By Tina George, Minna The Niger state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has announced that the suspended indefinite strike in will resume on Tuesday, 1st December 2021. This is contained in a letter signed by the state NLC Chairman, Comrade Yakubu Garba and the state TUC Chairman, Comrade Tanimu Yunusa and addressed to Niger state governor. The development followed the state government’s insistence to cut workers’ salaries by 30 per cent. Recall that the meeting between the state government and labour on Friday ended in deadlock with both parties sticking to its position. The union in the letter…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
By Tina George, Minna The week has been a hectic for Niger state government and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, with endless meetings to negotiate on planned salary cut of November salaries by the government. While the state government says it cannot pay full salaries of workers, the NLC insists that workers must collect 100 per cent of their take home pay without compromising. The meeting held on Thursday ended in a deadlock as none of the two parties was ready to shift grounds. According to a source who spoke to AsheNews on condition of anonymity, in the meeting NLC…
Kano state government has taken measures aimed at ending farmers and herdsmen conflicts that have resulted in the encroachment and blockage of cattle stock routes across the state. The chairman, Kano State Stock Routes Demarcation Committee, Alhaji Ibrahim Dan’Isle made the assertion during its maiden meeting in Kano on Friday. According to him, government was ready to address the issue dispassionately, with a view of finding sustainable solution to the crisis that had led to severe social, economic and food security challenges. “It is regrettable that famers and herdsmen have been engaged in clashes which have caused loss of lives…
Governor Bello Mohammed of Zamfara, has alleged that the extent of ‘bad blood’ in the present Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was partly responsible for Ebonyi governor’s defection to the All Progressives Congress, APC. According to him, he would rather commend David Umahi for his bold decision rather than condemn him, “because everyone feels welcome only in a house where he feels comfortable. “If this trend of generating ‘bad blood’ amongst us continues unabated, our great party will increasingly be on the receiving end as we move towards the year 2023. “I am having a very bad experience of recent from…
The deputy governor of Sokoto state, Manir Dan’iya has reiterated the state government’s commitment to ending rising violence against women and children. He stated this at the quarterly coordinating meeting on ending violence against women, children and the girl- child under the European Union (EU-) Spotlight Initiative, a 5-year project to tackle gender-based violence (GBV) in Nigeria. According to Dan’Iya, “the administration of Aminu Tambuwal has demonstrated total commitment and willingness to partner the EU and United Nations (UN) agencies “who are strong partners in the fight against GBV in the state by mandating the Ministries of Budget and Economic…
The Director General of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) in Sokoto State, Dr Nasir Daniya, has become the first indigene of the state to be conferred with the Fellowship of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS). He bagged the fellowship, the highest professional award of its kind given to a member of the Information Technology (IT) profession in Nigeria, by the mandate of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), at the Muson Centre, Lagos State on Thursday. An integral player who had recorded various achievements and pioneered Sokoto state’s successes in the ICT sector since his appointment, Daniya defended his doctorate degree…
Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has clinched the 2020 National Information Technology Merit Award (NITMA), the highest award ensemble for the Information Technology (IT) industry in Nigeria coordinated annually by the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), after a keen contest between him and his Delta and Lagos states colleagues. He is, by this feat, the first Governor in Nigeria to receive the Digital Governor of the Year Award at an event held at the MUSON Centre, Lagos State Nigeria on Thursday. Adjudged a technophile of remarkable note by the organizers, going by his superlative performances in the IT sector, Governor Tambuwal garnered…
In 2003, I wrote an essay drawing lessons for Africa from the collapse of ethnic federalism in Yugoslavia and other parts of the former Soviet Bloc. The main lesson was simple, Comrade Stalin had imposed a federal structure based on ethnic federalism and in history such federations last only as long as the “strongest” ethnic component can oppress the others. Ethnic federations by definition focus on ethno-linguistic differences alone and are usually held together by a hegemonic group that is able to lord it over the others. The hegemonic hold is difficult to sustain as differences, not similarities, become the…
Niger State Governor and Chairman North Central Governors Forum, Abubakar Sani Bello has felicitated with his father, Colonel Sani Bello (rtd) on his 78th birthday. In a congratulatory message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mary Noel-Berje, the governor said he is proud to be birthed by a man who he described as a role model and living legend. The governor, who showered eulogies on his father, said the retired Colonel is a seasoned military administrator and successful business man, who is committed and dedicated to whatever he does. He said the celebrant contribution to Nation building during his active…
Sokoto State government is discussing partnership with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, to establish Multimedia Academy in the state. The state government is also engaging the British High Commission in Nigeria, to ensure rapid integration of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into various facets of social services and governance, including the education sector. Governor Aminu Tambuwal stated this during the foundation laying of new Government Girls Science Academy, Kasarawa, in the state capital on Wednesday. According to him, since his administration came on board in 2015, the education sector has been given utmost attention. ”As a Government,…