THE Federal Government has threatened to sanction fuel stations or depot selling above the stipulated approved pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). The threat followed the persistent fuel scarcity being witnessed in the FCT and its environs as well as in other parts of the country. Mr Farouk Ahmed, Authority Chief Executive, Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) gave the warning on Monday during a joint inspection on fuel stations in Abuja. The exercise was carried out in collaboration with some top officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC), Petroleum Pipeline and Marketing Company (PPMC)…
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WORKERS in Ogun State under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress on Monday embarked on an indefinite strike over what they termed the “pathetic plight” of workers across the state. The strike, which kicked off last night by midnight, will ground ministries, hospitals and public schools as well as other government agencies and parastatals. The leadership of organised labour in the state had last week given the state government a seven-day ultimatum to address their demands or face an indefinite industrial action. Organised labour had expressed its grievances against the state governor, Dapo…
By Amos Aar THE Benue State Police Command on Monday arrested Sgt. James Aondona in connection with the alleged killing of one Mr Aondohemba Terkula, a trailer driver in Katsina-Ala LGA of Benue State; the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Police (SP). Catherine Anene, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. “Preliminary investigation reveals that on 26th June, 2022 at about 1230hrs, Sgt. James Aondona was properly briefed on his schedule of duty and posted to an observation point at Ngibo, Kastina-Ala LGA. He decided to engage in an altercation with Mr. Aondohumba Terkula. (the deceased) which led…
THE Save-Public-Education-Campaign, a coalition of civil society organisations championing the right to education in Nigeria, on Monday said over 725 days of learning have been lost to strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) over issues bordering on poor welfare, university autonomy and lack of adequate funding for universities. According to the group, these lost days translate to amount to two and half sessions lost in the “educational lives of innocent Nigerian children/students in public universities across the country. The group said the unpopular policies of the Buhari administration have adversely affected public universities and other tertiary institutions…
WORKERS are not in the Labour Party. Why? Because even at foundation, the trade union bureaucracy did not encourage workers’ membership. They did not run any active and convincing membership mobilisation drive among workers. The Trade Unions have no control over the current Labour Party, even though the party had been founded by the trade unions. Why? Because, the trade unions were not interested in organised, collective, and self-conscious Workers Political Participation. Opening up the party to direct workers’ membership and participation will raise issues about internal democracy, and might jeopardise the bureaucracy’s hold on the workers and control over…
CIVIL Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) on Sunday, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the issue of corruption uncovered by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) regarding billions of naira and other items found. Auwal Rafsanjani, Executive Director, CISLAC and Head of Transparency International (TI) Chapter in Nigeria made the call in a statement in Abuja. Rafsanjani said that billions of naira cash alongside other luxurious items reportedly uncovered during a recent raid at the home of a military contractor, K. Salam Construction Company, by ICPC in Abuja. He said that there was need for…
THERE is a massive movement led by the youths to register for the 2023 general elections. It is like a battle cry by those who are clearly qualified to vote in the elections rather than the underage and foreigners who are imported to vote. “Making a person who did not participate in primaries a candidate is like awarding a student distinction in an examination he did not take.” The cry is ‘Get your PVC (Permanent Voters Card) and vote’. Even concerts are being organised as part of this unprecedented campaign. But there are parts of the country where this exercise…
By Amos Aar A lecturer at the Federal University, Wukari, Mr Fred Akaayar, and two of his friends, Aondoayange Apever and Kachinooa Shiaondo, were on Thursday killed by unknown gunmen in Ukum local government area of Benue State. The unfortunate incident happened at Jootar, Mbaterem, Mbayenge Council ward of Ukum local government area of the state at about 7pm. The killings defied the ban which had been placed on the use of motorcycles and ‘Duck Nyash’ cars as well as a dusk to dawn curfew imposed on Sankera axis of Benue State, including Ukum LGA, since last year when all…
PETER Obi, Labour Party’s presidential flagbearer, on Friday prayed for justice for ex-deputy president of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, over his arrest in the UK. Reacting, to the news of Senator Ekweremadu’s arrest by London Metropolitan Police and subsequent charge before a UK court, Obi, prayed for justice for the lawmaker as well as the healing of his ailing daughter. “My family and I are with the Ekweremadus over their travail. We join all men of goodwill in praying for the healing of their daughter and commit them into God’s hand for justice to be done,” Obi said via…
THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Education Secretariat, on Friday in Abuja vowed to shut down any school that failed to meet the minimum standard of educational curriculum. Mrs Magdalene Uzoanya, Acting Director, Quality Assurance Department of the Education Secretariat, issue the warning at a meeting with the leadership of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), FCT chapter. She reiterated the determination of the department to enforce compliance with the Nigerian Educational Curriculum and ensure quality in both teaching and learning in the FCT. The director also warned private schools that operate with expired accreditation certificates to desist…