The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, gave marching orders to security operatives to ensure the re-arrest of Sunday Shodipe, the notorious suspect, alleged to be involved in the series of murders in Akinyele, who escaped from from police custody in Ibadan, on Saturday. The governor, who was represented by the Special Adviser on Security, COMPOL Fatai Owoseni (rtd), at a Town Hall meeting held at Akinyele Local Government, said the re-arrest of the alleged mastermind of at least six ritual killings in Ibadan, must be made a top priority of security operatives. A statement by the Chief Press…
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Against the efforts by the Federal Government to plug loopholes for financial misappropriation in the oil sector through Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS), Nigerian oil workers have refused to be on the System. In addition, they have disrupted the economic process through industrial action at the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, in protest demanding three months payment of their salaries. According to Mr. Ahmed Idris, the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), IPPIS, one of the public finance reform initiatives, is an information communications technology project initiated by the government to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of payroll administration for…
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has inaugurated the Implementation Committee for the Post Covid-19 Initiatives on the Creative Industry, with a charge to the committee to design an implementation plan that will catalyze the growth of the industry. While performing the inauguration virtually in his office in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister listed the Terms of Reference for the committee as including the design of an implementation plan on the immediate and short-term relief for the Creative Industry, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. Others, he said, are to design a Policy Framework for Tax Relief…
Recently, the Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (retired) while briefing the press following the country’s National Security Council meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, he among other things stated that the President has directed for the rejigging and reengineering of Nigeria’s securiy architecure. This is righly so, given the growing concerns about the secuirty situation in the country and its effect on Nigeria’s counterterorism efforts. Therefore, as the government rejigs its security aparatus for optimal performace, there are indications that, desperate terrorist groups may take advantage of these changes to also rejig on their tactics and…
Leading African PR & Rating firm, Avance Media has announced its second annual publication on Africa’s most prominent women dubbed the 2020 100 Most Influential African Women. The list which has a representation of the most powerful African women from 34 countries were chosen from various career backgrounds including diplomacy, politics, activism, entrepreneurship, business leadership and entertainment. Nigeria, South Africa and Ghana recorded the highest number of women with 20, 11 & 9 representatives respectively. The 2020 list features a record of 75 new entrants with some of the leading names such as Halima Dangote, Ugandan Activist Stella Nyanzi, Olympic…
NIMASA Assures Dockworkers of Improved Welfares The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has assured stakeholders of its commitment to the protection of the rights and welfare of dockworkers as guaranteed in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Decent Work Agenda. The Agency’s Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Mr. Victor Ochei, gave the assurance in Lagos during a meeting of the National Joint Industrial Council (NJIC). The meeting discussed a revised minimum wage and improved living standard for dockworkers through the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) initiative endorsed by NIMASA and NJIC in 2018. Ochei stated, “Dockworkers are integral…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 23 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods between Aug. 18 and Aug. 25. The NPA made this known in its publication, `Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday. According to it, the ships are expected to arrive at the Lagos Port Complex. The publication said that the ships contained containers, bulk gypsum, bulk sugar, base oil, frozen fish, bulk wheat, bulk clinker, butane gas, steel products, bulk maize, automobile gasoline, bulk fertilizer, corn and…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday received update from his immediate predecessor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on the political situation in Mali, as corollary to efforts by West African leaders to restore stability to the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jonathan is ECOWAS Special Envoy to the Republic of Mali. President Buhari and four other ECOWAS leaders had visited Bamako, Mali, last month, followed by a virtual extraordinary summit of the sub-regional body. Dr Jonathan, who was in Mali from Monday to Thursday, last week, recounted his meetings with the stakeholders, including political and religious leaders, Ambassadors of…
From Beauty John, LAFIA The Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, has invented a ventilator with pulse system, capable of dictating and providing life support to patients of COVID-19. Dr. Abbdullahi Alhassan Ahmed, Rector of the institution, made this disclosure to journalists, shortly after assessing facilities in the polytechnic, in Nasarawa local government area of the state, Tuesday. According to the Rector, the institution felt the need to invent the ventilator and other COVID-19 protective equipment in preparation for school reopening, to ensure the safety of students. Ahmed disclosed that the institution has also invented a Disinfectant tunnel mechanically operated, mass produced hand sanitizers,…
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has said that the details of how he cleared off over N35 billion in arrears of pension and gratuity had never and could not be in dispute as all the actions he took as Governor were all properly documented and would be made available to anybody who desires to see it. Obi, through a statement issued on Monday and signed by his Special Adviser, Mr. Valentine Obienyem, was reacting to the claim by Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, that Obi did not pay the N35 billion in arrears of…