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August 16, 2023 Reactions Trail NlLC’s Threat Of Total Shutdown Of Country If Fuel Price Hike Is Increased Again

Reactions Trail NlLC’s Threat Of Total Shutdown Of Country If Fuel Price Hike Is Increased Again

Reactions have continued to trail Organized Labour’s comment that it will embark on a total and indefinite shutdown of the country, if the government allows a fresh increase in Petrol price from 617 naira per litre.

It would be recalled that Labour had earlier suspended a nationwide protest scheduled for Thursday, August 4, following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu.

However, the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said the labour force cannot afford another hike in fuel in the present economic state.

Speaking on the incessant friction between government and Labour over fuel price, a Lawyer with bias for Oil and Gas, Emeka Osuji, harped on what must be done to stem the tide.

 

 

June 2, 2023 Reps Ask FG To Mitigate Effects Of Subsidy Removal

Reps Ask FG To Mitigate Effects Of Subsidy Removal

The House of Representatives has waded into the subsidy conversation, asking the Federal Government to out rightly remove subsidies on all petroleum products.

The House made this resolution after adopting the report of its adhoc committee which investigated the country’s subsidy regime.

The lawmakers called on the federal government to immediately design measures and palliatives to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal for Nigerians effective through the provision and procurement of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Busses as an alternative Transport System.

They also suggested the introduction of intermodal, regional and national transport system to ease mass movement of people across the country.

The legislators further called for a forensic audit to ascertain whether the 413 billion Naira borrowed from the CBN for subsidy payments was refunded after the passage and assent of the 2015 budget.

The lower chamber also wants the government to suspend all Direct Sales Direct Purchase (DSDP) contracts.

January 6, 2023 ASUU Says Military Government was More Sympathetic To Plight Of Lecturers

ASUU Says Military Government was More Sympathetic To Plight Of Lecturers

Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has responded to the federal government’s unwillingness to meet its requests.

Previous regimes, especially the military, were more sensitive to the predicament of professors, according to Osodeke.

On Thursday, January 5, Osodeke revealed some of their experiences under military regimes while speaking at the launching of 50 tertiary textbooks written by Nigerian writers under the sponsorship of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in Abuja.

He said;

“Thank you very much for this honourable minister and all of us who are present here today. I want to thank my colleagues for raising the issues and I think it is very important. I will just say a little thing about what is TETFUND and how did it originate?

“In 1992, the union was on strike and negotiating; how we used to do then few years ago with Obafemi and co, and when we finished, the government said how can we fund it and we said challenge us, we will tell you how to fund this agreement. And they challenged ASUU, it didn’t take three days and we came up with this idea of TETFUND, which was accepted by government, then military.

“I have seen that the military are even more sympathetic. Then TETFUND came into place. The decree was signed 1993. ASUU had to go on strike the third time to ensure that TETFUND board is funded and the money was released.”

December 15, 2022 Whistle Blower Policy: FEC Approves 2022 Draft, Says Response Has Lost Momentum

Whistle Blower Policy: FEC Approves 2022 Draft, Says Response Has Lost Momentum

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has reviewed and approved the 2022 draft whistle blower bill to strengthen the fight against corruption and protect whistle blowers who provide information used by the government.

Minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed disclosed this after the FEC meeting chaired by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo.

She also stated that the review became imperative because the Whistle blower policy response has become weak.

She also spoke about the effect of the redesigned naira notes on the economy.

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