An electricity consumer group, Wheres the Light Movement, has called on the Federal Government to reverse the power sector privatisation policy for failing to achieve its set goals. The group said the sector should be returned to public ownership under democratic control and management of workers and electricity consumers. Sina Odugbemi, the convener of the group, who briefed newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos, urged the government to take a bold step to reverse the privatisation and take charge of the sector. Odugbemi said Nigerians had not experienced the desired objectives…
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FG approves NIN enrolment centre for diplomats
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN), Enrolment Centre at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja. Dr Femi Adeluyi, Technical Assistant on Information Technology to Pantami, who made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the desk would be set up on Jan. 19. Adeluyi said that the centre, which would provide support for members of the Diplomatic Corps, would be managed by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, through…
Read MoreFG is creating infrastructure for resolution of business disputes Osinbajo
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo said in Abuja on Thursday that the Federal Government was promoting the adoption of Alternative Dispute Resolution and creating the necessary infrastructure to enhance speedy resolution of business-related disputes Fielded questions at a virtual interaction session with members of the French Business Confederation, Osinbajo said governments effort was part of measures to attract foreign investors. Alternative Dispute Resolution is something that we are promoting as a government and we are trying to create infrastructure for it. And I know that most businesses do not even want to…
Read MoreProminent Kano cleric appeals to FG, ASUU to end 7-month old strike
A prominent Islamic Scholar in Kano State, Sheikh Abdulwahab Gadon-Kaya has appealed to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to find a lasting solution to the ongoing ASUU strike. The Islamic Scholar made the call during a Town Hall meeting tagged Struggle: In Defense of Nigerian Public Universities held on Saturday in Kano. According to him, there was the need for the urgent reopening of the Universities because the seven month old strike had generated a lot of issues, including pushing many students into committing different…
Read MorePort Harcourt Maiduguri narrow gauge railway reconstruction to begin 2021
The reconstruction and rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Maiduguri; Eastern narrow gauge railway, is to start in 2021, says Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi. He said this during the 2021 budget defence of the ministrys estimates before the Joint Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives held in Abuja on Friday. Amaechi said that the rehabilitation of the gauge was part of priority projects of the Federal Government to achieve intermodal transportation to enhance economic growth. He also mentioned the construction of the central railway from Itakpe to Abuja and…
Read MoreLooting: JOHESU seeks FG, others assistance for Psychiatric Hospital
The Join Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and Assembly of Health Professionals, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Calabar branch, has called on the Federal Government and corporate organisations to assist them over the looting of their valuables by hoodlums. The Union made the call in a statement jointly signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Mr Daniel Odo, and Mr Ken Bassey and made available to newsmen on Friday in Calabar. The Union said that on Oct. 24, hoodlums made up of women, men and children, heavily armed with guns and machetes, descended on…
Read MoreWe are seeking swift completion of renegotiation with FG to suspend strike- ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it is seeking swift completion of its ongoing renegotiations with the Federal Government to suspend the lingering industrial action. Professor Ade Adejumo, the Zonal Coordinator, Ibadan Zone of ASUU, stated this at a press conference in Ibadan today. ASUU embarked on the industrial action seven months ago which is premised on the unions refusal to adopt the Federal Governments Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). Adejumo, who was represented at the conference by Professor Moyo Ajao, the Chairperson, ASUU, University of…
Read MoreFG to focus on strategies for sustaining existing businesses Minister
The Federal Government says one of its major areas of focus in its industrial plan, post-COVID-19 era is the sustainability of existing businesses in the country. Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment disclosed this in an address at the virtual annual conference of the Institute of Directors (IOD) where he was the Guest of Honour. Adebayo, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Ifedayo Sayo, said the pandemic had brought up the need to come up with strategies toward ensuring survival of existing businesses and attracting…
Read MoreEid-el-Maulud: FG declares tomorrow Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared tomorrow, Thursday October 29, 2020 as Public Holiday to mark this years Eid-ul-Maulud, which is the celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated the Muslim faithful both at home and abroad for witnessing this years occasion. He enjoined them to imbibe the spirit of love, patience and perseverance that are the virtues of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), adding…
Read MoreFG orders all civil servants to resume October 19
The Federal Government has directed all civil servants to resume. They are to start work on Monday October 19, 2020. The Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, made the announcement on Thursday. Some have been at home since March due to the lockdown caused by COVID-19 pandemic. Workers on Salary Grade Level 12 upward and those on essential duties have been on duty. PTF Coordinator, Sanni Aliyu, announced that Nigeria will maintain Phase 3 of the response with further changes to address economic, socio-political and healthcare. Mustapha confirmed…
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