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Celebration as Plateau Governor Increases Salaries for Street-Sweeping Widows

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October 4, 2023

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Plateau Governor Approves Salary Increase for Street Sweeping Widows

Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has taken a significant step to support widows and women contributing to the cleanliness of Jos and Bukuru metropolis by approving a salary increase for them. The governor also expressed his administration’s unwavering commitment to ensuring the timely disbursement of these payments and settling any outstanding arrears.

Governor Mutfwang made this heartwarming announcement on Wednesday during a surprise stopover when he personally greeted widows who were diligently sweeping the streets of Rayfield in Jos, Plateau State.

In a show of empathy and solidarity, Governor Mutfwang encouraged the women to maintain their patience and trust in the government’s efforts. He further urged them to lend their support to policies aimed at enhancing the overall living conditions of the populace.

The governor reiterated his administration’s dedication to fostering unity and prosperity within Plateau State, ensuring that all individuals and groups can pursue their activities without facing any form of harassment or hindrance.

This compassionate initiative, led by Governor Mutfwang, demonstrates a commitment to the well-being of widows and women who play a crucial role in keeping the streets of Jos and Bukuru clean.

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LPPC Bars Ozekhome from Using SAN Title Amid Ongoing Ethics Review

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June 25, 2026

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BY SUNDAY SAMUEL The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has directed prominent lawyer Mike Ozekhome to stop using the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) pending the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings against him.

The decision was made in line with Paragraph 26(6) of the guidelines governing the award and regulation of the SAN rank. The measure will remain in force until the committee reaches a final decision on matters currently before its Disciplinary and Ethics Sub-Committee, as well as other related proceedings.

According to the LPPC, the action is intended to protect the honour, reputation and standing of the prestigious SAN designation while the issues under consideration are thoroughly examined.

As a result, Ozekhome is prohibited from portraying or identifying himself as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria until the disciplinary process is concluded.

The committee reaffirmed its dedication to promoting professionalism, ethical conduct and accountability within the legal profession, stressing the need to preserve public trust in the SAN institution.

Ozekhome was elevated to the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2010, joining a group of 19 distinguished legal practitioners admitted to the Inner Bar that year.

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Europe is pushing back on Washington’s chip war

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June 25, 2026

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Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma visited Washington this week to meet with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and members of Congress to oppose the MATCH Act, a bill that would bar Chinese chipmakers from accessing Western semiconductor equipment, and one that would hit ASML especially hard.

ASML, based in the Netherlands, is Europe’s most valuable company and the only maker in the world of the sophisticated lithography machines that are used to make cutting-edge AI chips.

“It’s exceptional that I’m coming here to broadly outline our concerns to Congress,” Sjoerdsma told Bloomberg after the meetings. “The stakes for the Netherlands may be very high.”

China accounts for 19% of ASML’s net system sales. The MATCH Act would go further than existing controls, extending curbs to ASML’s deep ultraviolet immersion machines on top of the long-standing ban on its most advanced extreme ultraviolet, or EUV, tools reaching China.

As ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet told TechCrunch in May, what China can currently buy are older-generation deep ultraviolet tools — gear first shipped about a decade ago — the same machines the MATCH Act would now relegate off limits.

The bill, introduced in April, hasn’t yet faced a full House or Senate vote; Bloomberg notes it would likely need to be folded into a larger package to pass.