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Stakeholders Recommend $100bn for N’delta Clean-Up
Community leaders and stakeholders in Niger Delta have said that $100bn should be set aside as Clean-up and Remediation Fund for the region.
The demand is contained in a communique issued on Thursday after a workshop and advocacy forum on oil spill remediation and generation of green jobs, organized by the Environmental Right Action and Friends of the Earth Nigeria.
In the communiqué, the stakeholders identified pipeline vandalism, equipment failure, corrosion and negligence on the part of multinational oil companies as the main causes of oil spillages in the region. Punch
NLC Demands Prosecution of Ghost Workers
The Akwa Ibom chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the prosecution of all perpetrators of ghost workers syndrome in the nation’s public service.
Chairman of the council in the state, Mr. Etim Ukpong, made the call in Uyo on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Ukpong decried that over the years, different tiers of government had complained of ghost workers but that no perpetrator of the act had been identified or punished. Vanguard
Nigeria Will Meet July 2017 Deadline For Digital Switch Over – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has restated that the process of switching over from analogue to digital broadcasting “is very much on course’’.
The minister stated this at a dinner organized by Radio, Television and Theatre Workers Union of Nigeria (RATTAWU) in honour of the newly appointed Chief Executive Officers of Federal Government-owned media houses. Vanguard
Battling Militancy: Niger Delta Avengers and Other New Groups
When the Niger Delta Avengers rebel group announced this week it had called a ceasefire and was entering talks with the government, many hoped peace would be restored to the country’s oil belt.
If only it were so easy.
The NDA dominate the headlines, but behind the scenes, a groundswell of other groups have been claiming damaging attacks on Nigeria’s oil infrastructure and are refusing to come to the negotiating table. Punch
NLC Demands Prosecution of Ghost Workers
The Akwa Ibom chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the prosecution of all perpetrators of ghost workers syndrome in the nation’s public service.
Chairman of the council in the state, Mr. Etim Ukpong, made the call in Uyo on Friday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
Ukpong decried that over the years, different tiers of government had complained of ghost workers but that no perpetrator of the act had been identified or punished. The Nation
AB Mahmoud takes over as 28th NBA President
The 28th President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in the person of Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud SAN was this afternoon sworn-in by Mr. Austine Alegeh SAN the immediate past NBA President in Port Harcourt, River State.
The swearing in took place at the end of the 56th Annual General Conference of the NBA.
While performing his first official assignment, he has sworn in his executive members who will together run the NBA for the next 2 years. DailyTrust
Ondo Guber: I’m Against Imposition of Candidate, But Not against Endorsement – Akeredolu
Mr Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), a governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, says he is against imposition of candidates on the people but not against endorsement. He also said that he was not imposed as the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate in the state in 2012.
Akeredolu, who was the ACN candidate in the 2012 governorship election in the state, spoke with newsmen in Akure on Friday. 23 aspirants will participate in the APC governorship primary in the state scheduled for Aug. 31, ahead of the Nov. 26 election. Vanguard
Speed Limiter Devices: Offenders Risk N50, 000-Fine, Jail Term
Any driver caught to have tampered illegally with the speed limiter devices installed on their vehicles would be fined N50, 000 or face a jail term, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Mr. Jokthan Suleiman, a director at the Richfield Technologies Limited, said this in Ilorin, Kwara, on Friday.
It was at a sensitization organized by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on implementation of the device. DailyTrust
Business News
Communications Tax: 25% of Licensed Operators To Shut Down
Industry players have projected that Nigeria would lose another 25 per cent of licensed operators if the Communication Service Tax bill is passed into law.
Already, the country has lost 57 per cent of licensed operators to multiple taxations.
The National Chairman of Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria, Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, said on Thursday that despite the growth already recorded in the industry, telecoms operators continued to face challenges emanating from recurring taxations and the regulatory environment. Punch