Patience- Labour Tells Buhari

On November 5 Buhari received the report of a tripartite committee he set up since last November, to fashion out a new minimum wage for workers.

President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, said the continued delay in acting on the agreed N30,000 minimum wage report submitted to him by the National Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee is stretching the workers’ patience to their limits.

The National Minimum Wage tripartite committee put in place by President Buhari to review the current N18,000 minimum wage had presented its report to the president two weeks ago, but the state governors said they can’t pay N30,000.

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