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Kaduna gov’t launches conflict warning system

July 5, 2021July 5, 2021 Aminu Imam

�To combat crime, banditry, kidnapping Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, has launched an early warning system, the Conflict Early Warning and Early Response System, (CEWERS), of the Kaduna State Peace Commission. The governor, during the launching, pointed out that banditry is a crime that is bedevilling the entire Kaduna state and it is complicating communal relations in the State�s diverse communities. El-Rufa’i maintained that an early warning and response system will no doubt contribute to helping the State to overcome such a baleful legacy of conflict. The governor further…

El-Rufai�s govt. has failed in security, social welfare � Kaduna ex-Gov. Yero

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 Aminu Imam

Former governor of Kaduna State, Mukhtar Ramalan Yero, has criticised his successor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, for failing to provide security and social welfare to the people of Kaduna State. Speaking in an interview with BBC Hausa, the former chief executive of the State, also reprimanded the incumbent administration for unjustifiably firing its workers, saying the move had exacerbated the current hardships in the State. According to him, �We must say it openly, that the government has failed to deliver the several promises made to the electorates during the electioneering campaign…

Kaduna: Fresh Govt-Labour showdown looms over workers� sack

June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 Aminu Imam

�”NLC leaders were paid to organise protest against my govt.” � El-Rufai�Governor�s allegation laughable � NLC Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), who recently clashed when the Congress went to the State to protest against the governor�s mass sacking of workers, are set for a fresh showdown. El-Rufa’i yesterday alleged that members of the NLC were paid from Abuja to organise the recent protest against his government�s right-sizing exercise. He said, specifically, that he knows those who gave the labour leaders money to organise…

Kaduna: “99 political appointees have lost their jobs” – Gov. el-Rufa’i

June 19, 2021June 19, 2021 Aminu Imam

Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, has said Kaduna State has started implementing its right-sizing policy by disengaging 99 political appointees, but is yet to disengage any State civil servant. El-Rufa’i, who made the disclosure at a media chat on Thursday night, explained that the disengaged political appointees constitute 30% of political officeholders. The governor disclosed that only agencies connected to the local government system have disengaged staff and these include the 23 local government councils, SUBEB and the Primary Health Care Board. The governor, who spoke in Hausa, said…

Troops foil attack on secondary school in Kaduna – KDSG

June 13, 2021June 13, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Says bandit neutralised The Kaduna State government says troops have prevented an attack on Prelude Comprehensive College, located in Kujama, Chikun LGA of the State. The State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in an issued statement on Saturday. The development comes hours after an attack on Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic in the state, which resulted in the death of one student, while 10 other persons were abducted. Aruwan, however, noted that the �bandits� attacked travellers on the Kaduna-Kachia road, resulting in three travellers sustaining gunshot…

Kaduna: KASU students barricade Govt. House, major roads in protest over tuition fees hike

June 2, 2021June 2, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Demands reversal Major roads leading to Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna�s seat of power, were yesterday barricaded by concerned students of Kaduna State University, (KASU), protesting what they described as unreasonable and insensitive Increase in their tuition fees. The students, in their hundreds, went about their protest peacefully, but blocked all access to the roads. They later engaged in special prayers against the State governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, calling on God to intervene in their situation. They also pleaded again with the governor to reconsider his decision in the interest…

Kaduna Gov�t confirms attack in travellers on Abuja-Kaduna highway

May 30, 2021May 30, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Kaduna State government has verified that some travellers were attacked by bandits on the Abuja-Kaduna highway on Friday. This was disclosed in a statement released by the Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan. According to the State government, the number of people abducted in the attack after bandits blocked the highway at about 3:30 p.m,� is yet to be confirmed. Aruwan said, �Security agents responded swiftly to distress calls and checked their operation�. He added that they will publicly disclose the number of people…

Rightsizing: El-Rufa’i disengages 19 more political appointees in Kaduna

May 27, 2021May 27, 2021 Aminu Imam

�As KASU students protest over planned school fees hike Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmed el-Rufa’i, has approved the disengagement of 19 political office holders, in the first phase of public servants who will depart the public service, in continuation of rightsizing the workforce. A statement from Sir Kashim Ibrahim House, issued yesterday, said that affected officials include two Special Advisers, a Deputy Chief of Staff and several Special Assistants, amongst others. According to the statement, this is the first phase of political appointees to depart the public service during the…

Kaduna-NLC face-off: FGN insists el-Rufa’i must dialogue with Organised Labour�

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Sets up c’ttee to resolve dispute The Federal Government has said that Kaduna and any other state must dialogue with the Organised Labour as enshrined in the International Labour Organisation, (ILO) conventions, to which Nigeria is a signatory. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated this while presiding over the meeting between Kaduna State Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), in Abuja yesterday. He said though the Organised Labour has a right to go on strike according to the provisions of the law, it should not obstruct…

NLC suspends warning strike in Kaduna, as FG intervenes

May 20, 2021May 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

…’JUSUN, Parliamentary workers’ll soon call-off theirs”, Ngige assures The Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), has suspended its warning strike in Kaduna following the Federal Government�s intervention. The NLC National President, Ayuba Wabba, announced the suspension of the mass action, which brought Kaduna State to a standstill for three days, yesterday. According to him, the labour union decided to suspend the strike to honour the invitation of the Federal Government. The Federal Government had pledged to mediate in the raging dispute between labour and the Kaduna State government over the mass sack…