Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 4th February 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 4th February 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Minimum wage: Niger workers to go on strike as ultimatum expires
F ollowing the expiration of a 21-day ultimatum given to the state government to implement the new minimum wage across the board, workers in Niger State have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike. It will be noted that while the ultimatum was on, the government commenced payment, but only for workers on Grade Levels 1 to 6, blaming inadequate funds for its action. Governor Abubakar Sani Bello had also claimed that 80 per cent of the state revenue was committed to payment of salaries and allowances, insisting that…
Okada: Ogun reads riot act to operators
O gun State government yesterday warned commercial motorcyclists moving from neighbouring Lagos State to eschew crimes and abide by the extant laws of transportation in the state. Chairman, Committee on Transportation, Barrister Olufemi Adeniyi, who read the riot act in Abeokuta, said the state government had been inundated with calls about the influx of commercial motorcyclists. He spoke on the heels of the recent ban on commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke) in 15 local councils and major roads in Lagos State. Adeniyi, who stated that the Governor Dapo…
Oyo LG crisis: One killed, many injured in Ogbomoso clash
T he lingering crisis rocking the administration of local governments in Oyo State got worse yesterday as one person was reportedly killed and several others injured in a clash between supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the sacked ex-All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairmen. For the past two weeks, there had been the crisis occasioned by a directive of the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, as well as the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu that the Oyo Police Commissioner Shina Olukolu should guard…
S’West PDP urges govs to step up Operation Amotekun
T he South-West chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on governors of the six states in the geopolitical zone to expedite action on the Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun by recruiting and deploying personnel to the nooks and crannies of the South-West region. Besides, the party lamented inability of President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to curtail the growing insecurity in the country, describing it as weak and effeminate in preventing insecurity and bringing to justice rampaging killer-herdsmen attacking people across…
No going back on Service-wide IPPIS implementation – FG
T he Federal Government yesterday said that it was going ahead with the implementation of Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS) in the public service. This came on the heels of protests from some public servants, particularly members of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), who claimed that the policy was capable of neutralising the autonomy of the university system. This was made known in Abuja by the Acting Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, when she addressed newly recruited officers at the on-going…
BPE mulls intervention in comatose enterprises
CONDUCIVE There are some macroeconomic policies to be addressed to make operational environment conducive T he Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) is considering comprehensive intervention package aimed at reviving sold enterprises whose assessment fall beyond optimal performance, a top official of the bureau hinted this newspaper at the weekend. The privatisation agency is said to have completed transactions on 234 enterprises since inception of privatisation programme in 1999 till date. Disclosing this to our correspondent in confidence, a senior official of BPE explained that post-privatisation assessment of…
Diaspora voting right: Hope rises ahead of 2023
The long wait by Nigerians living abroad to participate in elections in the country may soon be over given the hint by Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa that citizens in Diaspora may vote in the 2023 general election. FELIX NWANERI reports T he quest by Nigerians living abroad to participate in the country’s electioneering process has been a recurring decimal even as more African countries continue to give their nationals in the Diaspora the opportunity to have a say in what happens back…
Lekki FTZ: Nigeria’s investment safe haven
Almost one and half decades after the Lekki Free Trade Zone was created, it has continued to attract both local and foreign investors across all sectors amid infrastructure developments. DAYO AYEYEMI reports W hen the idea of Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) came on board 15 years ago, many people wondered how such beautiful and expensive blueprint would be implemented, knowing fully that it took 20 years to develop Victoria Island, Lagos. However, 14 years down the line, LFTZ, which is 21 times of Victoria…
VAT: Power tariff hike by decoy
…despite court order Electricity distribution companies (DisCos), on February 1, 2020, began implementation of 2.5 per cent hike in Value Added Tax (VAT) on meters and tariff. Adeola Yusuf, who looks at a court order stopping a previous move on hike, reports how this will alter electricity bill payment dynamics E lectricity consumers in Nigeria, who are still battling with estimated billing and insufficient supply, have begun to pay more tariff and cost on meters beginning from last week. Electricity distribution companies (Discos), according to…
Long walk to school feeding programme
The commencement of the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) last week is a journey that began almost four years ago. CALEB ONWE reports T he National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) being implemented in 31 states across the country, and now in Abuja, is an off-shoot of the National Social Investment Programmes (NSIP) of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. It was formally launched in 2016. The promoters said it was conceived to tackle poverty and…
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