Tag: Festus Keyamo

Keyamo’s utterances: ‘APC govt. now short of excuses for its failure’ – Northern Elders

Aminu Imam

Following the statements by the Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, that the security challenge rocking Nigeria is not peculiar to Nigeria, Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has expressed its disappointment against such utterances, saying it is an indication that the government of All Progressive Congress (APC) is short of excuses for its failure. NEF also expressed anger over Keyamo’s utterances that parents should plead with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), who have been on strike for over five months to go back to class because…

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774,000 jobs: NDE commences partial payment to beneficiaries

Aminu Imam

The Nigeria Directorate Of Employments (NDE) has commenced partial payment to beneficiaries of its special public works (SPW) programme which accommodated 774,000 across the local governments. The SPW is a Federal Government initiative that kicked off in July 2020 to engage a total of 774,000 unemployed youths in a short-term employment programme across Nigeria. The programme was approved by the president as part of the fiscal stimulus measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Minister of State, Labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, announced this in a statement. “After the…

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774,000 jobs: Workers protest unpaid monthly stipend

Aminu Imam

Barely three months after the commencement of the Federal Government’s Special Public Works, (SPW), the programme has become enmeshed in controversy over unpaid salary. The SPW is a temporary social intervention initiated by the government to provide stop-gap three months jobs for 774000 persons, mainly artisans, to earn N20,000 monthly doing public works. One thousand youths were employed from each of the 774 local governments in the country as beneficiaries, bringing the figure to 774,000 councils.  The programme was inaugurated on January 5. The first batch of beneficiaries have completed…

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“Some people trying to turn Osinbajo against Buhari” – FG

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has alleged that some Nigerians are trying to incite enmity between President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo. The Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, made the allegation in a tweet in the early hours of Thursday. According to him, such people are trying to play the card that Buhari sees Osinbajo as a gentle and submissive person who can be easily manipulated to suit his own demands. But Keyamo submitted that rather, the Vice President is a loyal person who understands duty and commitment and…

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“There has been no increase in electricity tariff” – Keyamo

Aminu Imam

…Says NERC didn’t consult him  Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo yesterday denounced purported hike in electricity tariff by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, (NERC). Keyamo, who appeared on a TV programme yesterday, said he is the chairman of the sub-committee consisting of the FG’s-side and Labour-side, which had been mandated to go round the country to interact and consult with stakeholders and the electricity distribution companies, (Discos), to find an acceptable and cost-reflective tariff that should be paid by Nigerians. He said the sub-committee was still…

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FG’s 774,000 jobs kick-off today — Keyamo

Aminu Imam

After several postponements, the Federal Government’s Special Public Works Programme that would engage 774,000 unemployed Nigerians, is expected to kick-off nationwide today, Tuesday. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, while announcing this on his verified Twitter handle on Sunday night, explained that the President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the commencement of the initiative. He tweeted: “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the take-off of the Special Public Works Programme (engaging 774,000 unemployed itinerant Nigerians) to begin nationwide on Tuesday, January 5th, 2021. All NDE state structures are…

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