Anambra: Another fire disaster averted

Ejike Anyaduba

Anambra state fire service averted what would have become another disaster too soon.
Another fuel laden truck tumbled somewhere around Bessoy filling station, close to Omagba phase 11 at about 3.am this morning and ignited an inferno.

DPA Requests NASS to conduct public hearing on alleged abuse of Nigerians by police

The Due Process Advocates Foundation (DPA) has asked the National Assembly to conduct holistic public hearing on continuous abuse of prosecutory power by Nigerian Police which was uncovered by Investigation carried out by Fisayo Soyombo.


Fisayo Soyombo is the investigative journalist ‘spent two weeks in detention — five days in a Police cell and eight as an inmate in Ikoyi Prison — to track corruption in Nigeria’s criminal justice system, beginning from the moment of arrest by the Police to the point of release from prison.

NLC, TUC Minimum wage talks enter day 3 with Labour Ministers

There is no agreement yet between labour and the federal government as negotiations enters the third day.

Negotiations to continue after eight hours of meeting in the early hours of Thursday failed to reach a truce.

Labour and Employment Minister, Chris Ngige, said a sub committee of the negotiating team has been mandated to look through some documents and come up with agreeable figures.

Isu-Aniocha Community sues Anambra government, others for N5b as damages over land trespass

Odogwu Emeka Odogwu

The people of Isu-Aniocha in Awka North local government area of Anambra State have sued the state government claiming N5 billion as general damages for allegedly trespassing on the community’s land.
The land was allegedly acquired by the state government from Awka, usurpers of the rights of Isu Aniocha people for the developing of a housing estate in the area. Awka has no boundaries with Isu-Aniocha community.

Labour Leaders meet separately with minister to discuss minimum wage

Organised Labour team and the Government side of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council have met separately with the Minister of Labour and Employment,
Chris Ngige.
The meetings were part of efforts to resolve the lingering dispute over the consequential adjustment of the National Minimum Wage and avert the looming nationwide strike.

SENATE JOINT COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE BILL TO AMEND DEEP OFFSHORE AND INLAND BASIN PRODUCTION SHARING CONTRACT CAP D3 LFN (AMENDMENT) BILL 2019 COMMENCES.

Today, October 14, 2019, the Senate Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources(Upstream),Gas,Finance,and the Judiciary and human Rights officially commenced public hearing on the bill to amend the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract, Cap D3 LFN (Amendment) Bill 2019.

The amendment bill which seeks to address the systemic negligence and non-review of the PSC Act which for over a period of 20 years, has incurred a revenue loss of about $21 billion for the Federal Government is premised upon Section 16 of the Act which allows for periodic review of the Act.

Pensioners in Protest Storms Abia Aasmebly Umuahia Demanding 22 Months Unpaid Arrears and Gratuities.....

Pensioners in Umuahia, Abia state capital, Monday, Protested in the streets of Umuahia demanding for their gratuity and pension arrears which is said to be over 20 months outstanding.

One of the protesters who simply gave his name as Ojemba said that they want the government to pay them. “We are protesting for over 20 months outstanding pension arrears. We want government to settle us, our children are out of school, and we can’t pay house rent, we can’t pay anything, we want all to be paid.

2023: TINUBU’S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OFFICE OPENS

By NAN
A presidential campaign office bearing the names and photographs of Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been opened in Osun state, rekindling rumours of Tinubu’s intention to run in 2023.

Tinubu, a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had long denied any intentions to run for the 2023 presidency.

PDP REJECTS MOVES BY FG ‘TO GAG MEDIA, FREEDOM OF SPEECH’

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected alleged moves by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led All Progressives Congress (APC) Federal Government to “further gag the media, subjugate Nigerians and curtail their constitutionally guaranteed freedom of expression”.

The party says the decision by President Buhari administration to impose stringent regulations on online media and broadcast organisations as recently announced by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, is completely ‘obnoxious, anti-democratic’, adding that it is a direct violation of statutory rules governing media practice and freedom of expression in Nigeria.

Comptroler of custom speaks on border closure

The comptroller General of customs, Ibrahim Ali says that 317  smugglers and 146 illegal immigrants have been arrested since the partial closure of the land borders.

He made this statement at a joint press briefing by the Nigerian immigration services, office of the National Security Adviser, and the Nigerian customs on the update of the partial border closure.