App-based transport workers, under the aegis of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria, have expressed worry at the rising cost of their services. They said that it had negatively affected their operations and welfare. An ex-officio of the union, Mr Jossy Olawale, told NAN on Monday in Lagos that the rising cost of petrol had impacted adversely on their operations. “Petrol subsidy removal has brought untold hardship to members of app-based workers across Nigeria. This is as the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) increased from N184 to up to N1200. “Also, conflicting service level agreements and…
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The Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ in Kogi State has frowned at the poor telecommunication services currently being experienced by subscribers in the state with a call on the relevant stakeholders to resolve the issues and restore services without further delay. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by Segun Salami and Abdulrahman Salihu, Chairman and Secretary, respectively, after an emergency meeting of the chapel in Lokoja on Monday. The statement reads “For about a week now, subscribers in the state have been enduring epileptic services from telecommunication operators, notably MTN, Airtel, and Glo. ”This…
The Naira strengthened significantly against the dollar at the foreign exchange market on Monday to resume on a good note. FMDQ data showed that the Naira appreciated to N1552.92 per dollar on Monday from N1641.27 exchange last Friday. This represents a significant N88.35 appreciation against the dollar on Monday compared to the N1641.27 exchange rate three days ago. The last time it gained significantly was on Sept 26 last month, when it edged the dollar by N91.32. Meanwhile, at the black market, the Naira maintained an N1700 per dollar rate the same as last Friday. For months now, the Naira…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has called on the National Assembly to expedite action on modalities for the coverage of the new national minimum wage. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President said this during a book launch on Monday in Abuja. Recall that on July 24, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said during a plenary session that the N70,000 new national minimum wage applied to all workers, including maids and other domestic staff. According to Ajaero, there is a need for the National Assembly to come out clean on the area of coverage of the new minimum wage. “There is a…
The South-East Electricity Consumers Association, SEECA says it will protest against Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC’s plan to move its customers in South-East to band A on November 1. The proposed protest was announced in a statement jointly signed by the National Chairman of SEECA, Rev. Okechukwu Obioha, and its National Secretary, Mr Ogubuike Ibeagi, on Monday in Enugu. The duo said the decision to protest was taken during an extraordinary meeting of the Consultative Assembly of SEECA on Sunday. NAN reports that the Acting Managing Director of EEDC, Dr Ernest Mupwaya, had on October 9, while declaring open the…
The Presidency on Monday called on all heads of ministries, departments and agencies of the federal government to always honour invitations for appearances at the National Assembly in line with the existing harmonious working relationship between the executive and legislature. The admonition came barely 24 hours after the Senate threatened to issue a warrant of arrest against some heads of MDAs by the Senate over their refusal to appear before its Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions to answer petitions and queries against them. Specifically, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have arrived in the country from Libya, DAILY POST reports. The players and their officials landed at the Aminu Kano International Airport on Monday night. The contingent were stranded at the Al Abaq Airport in Libya for several hours after arriving in the North African country on Sunday. The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF took the decision to pull out of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matchday four encounter following the inhumane treatment the players were subjected to in Libya. The encounter was earlier scheduled to hold in Benina on Tuesday. Super Eagles arrive…
President of the Libyan Football Federation, Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani, has resigned from his position. Al-Shalmani stepped down from his position during a regular meeting of the Federation’s General Assembly. The Libya Observer, an English and Arabic online newspaper based in Tripoli, Libya, said Al-Shalmani announced his resignation on Sunday. He was quoted as saying, “I do not want to be part of the failure in Libyan sports. “We faced difficulties during the previous period. “I thank all members of the General Assembly, and I forgive everyone from all segments of the sports sector. “I have a history in the International, Arab…
The Executives and Congress of the Federal University of Education, COEASU FUE, Kano, have registered complaints against a splinter group from among members who created a parallel Academic Staff Union without recourse to the transition period the Institution is going through. The Chairman of the Federal University of Education Union, Kano, Dr Ado Muhammad Abdullahi, said while responding to the new splinter group that they are only trying to create chaos and disrupt peace and unity in the ranks of the union by floating a parallel academic staff union. “We view this as an attempt by a few self-seeking saboteurs…
The Zamfara State Independent Electoral Commission, ZASIEC, has slated 16th November 2024 for the election of local government Chairmen and Councillors in the state. Addressing newsmen at the Commission’s Secretariat in Gusau, the State capital, the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Bala Aliyu Gusau said the sale of nomination forms will commence from 25th October to 1st of November, 2024. He said the forms would be sold to aspirants from all interested political parties in the State. Gusau stated that the press briefing was to announce the date of the election and the sales of Nomi forms to aspirants. According…