ASUU, OTHERS SPIT FIRE over IPPIS IMPLEMENTATION

 After a nationwide strike by organised labour was averted, following conclusion o

in talks over minimum wage implementation delay, crisis seems to be brewing in Nigeria's tertiary institutions with government's directive to withhold workers october salary, if they fail to enrol  into the integrated payroll and personnel information system,  IPPIS

The latest threats are coming from both the academic and non academic staff of colleges of education as well as the academic staff union of universities, ASUU.

 ASUU argues the move is aimed at distorting the hard-fought autonomy for universities

A meeting between the Academic staff union of polytechnics, ASUP and a representative of  the office of the accountant general of the federation has just ended

The aim of the talks here is to persuade the lecturers to enrol in the Intergrated payroll personnel information system, IPPIS and at the same time prevent another round of industrial unrest in the polytechnics.

ASUP had issued a 21 day strike notice, which expires this week

Meetings have also been held with other workers groups in the universities and colleges of Education over similar issues

Government is threating to stop october salaries of workers who fail to enrol in IPPIS.

While the senior staff association of Nigerian universities, SSANU sees nothing wrong with IPPIS, the Senior staff of colleges of education, its academic staff and ASUU hold different opinions

ASUU, is particular saying that the move threatens university autonomy

According to government, The IPPIS is used to check ghost workers and block leakages in salary payment

As October ends, it remains to be seen what government's  next step will be or will Nigerians see yet another round of closure of lecture halls and empty staff rooms

AREMU CARPETS NIGERIA FOR JOINING OTHER AFRICANS INDIVIDUAL COUNTRIES FOR ECONOMIC SUMMIT

Hours after president Muhammadu Buhari departed Nigeria for the Saudi Arabia economic forum, the General Secretary, National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, Issa Aremu has taken a swipe on the Nigerian government for attending and taking part in all sorts of Africa and individual countries summits

Aremu, speaking at the unions 31st Natioanl Education conference in Abuja on tuesday, listed a few of the fora as the Russia-Africa summit, the China-Africa summit, The Japan-Africa summit, the Turkey-Africa Summit among others

The labour leader regretted how Nigeria will continue to join other african countries to allow themselves to remain underdeveloped by the intrigues of the developed counties 

While calling on the Nigerian government sustain the closure of its land borders to boost internal production of goods, He said the country must unearth those behind the over nine billion dollars deallings with the P&ID company

President Buhari has mandated the Central Bank of Nigeria and industrial Training fund to provide special funds to facilitate training of textile and garment workers across Nigeria 

The president said this is to sustain the memorandum of understanding signed between the CBN and all uniform services with textile industry for production and use of local fabrics 

The president representatives at the conference, professor Segun Ajiboye also emphasised the importance of the current border closure.

AGITATIONS FOR NATIONAL MINIMUM PENSION OF 30,000 NAIRA

Senior citizens under the auspices of the Nigeria union of pensioners have taken a protest to the National salaries, incomes and wages commission's office in Abuja to demand for review of minimum pensions

This demand is coming few Weeks after the federal government and organised labour concluded talks on adjustment of percentage increase on the new thirty thousand naira minimum wage.

These  are some of the obvious  reasons necessitating the demand for minimum pension just like the the newly signed minimum wage for the working class

Octogenarian, Abel Afolayan and president of the Nigeria union of pensioners hold strong convictions that retirees will have their wish

This group of retirees belong to the mandatory pensioners who left service before the 2004 pension Review act which introduced the contributory pension scheme.

Those own contributory scheme have their pensions automatically adjusted with the minimum wage increase.

Blame The Military, Police, Hoodlums On Highways for food, beef hike

The amalgamated union of food stuffs and cattle dealers of Nigeria, an affiliate of the Nigeria Labour congress is blaming 33 military and 107 police check points across highways for the hike in food stuff and beef in the market

The labour union executive at a media briefing in Abuja said despite their resistance, over the years, the ugly situation persists unabated especially in the southern part of the country

Not many Nigerians know about the existence of the Amalgamated union of foodstuff and cattle dealers, but many especially frequent road travellers are aware of the activities of uniform men on the countries highways.

