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July 24, 2024 House of Reps Calls for Suspension of NMDPRA Boss

House of Reps Calls for Suspension of NMDPRA Boss

The House of Representatives have called on the Federal Government to suspend the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, FAROUK AHMED, pending the conclusion of the investigations of allegations against what it called the unguarded statement by the CEO.

The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by the member representing Esosa Federal Constituency, Edo State, ESOSA IYAWE during  plenary on the need to address issues arising from FAROUK’s utterances about the nation’s local refineries.

The lawmaker reminded his colleagues that claim of adulterated fuel in the Nigerian market must be thoroughly investigated, stating that fuel quality can impact engine hardware.

July 23, 2024 #TinubuMustGo Protests: Labour Warns Against Clampdown, Presidency Accuses Obidients of Treasonable Gesture

#TinubuMustGo Protests: Labour Warns Against Clampdown, Presidency Accuses Obidients of Treasonable Gesture

The Nigeria Labour Congress, has issued a warning against any attempts by the Nigerian Government to suppress Nigerians’ fundamental right to express their views, particularly in the light of calls for Nationwide protests on August 1, 2024.

The NLC instead called on the government to engage the protesters constructively, rather than resorting to measures that could undermine citizens’ rights to voice their grievances.

The labour union also called on President Bola Tinubu to listen to the cries of Nigerians over hunger and widespread hardship in the country.

Some users on popular micro-blogging website X have been mobilizing for nationwide protests on August 1, under the hashtags #TinubuMustGo and #Revolution2024.

The Presidency, however, described such calls as treasonable, as it also accused the supporters of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, popularly called “Obidients” of spreading the hashtags.

In a tweet published on his X account on Saturday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, alleged that the sponsors of the protests were not democrats but anarchists.

If they understand the meaning of their hashtags, they will realise they are clarion calls for treason. Wanting to end an elected government is high treason. Wanting revolution is a call for a coup d’etat, which is also high treason,” the presidential aide said.

July 23, 2024 The Senate and the National Council of Women Society Call for Inclusion of Domestic Servants in New Minimum Wage

The Senate and the National Council of Women Society Call for Inclusion of Domestic Servants in New Minimum Wage

The Senate and the National Council of Women Society, NCWS have advocated for the inclusion of domestic servants in Nigeria in the proposed N70,000 minimum wage when it comes into effect.

The call was at the National Assembly in Abuja during a public hearing on a bill seeking an Act to provide for the Domestication and Registration of domestic workers and Employers in Nigeria.

The public hearing on the bill sponsored by Senator BABANGIDA HUSSAINI representing Jigawa North West, was organized by the Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity chaired by Senator DIKET PLANG.

Chairman of the Committee, Senator DIKET PLANG, said an agency will surely be set up for the implementation of the proposed law, but the Ministry of Labour and Productivity will drive the operation from the onset.

July 21, 2024 NidCOM Rescues 58 Trafficked Nigerians From Ghana

NidCOM Rescues 58 Trafficked Nigerians From Ghana

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission – NiDCOM has said that another group of 58 Nigerian women and children have been rescued from human traffickers in Ghana.

The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) Board of Trustees in Ghana, disclosed this to the NiDCOM boss, Hon. ABIKE DABIRI-EREWA, when she stopped by to visit the trafficked victims at their location in Accra.

The latest rescue comes a month after the Nigerian government rescued at least 10 Nigerian teenage girls, ages between 15 and 16, from human trafficking and prostitution.

This was contained in a statement by NiDCOM’s Head of Media and Public Relations, ABDUR-RAHMAN BALOGUN.

According to the statement, the rescued victims comprised 47 Nigerians of Kano State origin, five from Katsina State, two from Jigawa State and four from Kaduna State.

BALOGUN noted that the latest figures bring the total number of rescued Nigerians in Accra in the last three months to 105.

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