Day: October 15, 2022

NLC Warns Nigerian Govt As Dangote, Kogi Crisis Degenerates

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC , has cautioned against massive loss of jobs by Nigerians that could be occasioned by the ongoing industrial war between the Kogi State government and Dangote.   This was contained in a letter to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha signed by the NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba. Wabba warned that the threat of shutdown of the cement plant if it happens will put thousands of jobs at the factory in great peril, adding that livelihoods of thousands of individuals and…

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Record-Breaking Wike And Imperative For Mitigation Of Bad Belle, By Tunde Olusunle

ADEOLA YUSUF

Wednesday October 12, 2022, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, governor of the oil-and-gas-endowed Rivers State, wrote his name in the annals of Nigerian politics and governance. If indeed there was a Nigerian equivalent of the Guinness Book of Records, Wike’s appointment with one stroke of the pen, 28,000 Special Assistants, would qualify as a record-breaking entry. The previous day, Wike appointed 319 ward Liaison Officers, (WLOs) and 40 Local Government Area Liaison Officers, (LGALOs). Within a space of 24 hours therefore, Wike made 28,359 appointments, a milestone in the history of post-Fourth…

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ASUU: Compensate Us With Free Tuition, Varsity Students Tell Buhari

Abibat Babalola

“N20,000 stipends should also be given to the students to cushion the effect of the strike on education” – NANS President         As students of tertiary institutions affected by the eight months of industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) prepare for resumption, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has requested that the Federal Government waive tuition, hostel fees and other payments for students during next session. NANS said that the waiver would serve as compensation for the eight months they…

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Ojaja II: Ooni Marries Four Wives In Three Weeks

ADEOLA YUSUF

How Topmost Yoruba monarch wedded Ashley, a chartered accountant, as Wife Number four + Names of women betrothed to the king between September and mid October   Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has married Ashley Afolashade Adegoke as the fourth wife in the the last three weeks. Platforms Africa reports that the Ooni, in September 2022, welcomed Queen Mariam nee Anako, into the palace amidst pomp. Then, Olori Elizabeth Opeoluwa Ogunwusi nee Akinmuda was also betrothed to the king a few days later in Magodo, Lagos.…

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Obajana Controversy: Kogi Drags Dangote To court

ADEOLA YUSUF

… says ‘it’s fight to the finish’     The last has not been heard of the Kogi-Dangote face-off over the ownership of the Obajana Cement Plant as the Kogi State Government on Friday resolved to drag Dangote Cement Plc to court and reclaim what rightfully belongs to the people. The decision to go to court was taken at an emergency meeting on Thursday night between key government officials, led by Governor Yahaya Bello and stakeholders representing the different ethnic groups in the state. A statement signed by the Hon.…

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