FG and ASUU again!
JUST when we thought that the eight month-long strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, had ended, the Federal Government is still engaged in its immature, pointless and insensitive antics that could lead to the resumption of the strike. The university teachers found that their October salaries had been slashed. A statement from the office of the Minister...
Naira redesign: CBN, banks ready for transition
As the dust raised by the plan of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to redesign the local currency begins to settle into the reality of managing the already concluded matter, implementation has come to the front burner. Also the aggregation of contending positions on the issue appears to show that the change was more desirable than the consequences of...
IMF Outlines Priority Areas to Boost Africa’s Economic Growth
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has outlined four priority areas of focus for policymakers in Nigeria and other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to boost economic growth in the medium to long term in the face of the worsening global crisis and declining growth projections. Speaking during a webinar yesterday with the theme, ‘Living on the Edge: IMF Outlook for...
Unease at N’Assembly Over Terror Threat
Udora Orizu writes that following recent advisory issued by United States government and some other countries asking their citizens to steer clear of Abuja, the National Assembly has tightened security around the complex Following a recent travel advisory issued by the United States government and some other countries asking their citizens to steer clear of Abuja, the National Assembly has...
2023 elections: INEC laments tough times
The Independent National Electoral Commission has expressed concern about the challenges it is facing as it prepares for the 2023 elections. The INEC Chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters, said that the recent flooding across the nation had destroyed no fewer than 20 offices of the commission. The chairman of the electoral...
We work like elephants, eat like ants — Lagos bus drivers
…As MC Oluomo raises taskforce to flush out touts from bus-stops, motor parks MEMBERS of the Joint Drivers Welfare Association of Nigeria, JDWAN, have called off their industrial action. Its National Leader, Abiodun Akintade; Chairman, Opeyemi Sulaiman and General Secretary, Ajimatanarareje Feyisayo, made this announcement, yesterday, at the secretariat of the Lagos State Parks and Garages Management, Agege. The trio and two...
2023: Don’t release new Naira notes before elections, Udeogaranya warns FG
A Presidential aspirant in the 2019 elections, on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Charles Udeogaranya, has warned the federal government of the danger of releasing the new Naira notes before the 2023 general elections. Udeogaranya hinted that politicians will corrupt bank officials and mop up the new currencies and will only release them on the eve of...
Town planners seek FG’s support over population control
The National President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Mr Olutoyin Ayinde, has urged the Federal Government to give adequate support to town planners to tackle the menace of improper planning, considering the country’s fast-growing population. Ayinde made this call in Abuja during a one-week-long ceremony that encompasses the investiture of 51 members, including seven women. He said, “Lack of...
Bank customers lament ‘illegal’ withdrawals, demand urgent action
Some bank customers of various banks in the country have lamented the increasing spate of ‘illegal’ withdrawals from their accounts. Some of the customers who were victims of the act said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Monday. They described the act as fraudulent which the authorities must urgently address. They also alleged that most...
Bayelsa flood impacted 1.3m persons, 96 die — SEMA
The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency, says flood has affected no fewer than 1.3million people in the state. This is according to data released on Monday by BYSEMA in Yenogoa obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria. The agency said no fewer than 1.3million were displaced and compelled to seek refuge in temporary camps. “As at November 4, 96 deaths were reported...
