The Ministry of Aviation on Tuesday revealed that Air
Peace will recall some of the pilots it sacked.
The Airline had sacked 100 pilots earlier in August as
part of the company’s efforts to cushion the effects of the
COVID-19 pandemic on its operations.
The sack had drawn angry reactions with the Nigeria Labour
Congress (NLC) giving Air Peace 14 days to recall the pilots.
In a statement to newsmen on Tuesday, James Odaudu,
director, public affairs, ministry of aviation, said at a meeting
on Tuesday, the management of Air Peace agreed to recall some of
the pilots who lost their jobs.
Odaudu said: “In the verbal agreement reached after a
dialogue that was held in a very friendly environment, Chairman of
Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema, acceded to the Minister’s appeal for
the recall of the maximum number of pilots that the airline can
accommodate without going under.
“In their presentation, NAAPE, led by its chairman, Galadima
Abednego, said that some missteps could have been made in the
course of the standoff between the airline and the union and
appealed to the Minister to intervene in order to resolve the
impasse.
He said that as a union it was a painful thing to see a
large number of their members thrown into the labour market, and
further appealed to employers of labour to see the union members as
partners, and not adversaries.
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“On his own, the Chairman of Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema
expressed his sadness and disappointment over what he called the
ingratitude of some of the airline’s pilots after everything is
done to make them comfortable on their jobs.
“He recalled how Air Peace had trained over 80 pilots and an
equal number of aircraft engineers, giving its staff the best
remuneration package within the sector only for them to disappoint
at a time their understanding was needed. He, however, commended
Senator Hadi Sirika for providing the required leadership to the
industry and promised his full cooperation in ensuring the growth
of the aviation sector in Nigeria.”
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NITDA Sharpens ICT Skills of Creative Kids for
Self-Development
The Director General (DG) of the National Information Technology
Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa, has advised
participants of the ‘Creative Kids Online Training Programme’ to
improve and sharpen their Information and Technology (IT)
skills.
According to him, doing so will tremendously contribute to the
socio-economic development of the country.
Mal. Inuwa, meanwhile, has assured all the trainees of the
Creative Kids online programme of the agency’s support, to further
develop their IT skills.
The DG, who was represented by Dr. Usman Gambo Abdullahi,
Director of IT Infrastructure Solutions, spoke at the graduation
ceremony of the online training.
He said what the children have learnt and accomplished in their
training shows what they can achieve in the nearest future,
especially in the field of global ICT.
He explained that there was a need for the children to keep
improving on the skills they have learnt, urging them to harness
such skills for the socio-economic development of the country.
“We have to ensure that our children learn. Because we cannot
afford, as a country, to be left behind in technology,” he
said.
Continuing, Inuwa added: “We have highly-talented individuals,
especially in the area of information technology. By showing
sustained interest in this field, you are not only going to be
improving yourself, you can also become problem solvers, inventors,
and innovators, who will create job opportunities and equally
contribute your quota in realizing a smarter Nigeria.
“The opportunities it offers are limitless. Look at the global
impact of Microsoft’s Bill Gates and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, as
a result of their interest in technology. In Nigeria, we have
Mitchell Elegbe, Sim Shagaya, and Tayo Oviosu, to mention a few,
who are doing phenomenal things with technology”.
The NITDA Boss, while congratulating the organisers of the
training, appreciated 3logy for training the kids to acquire and
develop digital literacy skills, especially in emerging
technologies.
He said: “The federal government has made a strong policy
commitment to making Nigeria a ‘Smart Nigeria’ by the year 2030.
And one of the pillars to actualizing that is through the
acquisition of “digital literacy and skills”.
“As a nation, it is important that we have a younger generation
that is equipped with adequate digital skills, that will enable
them compete favorably in today’s digital age.”
Earlier, moderator of the ceremony, Mrs. Rahinat Muhammad, said
the children were full of potentials and needed to have memorable
experiences in acquiring requisite ICT skills, so as to become the
country’s future IT wizards.
Among the children participants were: Aliyu Bashir Gwandu, who
won the ‘Most Determined Participant’ award; Amina and Abubakar
Maida, received the ‘Most Punctual Participants’ award; while
Labeeb Muhammad won the ‘Most Well-Behaved Participant’ award.
In the four-week long training, the children were introduced to
robotics, the popular new Python programming for beginners, and
some other emerging information technologies.