Buhari In France, Seeks Debt Relief, More Vaccines For African Countries

AfricaEconomyBuhari In France, Seeks Debt Relief, More Vaccines For African Countries

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 20, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Paris, France, urged the European countries and global financial institutions to consider loan restructure or complete debt reliefs, and release more vaccines to the Africa continent. President Buhari said this will reduce the devastating effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on African economies. Buhari made the call on Tuesday at the Financing Africa Summit held at Grande Palais Ephemere, Paris. The spokesperson to the Nigerian President, Garba Shehu, quoted Buhari...

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Buhari Confirms the Appointment of Abubakar Fikpo, Issa Aremu

JobsBuhari Confirms the Appointment of Abubakar Fikpo, Issa Aremu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 20, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mallam Abubakar Nuru Fikpo as the substantive Director-General, National Directorate of Employment (NDE). According to a statement by the Presidency on Tuesday, Mallam Fikpo has held the position in an acting capacity before his appointment. The statement which was signed by President Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, also stated that Buhari has approved the appointment of Comrade Issa Aremu, as the Director of the National Institute for Labour...

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Come And Arrest Me, Wabba Challenges El-Rufai

JobsLabourNewsCome And Arrest Me, Wabba Challenges El-Rufai

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 19, 2021

KADUNA — Hours after been declared wanted, President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba dared Kaduna’s Nasir El-Rufai to arrest him. On Tuesday, the governor in a tweet had placed a bounty on the NLC leader, declaring him wanted for alleged economic sabotage. “KADUNA UPDATE: Ayuba Wabba & others of @NLCHeadquarters declared wanted for economic sabotage & attacks on public infrastructure under Miscellaneous Offences Act. Anyone that knows where he is hiding should...

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El-Rufai Sacks Nurses Below Level 14 in Kaduna for Joining NLC Strike, Protest

JobsLabourNewsEl-Rufai Sacks Nurses Below Level 14 in Kaduna for Joining NLC Strike, Protest

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 19, 2021

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, on Tuesday ordered the sack of nurses below level 14 for joining a strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The government also directed the Ministry of Health in the state to place an advertisement for immediate recruitment of new nurses to replace those dismissed. The NLC commenced an industrial action in the state on Monday over the sacking of over 7,000 civil servants in the state. Governor...

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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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The Nigeria Inflation Rate Drops for the First Time in 20 Months

BusinessNewsThe Nigeria Inflation Rate Drops for the First Time in 20 Months

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 18, 2021

The Nigeria inflation rate has dropped for the first time in 20 consecutive months; it recorded 18.12 percent decrease in April year-on-year from 18.17 percent reported in March. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed this in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) April 2021 report published on Monday. Latest data by the agency revealed that food, urban, and rural inflation also dropped, leaving core inflation on the high at 12.74 per cent which rose due...

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French President Host African Leaders on Post-Covid African Financing

AfricaBusinessInvestingFrench President Host African Leaders on Post-Covid African Financing

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 18, 2021

France President, Emmanuel Macron, on Tuesday, hosted African leaders and global financial institutions for a summit seeking to provide Africa with critical financing after the coronavirus pandemic that drained the coffers of the continent. Africa has so far been less badly hit by the pandemic than other global regions — with a total of 130,000 dead across the continent, compared with 3.4 million worldwide. But the economic cost is only too apparent, with the International...

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Avoid Past Mistakes With Sale of GenCos, Group Advises FG

BusinessPowerAvoid Past Mistakes With Sale of GenCos, Group Advises FG

PilotnewsMay 18, 2021

LAGOS — A group, the All Electricity Consumers Protection Forum (AECPF), has advised the Federal Government to avoid mistakes of the past in its plan to sell five power Generation Companies (GenCos) to investors. Mr. Adeola Samuel-Ilori, National Coordinator, AECPF, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. NAN reports that the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) had recently called for investors to acquire 100 per...

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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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