Author: Ishaku Yohanna

IPPIS: Again, FG, ASUU meeting ends in deadlock

Ishaku Yohanna

The meeting between the Federal Government and the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, over the controversial Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, platform last night ended in deadlock. There were heated arguments between representatives of Federal Government and ASUU as the two parties maintained their positions on PPIS. The meeting took place at the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Abuja. As the meeting progressed, the quiet atmosphere suddenly changed when a top member of ASUU delegation accused the Minister of Labour and Employment,…

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NYSC reopens orientation camps

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Government has announced the re-opening of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps across the country. The announcement was made on Thursday by the Minister of Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare. The orientation camps are scheduled for reopening on November 10. “The Resumption of the NYSC Orientation Camp for prospective Youth Corpers has been approved and opens on November 10th, 2020. Full COVID-19 Protocols will be enforced,” Dare posted on his official Twitter handle. The Federal Government on March 18 ordered the closure of the NYSC orientation camps nationwide…

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You must fish out policemen who killed #EndSARS protesters, governors tell IGP

Ishaku Yohanna

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has been asked to fish out the policemen responsible for the deaths of #EndSARS protesters across the country.   Governors of the 36 states of the federation under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum who made the call in reaction to the widespread protest, also accused the IGP of not consulting widely before dissolving the controversial police unit, SARS.   The Governors kicked against the establishment of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team, and further stressed that the timing is inauspicious against the backdrop that the mood of the…

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Kwara gov, deputy lead #EndSARS protesters to police headquarters

Ishaku Yohanna

Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and his deputy Kayode Alabi have joined scores of #EndSARS protesters in staging a walk to the Police Command headquarters in Ilorin, the state capital. The protesters had converged on the Government House before the Governor and his deputy joined them. He urged them to remain calm and peaceful while their grievances are promptly addressed. Acknowledging grievances of the protesters, AbdulRazaq said he with a few governors and some businessmen have recently held a zoom meeting with some individuals involved in the protest movement. He added…

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Senate passes 2020 budget for second reading

Ishaku Yohanna

The Senate, Thursday, passed for second reading the N13.08trillion 2021 budget estimates presented to the joint session of the National Assembly for approval by President Muhamnadu Buhari last week Thursday. This is as the joint committees on Appropriation from both chambers fixed December 3, 2020 for final passage of the budget estimates. In meeting up with the time, the Senate while passing the budget for second reading, warned all heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), not to exceed November 6, 2020 for defence of budgetary  allocations proposed for their…

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I regret creating SARS, says retired Police Commissioner, Fulani Kwajafa

Ishaku Yohanna

A retired Commissioner of Police, Fulani Kwajafa, has expressed regrets for establishing the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force. The excesses of the unit notorious for human rights violation has sparked protests across Nigeria for over one week now with demonstators demanding a reform of the entire police system. Kwajafa while speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa said the unit had completey derailed from its founding objectives.’ He said, “My name is Fulani Kwajafa. I entered the Nigeria Police Force in 1984. Then robbery was prevalent, this…

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Why we oppose SARS disbandment – Northern Governors

Ishaku Yohanna
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State.

Governors of Northern states on Thursday met with President Muhammadu Buhari where they kicked against the recent disbandment of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Plateau state Governor, Simon Lalong, led the group to submit its demands adding that the police unit has been useful in the fight against insecurity in the region. Lalong, while fielding questions from State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Thursday, insisted that the region is against the scraping of SARS,…

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INEC fixes date for 2023 presidential election

Ishaku Yohanna

…seeks replacement of manual with electronic voting The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday announced the date for the 2023 presidential election. INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu said the 2023 presidential election is scheduled to hold on February 18, 2023. In his goodwill message at the inauguration of the special adhoc committee on the review of the 1999 constitution, the INEC Chairman told members of the House of Representatives they are about 855 days left for the next general election. Yakubu said that before the 2015 general elections, INEC came…

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2021 budget scales 2nd reading in House of Reps

Ishaku Yohanna

The 2021 appropriations bill has been read for the second time in the House of Representatives, following two days of debate on the general principle of the bill. The N13.08 trillion budget scaled the first hurdle as members used two days to discuss some of the merits and demerits of the bill. At the resumption of the debate on the bill today, parameters such as the deficit, allocations to health and education, employment creation were some of the talking points. Nicholas Ossai from Delta State described the appropriation bill as…

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Senate moves to avert further deaths through gas explosions

Ishaku Yohanna

To avert unwarranted deaths and destruction of properties caused by gas explosions, the Senate has urged regulatory and licensing authorities to review its licensing regimes. The regulatory agencies include the Department of Petroleum Resources, (DPR), State Town Planning Authority, the Fire Service and the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC). The Senate is challenging the agencies to review the modus operandi, safety procedures and licensing regimes of this potentially combustible business and mode of transportation of gas in Nigeria. The Senate also resolved to direct National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and…

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