•Haruna Ibrahim Kakangi

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has appointed Haruna Ibrahim Kakangi as the editor of BBC Hausa Service on a one-year attachment.

Before his appointment, Kakangi was a Senior Digital Journalist at BBC World Service.

He replaces Aliyu Tanko, who resigned from the BBC in August 2025 following allegations of bullying and maltreatment raised by his former colleague, Halima Umar Saleh, and some current staff members.

Kakangi is a Senior Digital Journalist with over 10 years of experience producing high-quality content for global platforms.

He has a track record in producing impactful stories, leading teams and driving audience engagement.

He is also skilled in storytelling, interviewing and broadcasting, with expertise in digital media. Kakangi attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, from 2002 to 2008.

He was also a 2024 U.S. Journalism Fellow at the World Press Institute (WPI).

The Federal Government has moved to harmonize the salaries of its workers in a bid to address long-standing disparities across different grade levels and salary structures in the public service.

This development follows persistent complaints about uneven pay among civil servants on similar grades and the ongoing implementation of consequential adjustments arising from the National Minimum Wage Act, which raised the minimum wage to ₦70,000.

A committee earlier set up by the government had agreed percentage increases under the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS): higher adjustments for lower grades (up to about 80% for levels 01–06) and more modest ones for senior levels. The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) was tasked with developing uniform templates for other consolidated salary structures to promote equity.

Officials have repeatedly stressed the need to bridge dichotomies in pay so that no sector is treated as more important than another, while workers’ groups continue to push for fuller implementation of adjustments and further reviews amid rising living costs.

The harmonization is expected to bring greater consistency to federal workers’ take-home pay once the new templates and adjustments are fully rolled out.

The Federal Ministry of Works, Anambra State Field Headquarters has officially announced the closure of the First Niger Bridge in Onitsha for the commencement of repair works.

An official press release by the Federal Ministry Of Works, Anambra State Field Headquarters, which was signed by the State Controller, Mr Timothy Emenike, stated that the bridge would be closed for two weeks, starting from Monday 7 September 2026 , and the emergency maintenance works are expected to be completed by Monday, 21st September 2026.

In view of the nature and urgency of the intervention, motorists and other road users are hereby advised and directed to use the Second Niger Bridge route through Obosi towards Asaba, Delta State and other destinations beyond, throughout the closure period.