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<strong>FG Orders NNPC To Reduce Petrol Pump Price</strong>

10Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Petroleum

FG Orders NNPC To Reduce Petrol Pump Price

Timipre Sylva, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, on Monday said the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, is selling petrol at a loss due to its mandate from the Federal Government as regards petrol subsidy. The minister’s remarks came on the heels of oil marketers' claim that the supply hitches currently being experienced in the petroleum sector that has resulted in fuel scarcity could linger till June, based on the government’s plan to end petrol subsidy in that month. Sylva stated this in Abuja at the resumption of the scorecard series (2015-2023) of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. Recall that Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning had last week stated the Federal Government had budgeted about N3.6tn f...

<strong>You Have Failed To Secure Nigerians, Govs Reply FG</strong>

4Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security

You Have Failed To Secure Nigerians, Govs Reply FG

The governors across the federation under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, have accused the Federal Government of failing in its constitutional mandate to secure citizens which has negatively affected economic activities. The governors said that the spike in poverty level among the citizens was a consequence of the rising insecurity on commercial and agricultural activities. According to them, the failure of the government at the centre to clamp down on non-state actors had permitted “bandits, insurgents, and kidnappers to turn the country into a killing field”. This was contained in a statement issued by the NGF Director of Media and Public Affairs, AbdulRazaque Bello-Barkindo. The statement followed the accusation by the Minister of State for Budget and Na...

<strong>FG Insists On No Work No Pay For ASUU Members</strong>

16Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Education, Finance, Labour, News, Nigeria

FG Insists On No Work No Pay For ASUU Members

The Federal Government has insisted that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, will not be paid for the period they were on strike. This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, in an interaction with State House correspondents in Abuja, noting that it was in line with the policy of ‘No work, no pay’. Recall that ASUU had suspended its eight-month-old strike in October following an order of the Court of Appeal which upheld a ruling of the National Industrial Court asking the lecturers to return to the classroom. However, following the suspension of the strike, the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration paid ASUU members half salaries for the month of October while holding on to its resolve not to pay the arrears of salaries incurred while the...

FG Set To Create 21 Million Jobs By 2025

29Oct

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Employment, News, Nigeria, Transportation

FG Set To Create 21 Million Jobs By 2025

Mu’azu Sambo, the Minister of Transportation, has revealed that the Federal Government is poised to create 21 million full-time jobs and lift 35 million Nigerians out of poverty by the year 2025. This was contained in a statement issued by the minister’s Special Assistant on media and publicity, Sam Idiagbonya, on Friday, during the ongoing 2022 Ministerial Retreat at Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The Minister stated that the transportation sector is setting the stage for achieving the government’s determination to ensure the creation of 100 million opportunities for poor Nigerians in 10 years. Mu’azu Sambo He noted that gaps in transportation infrastructure prompted the development of the National Development Plans; Medium-Term Development Plans 2021-2025 and a Long-Term ...

ASUU Reaches Agreement with Reps, Awaits Buhari’s Approval

21Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Reaches Agreement with Reps, Awaits Buhari’s Approval

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reached an agreement with the Federal Government after a 4-hour meeting at the National Assembly in Abuja. See Also: FG Considers Minimum Wage Increase for Workers to Tackle Inflation The agreement between both parties was negotiated by the leadership of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. ASUU president, Emmanuel Osodeke represented the union while Goodluck Opiah, the Minister of State for Education, stood as the representative for the Federal Government. Although an agreement has been reached, President Muhammadu Buhari is yet to approve it as he is currently at the United Nations General Assembly meeting at the UN. Femi Gbajabiamila, who was present at the meeting, disclosed that indeed an agreement was reached...

FG Considers Minimum Wage Increase for Workers to Tackle Inflation

20Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Cost of Living, Economy, Labour, News, Nigeria

FG Considers Minimum Wage Increase for Workers to Tackle Inflation

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, revealed that the Federal Government intends to increase the current minimum wage for Workers to tackle the present inflation. See Also: Atiku Urges INEC to Conduct Credible Elections in 2023 The Minister revealed during a public presentation by the members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) titled “Contemporary History of Working Class Struggles”, that the FG intends to increase the N30,000 minimum wage to boost the purchasing power of its citizens. He said the 2019 Minimum Wage Act had a clause to enable a review that could make the increment possible. Ngige also disclosed that the Federal Government had already discussed the possible increment of minimum wage with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members. ...

FG Drags ASUU to Court Over Ongoing Strike

12Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria

FG Drags ASUU to Court Over Ongoing Strike

The Federal Government has called upon the National Industrial Court (NIC) to settle the trade dispute between it and the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. See Also: How I Solved Dispute With ASUU In One Night – Jonathan To that effect, The NIC has summoned both parties to appear before the Court on Monday in Abuja to look through the ongoing strike embarked on by the university unions. The Federal Government wants the Court to direct ASUU to resume academic activities after shutting down public universities for eight months. The Court issued a letter on the 9th of September, signed by the chief register, stating the court sitting would hold at No 11, New-Bussa close, Area 3, Garki Abuja, on Monday 12th of September 2022, at 9 am. Source: Daily Post

ASUU Strike: UNIBEN Staff Member Commits Suicide

11Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Cost of Living, Education, News, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: UNIBEN Staff Member Commits Suicide

Prince Carter Oshodin who is a staff of the Federal University of Benin committed suicide on Friday over the non-payment of salaries due to ASUU strike. The Government had refused to pay workers of universities that had embarked on a strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). See Also: ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens Mass Action from Students This action by the University unions which led to non-payment of salaries prompted the data entry personnel at UNIBEN, Price Carter to take his life as he could not meet his financial responsibilities. A UNIBEN professor, his name undisclosed, said it was disheartening because they hadn’t been paid for months by the federal government including those who had called off the strike. “Yes he was our staff, he killed himsel...

ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens Mass Action from Students

9Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, News, Nigeria, Uncategorized

ASUU Strike: NANS Threatens Mass Action from Students

The Factional President of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, Umar Farouk, threatens mass action from students if the Federal Government fails to immediately resolve the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The student union said it will occupy the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu until he resolves the ASUU strike. See Also: ASUU Strike: We have Done The Best We Can – FG “Federal Government through the Ministry of Education should within a few working days resolve the lingering ASUU Strike." “As we shall mobilise our students towards occupying the ministry of education until our demands are met,” Farouk said. Farouk also urged the Federal Government to prioritize education and increase the budget allocation to the Minist...

ASUU Strike: We have Done The Best We Can – FG

7Sep

By Osaretin BalogbanNo Comments

Education, Nigeria

ASUU Strike: We have Done The Best We Can – FG

The Federal Government said it has done everything possible to end the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU transitioned into a full-blown strike after declaring a month warning strike on the 14th of February, 2022. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed the information to reporters on Tuesday at a meeting with Pro-Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors of Federal Universities at the National Universities Commission (NUC) in Abuja. See Also: FG’s Inaction To End ASUU Strike Worrisome, Unacceptable – Peter Obi “In all, we have been doing, our guide has been the directive of Mr. President Muhammadu Buhari, namely, that while the unions should be persuaded to return to work, Government should not repeat the past mistakes of accepting to...