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Authorities of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) will, on Wednesday, brief the 36 State Governors on the audited reports.
The presentation, according to Director General of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Asishana Okauru, will take place during the 25th teleconference meeting, to be chaired by its Chairman, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State.
“The Nigeria Governors’ Forum will be hosting its 25th teleconference meeting and its 2nd this year.
“The meeting according to the DG Asishana Okauru is a single topic agenda where the NNPC would make a presentation on what states should know about NNPC Audited reports.
“On the team to the meeting is DFID as well. DG of NGF, advises governors to join on Wednesday, February 10 by 2 pm,” the NGF Media office noted.
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The Police Command in Katsina State has arrested a former Jibia local government caretaker chairman, Alhaji Haruna Musa Mota, over alleged ties with bandits.
The Katsina police spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah, has confirmed the arrest of the former chairman.
He added that the culprit was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting bandits operating in the state.
Gambo further disclosed that the ex-caretaker has already been charged to court.
It could be recalled that an audio recording resurfaced recently where the culprit was heard discussing with one of the bandits’ leader over the abduction of Kankara Stud.
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1.The Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged killing of End SARS protesters by soldiers at the Lekki tollgate in October 2020, yesterday, approved the reopening of the toll plaza.
2. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has said the strike action by the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities is illegal. The Minister said this during a meeting with the union on Friday.
3.The World Health Organisation (WHO) has not shortlisted Nigeria for the Pfizer vaccines. This is because of the country’s failure to meet the standard requirement to store the vaccines at the required -70 degrees Celsius.
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The federal government yesterday declared as illegal, the strike action embarked upon by university workers over the non-implementation of their seven-point agenda by government.
It, however, pleaded with the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (NASU) to give it three months to offset backlog of minimum wage of their members, saying a supplementary budget to that effect would soon be sent to the National Assembly for approval.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, who spoke with newsmen at the Presidential Villa after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, also stressed that the President did not break any law by reappointing Ahmed Idris as the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) after attaining the mandatory retirement age of 60 years.