From Atiku Sarki, Abuja The Honourable Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has urged companies operating in Nigeria to enhance their operational efficiency and safety protocols to safeguard the well-being and lives of their employees. The minister made the call on Monday during a meeting with the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) department of the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the management of Inner Galaxy Steel Company Limited, a scrap company operating in Abia State, which is currently under lockdown. The meeting was convened by the ministry to conduct a comprehensive assessment of Inner Galaxy Steel…
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From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar The Cross River State Ministry of Health has said it has identified seven reasons to drive the 10 Million Projects across the nation in the state. The Project 10 Million is an initiative of the Nigerian Health Commissioners’ Forum to be executed in partnership with professional bodies, developmental agencies, and donors, aimed at screening 10 million Nigerians for hypertension and diabetes across the 36 states of Nigeria and the FCT within 7 days in October 2024. In Cross River State, the Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk delegated the Special Adviser to the Governor…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu Yobe State Governor, Hon. Mai Mala Buni, has initiated a partnership with the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) to secure employment opportunities for unemployed graduates in the state. Gov. Buni in a meeting with the Director General SMEDAN Mr Charles Odii, today, said he is personally worried and shares the pain of the unemployed graduates. He said, “The government is committed to securing employment opportunities for unemployed graduates to meet the expectations of their families, for them to live their lives with dignity and prosperity. “The state government in the recent…
From Atiku Sarki Abuja The Trade Union Congress (TUC), has demanded the unconditional release of the national president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Joe Ajaero, who was arrested in the early hours of today by the Department of State Services (DSS) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. The Triumph reports that Ajaero was arrested at the Airport by the DSS while on his way to the United Kingdom to attend the Trade Union Congress meeting, where critical discussions on workers’ rights, social justice and economic fairness are discussed. The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has, in totality,…
From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar The Cross River State Government has said that it has concluded plans with a United States-based nonprofit organisation, sharing Hope Medical Mission, to host a training and surgery medical mission in the state. the Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, represented Governor Bassey Otu at a meeting between the state government and the US-based organisation weekend, said partnership arrangements have been concluded, with the mission scheduled to be held from 4th to 19th October 2024. His words, “The government is happy with the initiative. It is in tandem with the present administration’s ‘People First’…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto Sokoto State Government has cleared the air about the controversy surrounding the 28 solar-powered boreholes in Wurno Local Government Area. Gov Ahmad Aliyu stated this in Goronyo at the flag-off of the APC campaign rally for the Sokoto East Senatorial Zone ahead of the forthcoming local government elections. A statement issued by Abubakar Bawa, Press Secretary to Sokoto State Government said the governor explained that the contract for the drilling of the 28 new boreholes in five locations in Wurno Local Government was not awarded by the Sokoto State Government. “This project was not awarded…
From Sani Gazas Chinade, Damaturu In a visit to inspect the places and roads washed away by floods that are reported in Yobe and some parts of the North-Eastern States, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the North-Eastern Development Agency (NEDC) Alhaji Muhammad G. Alkali stated that their agency is planning to take action to support and repair the roads damaged by floods in some areas of the state and other areas that have been affected by such floods in the entire North-Eastern states. The managing director of the NEDC said this during a visit to Nangere, Tarmuwa…
From Hussaini Ibrahim Sulaiman The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested Mr. Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. According to reports from Vanguard Newspaper, Ajaero was apprehended as he was preparing to board a flight to the United Kingdom for an official engagement. The exact reasons for his arrest remain unclear at this time. The arrest of the NLC President has sent shockwaves through the labor movement and raised concerns about the government’s intentions. Ajaero has been a vocal critic of the government’s policies, particularly those affecting workers’…
From Maawuya Bala Idris, Katsina UNICEF Global Champions, Ali Nuhu and Rahama Sadau have decried the large number of children facing malnutrition in Katsina State. Speaking at a press conference in Katsina after visiting some hospitals, the duo called on stakeholders to intensify efforts to tackle the problem to reduce the child mortality rate. According to them, recent UNICEF data revealed that the state has the highest malnutrition prevalence rates amongst children under five in the country (SMART survey August 2022). On his part, Ali Nuhu said they have gone to several hospitals in the state and what they had…
From Umar Danladi Ado, Sokoto The Sokoto State APC Chairman, Alhaji Isah Sadiq Achida, has claimed the PDP of lacking a clear manifesto to present to the people of state ahead of September 21,local government elections in the state. Achida stated that the PDP has failed to deliver any meaningful projects in the state despite being in power for eight years. He further noted that the PDP had initially planned to contest the scheduled local government elections but later withdrew due to fear of defeat, given the significant achievements of the current APC-led government in the state within just one…