The federal government has set up a 10-man committee to resolve the impasse between the Kaduna State Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige said this after a closed door meeting with the NLC and representatives of Kaduna State Government on Thursday in Abuja. Ngige said that the meeting recognised that the current impasse was caused by communication gap between the two parties. He said that the meeting resolved to constitute a Bi-partite Committee comprising six representatives of State Government and three officials of the NLC. ”They are to engage further with the…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission( FCCPC) to effectively protect consumers from unapproved Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Genetically Modified Organisms are organisms whose DNA has been modified in the laboratory to favour the expression of desired physiological or biological products. They are produced using scientific methods that include recombinant DNA technology and reproductive cloning. The Director-General, Dr Rufus Ebegba, of NBMA noted that the essence of the MoU was for collaboration to ensure the protection of consumers from unapproved GMOs. He said that the MoU was entered…
By Haruna Salami The Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, Col. Milland Dikio (rtd) has told the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions that his job as the administrator of the programme is to render impartial service. Dikio stated this in response to a petition by one Ebiri Papa (aka Jack-Rch) who alleged that he was left out of the amnesty programme. The coordinator said he was “a man under authority and that the president is the only person approved under the law to any people to the amnesty programme. The retired Colonel said he served the…
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, returned to Abuja from Paris, France, where he attended African Finance Summit. The presidential aircraft, conveying the president and some of his aides, landed at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at about 3.52 pm. While in Paris, the Nigerian leader participated fully in the Financing Africa Summit, held at Grande Palais Ephemere on Tuesday, with the theme: “External Financing and debt Treatment”. The president also engaged in various bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit. At the opening of the summit on Tuesday, Buhari called on European countries and global…
Kogi governor, Yahaya Bello has received the “Role Model Governor in Education Award” bestowed on him by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). The Union’s National President, Chris Isiguzo said the award Committee singled out Bello of the 36 state governors, after assessing the education sector in each state. He explained that the Role Model in Education Award is a special category award, given to Bello for bringing revolution to education in Kogi state. “The award we are presenting to him (Gov. Bello) today is a special category award in education. Apart from recognising political actors that have done well…
Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, of the Federal High Court, on Thursday in Abuja, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to pay N1 million to Mr Babajide Adelekan, for violation of his right. Adelekan, who was arrested when he visited his bank in 2018, to find out why his account was frozen was the Provost of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan at the time. Justice Ojukwu, in a judgment delivered via a virtual court sitting, held that the EFCC failed to prove why Adelekan was arrested and detained. The judge held that the EFCC failed to lay credible evidence…
A Professor of Fish Nutrition, Fisheries and Ecotoxicology, Mr Lawrence Nwanna has warned against consuming fish grown in sick water to avoid taking ill. The Don who is of the Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Technology at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, FUTA, gave the warning while delivering the 127th Inaugural Lecture held in the new auditorium of the University on Tuesday. Speaking on the topic: “Nutritional Concepts and Fisheries Production in Sick Waters”, Nwanna said fish perform all physiological activities in water, including breathing, excretion of waste, feeding, maintenance of salt balance and reproduction. “Therefore, producing fish in…
Sokoto state executive council has approved the sum of over N196 million for the construction and tarring of a five kilometre bye pass road from Achida-Tungar Malam-Lambar Kwali in Wurno local government area. The state Commissioner of Information, Isah Bajini Galadanchi stated this while briefing journalists after the state executive council meeting held at the council chamber of Government House, Sokoto on Wednesday. Similarly, the council also approved the virement of the sum of N155 million from one aspect to other at the Ministry of Religious Affairs to provide motorcycles to the Ulamah for the propagation of Islamic activities in…
A gas explosion at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, Ogun state, has reportedly killed two persons. The explosion, which occurred at 11am Thursday morning at the Marcque event centre, was said to have occurred when technicians were trying to fill some air conditioning units with gas at the Library. A worker at the Library confirmed the tragic incident to newsmen. “2 persons have already been confirmed dead,” the worker said. Security guards manning the gate asked some newsmen who were trying to get into the facility to go back. On the truck of the State Fire Service and some…
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has officially defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ayade defected to the APC on Thursday in Calabar at a ceremony at the Executive Chambers of the Governor’s Office. He said his defection was to align the state with the ruling party at the centre for prosperous growth and development and to also join hands with President Muhammadu Buhari in building the nation. “Buhari’s commitment to the development of the country is commendable. It is obvious at this point that we need to join hands with him to…