Labour unions in the oil and gas sector have directed their members in Chevron Nigeria Limited to commence a total shut down of the company’s operations following the sack of 600 Nigerian employees and other anti-Labour practices by the management of the company. The Unions, National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and the Petroelum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) gave the directive in a joint statement on Sunday. NUPENG’S President, Mr Williams Akporeha, and the President, PENGASSAN, Mr Festus Osifo, said: “We have directed our members in Chevron to withdraw their services. “We also…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has expressed its support for the party’s candidate in the Saturday Ondo State governorship election, Mr Eyitayo Jegede (SAN). The Forum Chairman and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal made the declaration in a statement issued by the Director-General of the forum, C.I.D. Maduabum in Abuja on Sunday. Tambuwal said that the PDP governors were united, strong and primed to do its utmost to ensure the election of Jegede who has the experience, dynamism and programme of action to return Ondo State to her glory days. He said that the forum’s attention was drawn…
The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has condemned the activities of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS. In a statement by the Social Adviser, Media and Publicity, to the Deputy President of the Senate, Yomi Odunuga made available to ASHENEWSONLINE on Sunday, Omo-Agege expressed concern over the incessant cases of extra-judicial killings, harassment, illegal arrest and extortion of defenseless citizens by some officials attached to SARS in different parts of Nigeria. The Deputy President of the Senate cited the alleged shooting of a man by operatives of SARS in his constituency in Ughelli, Delta state over the victim’s…
Popular TV host, and BBNaija anchor, Mr Ebuka Obi-Uchendu has described the ban by the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Muhammad Adamu of the personnel of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS as “press release without action”. The IGP in a statement by the Spokesperson of the Force Headquarters, Frank Mba on Sunday, banned FSARS from further patrol and stop-search duties with immediate effect. However, Ebuka through his Twitter handle @Ebuka prayed that the press release is put to action. “Press releases without any action are way too common. We’ve been here before. #EndSARS “Better not be like the constant…
Investigation by Economic Confidential has revealed that 55 candidates selected for sponsorship by the Federal Scholarship Board for the 2020 BEA foreign education, are not eligible to apply for the scholarship in the first place. To qualify for the scholarship award, an applicant must have at least 5 distinctions (A and B) in five subjects, including Mathematics and English. The applicant must also be between the age of 18 and 20 years. However, checks by the Economic Confidential revealed that some of the ‘lucky’ beneficiaries of the scholarship are overage, while quite a lot are as young as 16 and some…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has issued a three-month ultimatum to companies engaged in Cabotage trade in Nigeria, to register all vessels used in coastal and inland waters trade. A statement by the Head, Corporate Communications, Philip Kyanet made available to ASHENEWSONLINE on Sunday said “in addition to registration in the applicable Special Register for Cabotage Vessels and Ship Owning companies, and obtaining the Certificate of Cabotage Registration/ License, operators with expired registration certificates are to ensure the renewal of their Cabotage Operational Certificate/License for all Cabotage vessels within three months. “At the expiration of the three…
By Gami Tadanyigbe The Ane Osiobe International Foundation, an online NGO, has called on schools in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to comply with the COVID-19 prevention guidelines ahead of the school reopening. Dr. Ejiro Osiobe, the (Chief) Financial Officer & Economic Adviser of the Foundation, made the call during a virtual (ZOOM) outreach and donation of educational materials to seven FCT schools. The donation was hosted by the Foundation’s outreach officer and the Foundation’s Chief Mentoring Officer Dr. Rebecca Creamer, an epidemiologist from New Mexico State University, New Mexico, USA. According to Dr. Ejiro Osiobe, the Foundation is committed…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Muhammad Adamu, has banned the personnel of certain units of the Nigeria Police from carrying out routine patrols and other conventional low-risk duties – stop and search duties, checkpoints, mounting of roadblocks, traffic checks, etc – with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement issued by the Spokesperson of the Force Headquarters, Frank Mba on Sunday. These include the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, FSARS, and other Tactical Squads of the Force, including the Special Tactical Squad, STS, Intelligence Response Team, IRT, Anti-Cultism Squad and other Tactical Squads operating at the Federal, Zonal and Command…
Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and a majority of Americans think Trump could have avoided infection if he had taken the virus more seriously, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday. The Oct. 2-3 national opinion poll gave little indication of an outpouring of support for the president beyond Trump’s core group of followers, some of whom have gathered outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre, where the president has been hospitalised. Trump has repeatedly dismissed the severity of the…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, in Lagos on Sunday prayed that all terrorists and their sponsors will not see the new year. Adeboye made the declaration during the Thanksgiving Sunday Service held at the Throne of Grace Church in Lagos. Adeboye also assured Nigerians that the Almighty God will arise against those pretending to be friends with Nigeria but planning to enslave the country. He prayed: “Where they say there is no way, God will arise and make a way for Nigeria and everyone. Any form of stagnation in Nigeria will come…