Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, Dissolves Cabinet, Asks Permanent Secretaries to Takeover

JobsPoliticsDelta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, Dissolves Cabinet, Asks Permanent Secretaries to Takeover

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 19, 2021

The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has dissolved the State Executive Council where he relieved all commissioners, secretary to the government, his Chief of Staff and senior special advisers of their portfolio. Speaking to journalists on the development after a State Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, former Commissioner for Information, Charles Aniagwu, disclosed that the governor has instructed all former Commissioners to immediately hand over to Permanent Secretaries of their ministries respectively. In another...

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Why Kaduna Government Sacked Workers – Ngige

JobsLabourWhy Kaduna Government Sacked Workers – Ngige

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 19, 2021

The Kaduna government was forced to cut down the number of workers in the state as a result of the enormous wage bill which was difficult to sustain according to Dr. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment. The labour congress in Kaduna had on embarked on a strike to protest the disengagement of 4,000 workers across the state. However, Ngige in a statement released by his spokesperson, Charles Akpan appealed to the congress, urging...

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Thugs Attack Striking Workers, Governor El-Rufai Dismisses All Nurses Below Level 14

JobsLabourThugs Attack Striking Workers, Governor El-Rufai Dismisses All Nurses Below Level 14

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 18, 2021

The five-day warning statewide strike embarked by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kaduna state has taken a new dimension as thugs have attacked the striking workers, while the state Governor Malam Nasir El-Rufai announced the dismissal of all nurses below level 14. The governor’s action is linked to a tweet he made earlier when he stated that Barau Dikko Teaching hospital had reported that nurses disconnected oxygen from a two-day-old baby in an incubator on...

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Nigeria Labour Congress Grounded Economic Activities In Kaduna State

JobsLabourNewsNigeria Labour Congress Grounded Economic Activities In Kaduna State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 17, 2021

Economic activities in Kaduna State have been grounded following a five-day warning strike embarked on by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over sacking of civil servants by the Governor Nasir El-Rufai-led government. NLC declared strike after the government failed to reverse the mass sack of workers. Kaduna State secretariat, which houses about 10 ministries, is under lock and key, banks, filling stations, shops, offices both public and private, markets as well as other commercial activities...

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Group Trains 400 Ebonyi Cassava Farmers on Akilimo Tool

AgricultureJobsNewsNigeriaGroup Trains 400 Ebonyi Cassava Farmers on Akilimo Tool

PilotnewsApril 26, 2021

ABAKALIKI — The Cedro Royal Multiventures, Abuja has trained 400 grassroots cassava farmers in the use of Akilimo advisory tool for fertiliser recommendation and weed management. The Lead team of the venture, Mr. Fakunle Aremu, said this on Monday in Abakaliki during a training workshop on the use of the tool. Aremu said the innovation was meant to increase cassava production. He said the firm, together with Eleanya Empowerment Foundation Africa in the state, wanted...

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JobsWest AfricaECOWAS Should Reject Nominations from Countries Without 30% Women Representation – Lawmaker

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 14, 2021

Gambian Lawmaker, Hon. Fatmata Njai says the ECOWAS Parliament can achieve 30 per cent representation of women in parliament only if it rejects nominations from countries not meeting the criteria. Njai expressed this thought while speaking with journalists during the Fifth Legislature’s Delocalized meeting of the ECOWAS Parliament holding in Monrovia with the theme, “Empowerment of Women in the ECOWAS Region.” Njai said it was pertinent to note that some countries lacked female representation in the Conference...

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Nigerian Labour Congress Reacts To Mass Sack Of Workers In Kaduna

JobsLabourNewsNigeriaNigerian Labour Congress Reacts To Mass Sack Of Workers In Kaduna

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 8, 2021

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Kaduna State Council, has condemned the mass sack of workers in the state public service. The NLC was reacting to the sack of local government workers who are above 50 years and pegging the total number of staff in each local council at 50 workers. The state NLC Chairman, Mr. Ayuba Suleiman, made the condemnation at a press conference on Wednesday in Kaduna said the government has ordered the conversion...

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Amnesty Beneficiaries Beg FG To Train 8,000 Outstanding Delegates

JobsNational SecurityNewsNigeriaAmnesty Beneficiaries Beg FG To Train 8,000 Outstanding Delegates

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 27, 2021

The third phase beneficiaries of the Presidential Amnesty Programme for Niger Delta ex-militants have appealed to the Federal Government to ensure the training of the remaining 8,000 delegates before rounding up the programme. The leader of the ex-agitators, Mr. Tonye Bobo, made the appeal at an advocacy visit to the Federated Correspondents Chapel on Friday in Yenagoa. He lauded the Interim Administrator of the Amnesty Office, retired Col Milland Dikio for his new approach to...

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JobsLabourNewsNon-Teaching Staff Members of Anambra Schools and Colleges Protest over Retirement Age, Salary, As Anambra Lawyers Also Protest Against Insecurity in the State.

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)March 23, 20211

The non-teaching staff members of Anambra state schools and colleges have taken to the street to demand that government extends their age of retirement from 60 years to 65 years and from 35 years in service to 40 years in service, just as it was done for the teaching staff members of schools and colleges. The group also demanded the full implementation of the minimum wage, as well as payment of outstanding allowances and arias....

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Senate Commence Public Hearing On B.Sc and HND Certificates Disparity

EducationJobsNewsSenate Commence Public Hearing On B.Sc and HND Certificates Disparity

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 23, 2021

Senate Committee on tertiary institutions and TETFUND on Monday commenced a two-day public hearing on bills to establish universities in Nigeria. The Committee will also interact with stakeholders on the proposed bill to get rid of discrimination against B.Sc and HND certificates as well. Senator Ahmad Babba Kaita, Chairman of the Committee, in his opening address, said, Senate was committed to the establishment of Universities in Nigeria for the purpose of even and equitable opportunities....

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