Bribery Allegations: National Chairman, Ganduje suspended

Aminu Imam
Ganduje

…Kano APC voids suspension, sacks ward leaders The All Progressives Congress (APC) ward in Ganduje, Dawakin Tofa local government area, has suspended the Party’s National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje for alleged corruption. The announcement was made by the ward’s legal adviser, Halliru Gwanzo, who addressed newsmen yesterday, in Kano. Gwanzo cited allegations of bribery against Ganduje leveled by the Kano State government as the reason for the suspension. Gwanjo, said the ward accused the former Governor of gross misconduct and misappropriation of public funds during his administration in the…

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TCN announces full restoration of National Grid

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TCN

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) announced the full restoration of the national grid following a fire incident at the Afam power generating station, which caused a partial disturbance of the National Grid. The TCN said, “At 02:41hrs today, 15th April 2024, a fire erupted at the Afam V 330kV bus bar coupler, leading to the tripping of units at Afam III and Afam VI. This resulted in a sudden generation loss of 25MW and 305MW respectively, destabilizing the grid and causing a partial collapse”. According to the General Manager,…

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Minimum wage hike tops Labour’s wish list for May 1st, Worker’s Day

Aminu Imam

Nigerian labour unions are gearing up for May Day celebrations with high expectations, particularly regarding a long-awaited increase in the national minimum wage. National Vice-President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Tommy Etim, emphasised the importance of May Day for Nigerian workers, calling it a “day of great anticipation”. He highlighted concerns about the impact of recent government policies on the welfare of workers, particularly rising poverty levels. Etim emphasised the urgent need for a new minimum wage to counter rising living costs. Organised Labour, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress…

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“FG now paying more for fuel subsidy, but many Nigerians unaware”, Says El-Rufa’i

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El Rufa'i in subsidy

Former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i said the federal government is now paying more than before. Fielding question from newsmen in Maiduguri , Borno State capital, yesterday, el-Rufa’i said, “Fuel subsidy is another policy that has been implemented by the President; it’s the right policy. I always supported withdrawing fuel subsidy. “But, in the course of implementation, as you can see the Government has now realised that the subsidy has to be back; because right now, we are paying a lot of money for subsidy, even more than…

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Kwara Gov. flags-off $500m agriculture project

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Kwara agric

Kwara State Governor AbdulRazaq, has flagged-off the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project, a six-year $500m food security programme supported by the World Bank and the Federal Government. Both the Federal Government and the World Bank commended the State governor for providing quality leadership and platforms for livestock value chain production and commercialisation in the State. The Governor said his administration had invested in the development of the livestock sector to maximise its potential, particularly in beef and dairy production. “Kwara has a comparative advantage in all areas of livestock…

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Prices of millet, potatoes garri, meat, others push food inflation to 40% – NBS

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NBS

Nigeria’s headline inflation rose to 33.20%, data from the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS), has shown. In a report yesterday, the NBS said headline inflation rate, which was 31.70% in February, showed an increase of 1.50 percentage points.Also, food inflation increased to 40%, with prices of garri, akpu, water melon, among others cited as the reason for the increase. It stated that on a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 11.16 percentage points higher compared to the rate recorded in March 2023, which was 22.04%. This shows that the…

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“NPA MD in ‘coded’ romance with IOC’s breaking Nigerian maritime laws” – Workers Union president

Aminu Imam
Maritime Union

Three months after the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) suspended its decision to shutdown the nation’s seaports over refusal of the International Oil Companies (IOCs) and Stevedoring contractors to comply with the Stevedoring extant laws, the union has alleged that Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is playing to the gallery with the IOC’s. In a chat with newsmen on Friday, the MWUN President-General, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, lamented that up till now, the Managing Director of NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko has refused to furnish the union with names of those IOC’S that…

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“Stand with Tinubu or exit” – Matawalle tells Northern appointees

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Matawalle

Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has called on all appointees of Northern extraction to either support President Bola Tinubu or step down from their positions. Matawalle’s call came after Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, who formerly served as the spokesperson for the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) and currently holds the position of Special Adviser on Political Matters in the Presidency, expressed a differing opinion regarding the Minister’s defence of Tinubu’s administration. Recall that on Saturday, the Minister slammed the NEF for saying it regretted supporting Tinubu in the 2023 general…

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Organised Labour demands N615,000 as minimum wage in fresh proposal

Aminu Imam
Organised Labour

Organised Labour, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has submitted a fresh proposal to the Federal Government, demanding N615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country. According to a source, who is  a member of one of the sub-committees set up by the Government to work on getting a new minimum wage for the country, said the new wage of N615,000 monthly was reached after consultations by the NLC and TUC. However, the source reportedly hinted that the wage might still increase,…

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DSS arrests el-Rufai’s political ally, A’isha Galadima

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El Rufai’s political ally

One of the most prominent political allies of the former governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufa’i, A’isha Galadima, has been arrested in Kaduna. The arrest, according to a source, was connected to a post on her Facebook page, criticising Governor Uba Sani. The female politician was picked up by the operatives of the Department of State Services, (DSS), from her residence yesterday. The development was confirmed via a telephone conversation, by one of her brothers, who said: “A’isha has just been arrested by the DSS at her Tudun-Wada residence in…

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