No doubt they maintain sanity and  security, but the decision by some of them to indulge in extortion of unsuspecting motorists is beginning to raise serious concerns among some road users

Another concern of the foodstuff and cattle dealers workers is the multiple taxation imposed on the transportation of cattle, tomatoes among other produce by some states governments , particularly those states on transit routes

The Amalgamated union of food stuff and cattle dealers of Nigeria is among the newly registered union with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC

Governors Get December 31, 2019 To Conclude minimum wage Consequential Adjustment

In what appears to be an unending debate over the thirty thousand naira new minimum wage, the organised labour has again given governors of the 36 states up to December 31, 2019 to conclude consequential adjustment on salaries

this latest threat is coming is coming at a meeting of federal and states joint public service Negotiating council in abuja, one month,  after the federal government and workers in federal employment concluded talks on september 18 for percentage increase on salaries

Although some states like kaduna state have stated implementation of the new wage for levels seven to 14 without waiting for a proper consequential adjustment, and organised labour said the development

This meeting is worried that the issue of the new national minimum wage signed into since april 18, 2019 has dragged for too long, creating huge backlog of arrears. 

NSCDC arrest man, his 5 wives for selling son for N5million

The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested one John Ayuba of Gidiye village, in Obi local government area, for attempting to sell his three year old son, Solomon for N5million.

Parading the suspect at the command headquarters, the State Commandant of the Corps, Dr. Mahmmud Feri says, the arrest was made possible through intelligence, gathered by the officers and men of the command.

Commandant Mahmoud Feri told news men that the man Ayuba, steals children in Lafia, and sells them to people outside the state. 

Ayuba, a farmer with five  wives and 23 children, confessed to committing the crime. 

He attributes the perpetuation of the crime to the present day economic hardship. 

The Nasarawa state commandant of the Nscdc says, investigations have revealed that the culprit, had earlier sold one of his daughters to ritualist.

He assures that his command has swung into action to unravel further details of the crime.

The command calls on the citizens to report suspected acts of child trafficking and ritual inclinations to security agents. 

The Commandant also calls on parents and guardian to be more vigilant in their neighborhood and communities.

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Arrest of Alleged Nigerian fraudsters in Various parts of the United States Of America

The Chairman Nigerians in Diaspora Commission,Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has express concern about the news of the arrest of 80 persons mainly Nigerians, in various parts of the United States being accused in separate FBI cases of massive email fraud and money laundering.
In a statement, Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed that Prior to this, Valentine Iro and Chukwudi Christogunis Igbokwe were arrested in Los Angeles, While Obinwanne Okeke was arrested in Virginia.
She  said the Nigerian Government will ensure all those accused are given fair and speedy trial.
She also wants all those accused in Nigeria to voluntarily turn themselves in, to American authorities to clear their names.
She said the commission will continue to monitor the case closely.

Court Nullifies Okorocha inlaw(Uche Nwosu)

Governorship Candidature and delivers Judgement in favor of  Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere led APP party suit Seeking to nullify Uche Nwosu Governorship candidature over double nomination.
... Uche Nwosu Tribunal case and dream of participating in a rerun now a dead aspiration.

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja and presided over by Justice Ekwo In suit no: FHC/ABJ/CS/235/2019 BETWEEN ACTION PEOPLE'S PARTY AND ANOR. VS. INEC AND 2ORS, few minutes ago nailed the aspiration of Uche Nwosu of  becoming the Governor of Imo state.

The judge ruled inter-alia that the nomination of uche nwosu by APC AND AA on 5th and 6th of Oct 2018 amounts to multiple/double nomination and therefore offends the provisions of section 87 of the electoral act 2010 as amended.

This landmark Judgment have closed the aspiration of Uche Nwosu including his case at the election tribunal by stating that he was not even eligible to have been on the ballot paper in the first place. His case at the tribunal and imaginary hope of participating in a possible Re run are now dead aspirations.

Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere
APP National Chairman
[19/08, 16:56] Ikenga u go chinyere: The certified true copy(CTC) of the Landmark judgment delivered today in the suit filled against Uche Nwosu by the Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere led APP party where the Federal High Court nullyfied Uche Nwosu's Governorship candidature.

US Customs computers Crash

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