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May 20, 2024 Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Transport Lifts Ban On Freight and Heavy Goods Carriers

Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Transport Lifts Ban On Freight and Heavy Goods Carriers

the Commissioner, Akwa Ibom state Ministry of Transport, Rt. Hon ORMAN ESIN has lifted the ban on the activities of Freight and Heavy Goods Carriers of Nigeria in the state.

 

This was contained in a press release issued by the Ministry of Transport and made available to Inspiration FM.

 

The commissioner in the statement gave this directive following the meeting held with members of Freight, and other Transport Unions, Stakeholders in the Transport sector and the consultant on Road Tax, to regulate the activities of Freight and Heavy Goods Carriers of Nigeria in the State.

 

Recall that the operation of Freight and heavy goods-carriers of Nigeria had been put on hold due to misconceptions relating to their operations by the general public.

 

The Commissioner has set up a committee on the collection and distribution of single haulage between the state and some relevant stakeholders tocheckmate illegal activities.

May 17, 2024 House of Reps Mandates Committee on Commerce to Check Prices of Commodities

House of Reps Mandates Committee on Commerce to Check Prices of Commodities

the House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Commerce to investigate the daily increase in prices of commodities in the country.

 

This followed the adoption of a motion by JESSE ONUAKALUSI on “the Need to Awaken Price Control Board of Nigeria to its Constitutional Responsibilities” at plenary earlier today.

 

Presenting the motion, ONUAKALUSI said that the price control board had abandoned its responsibility of controlling commodity prices to the marketers at the detriment of consumers.

He complained that this is happening at the time when workers’ take-home pay is yet to be increased.

May 16, 2024 Heavy Fighting Reported in Darfur Region of Sudan

Heavy Fighting Reported in Darfur Region of Sudan

There are reports of heavy fighting and shelling in the city of El Fasher in Sudan’s Darfur region.

 

Since mid-April the city has been besieged by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Fighting with the Sudanese army escalated on Friday and since then medical workers say more than 50 people have been killed and around 400 wounded.

 

The UN said the fundamental laws of war and international humanitarian law are being violated every day during the fight for control of El Fasher, maintaining appeals for the protection of civilians are being ignored.

The city is a refuge for hundreds of thousands of civilians displaced by fighting elsewhere.

May 16, 2024 Labor Pulls Out of Minimum Wage Negotiation as FG Offers 48,000, OPS 54,000

Labor Pulls Out of Minimum Wage Negotiation as FG Offers 48,000, OPS 54,000

The Organised Labour has pulled out of the ongoing minimum wage negotiations with the Federal Government.

 

The development came after the Federal Government and the Organized Private Sector, OPS, made an offer of 48,000 naira and 54,000 naira wage. The organized labour described the offer as ridiculous

 

The spokesman of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, BENSON UPAH confirmed the exit to newsmen earlier today.

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