THE Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the arrest and detention of its President, Joe Ajaero, by the Nigerian government, demanding his immediate and unconditional release before midnight. Ajaero was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja while on his way to the United Kingdom to attend a Trade Union Congress meeting. The NLC’s National Administrative Council in a communique by the congress’ Deputy President, Adeyanju Adewale, on Monday evening described the detention as “brazen and illegal” and an “affront to the rights of workers and democratic principles.” The council demanded Ajaero’s release by 12 midnight and also called…
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OPERATIVES of the Department of the State Services (DSS) have laid siege to the office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in Abuja. This comes hours after DSS personnel arrested Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Details of the operation at SERAP’s office are still sketchy, but according to a post via X, the legal and advocacy organisation said the operatives demanded to see its directors. “Officers from Nigeria’s State Security Service (SSS) are presently unlawfully occupying SERAP’s office in Abuja, asking to see our directors. “President Tinubu must immediately direct the SSS to…
OPERATIVES of the Department of the State Services have arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. News Point Nigeria gathered that Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment. The NLC president was billed to attend the Trade Union Congress conference in London, which begins today. Head of Information of the NLC, Mr Benson Upah, confirmed the arrest to News Point Nigeria. Upah said the union does not know where Ajaero had been taken but he had sent a message saying…
THE leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has said it is ready to meet with President Bola Tinubu if need be, over its demand for the reversal of the recent increase in prices of Petrol Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The Secretary of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), David Bariereka revealed this during an interview with News Point Nigeria in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to him, the student body is currently in discussion with key stakeholders in the petroleum industry, including businessman Aliko Dangote, oil marketers, and the Minister of State for…
THE Nigerian Army has said soldiers and other personnel are free to resign from the service in accordance with laid down procedures as contained in the Harmonized Terms and Conditions of Service. This is as the Army refuted claims of mass resignations due to systemic corruption, inadequate welfare, low morale, and other related issues. In a statement on Sunday, the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, described the allegations as misleading and a deliberate attempt to cause disaffection in the service. He said, “The recent publication in some media platforms, alleging mass resignation of Nigerian Army soldiers over corruption,…
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has clarified that pricing of petroleum products from any refinery, including the Dangote Refinery Ltd (DRL), is determined by global market forces not NNPCL. According to a statement by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC, Olufemi Soneye, Saturday, The recent changes in PMS prices have no impact on the DRL or any other domestic refinery’s access to the Nigerian market. In fact, if current prices are perceived as high, it presents an ideal opportunity for the refinery to sell its products at lower prices in the Nigerian market. “NNPC Ltd has no…
VICE President Kashim Shettima has called for stronger ties between the Federal Government and traditional institutions. He reaffirmed the commitment of the President Bola Tinubu administration to engaging royal fathers as key stakeholders in national development and social cohesion. Speaking on Friday during a visit to Ningi Emirate in Bauchi State, the Vice President offered condolences for the late Emir of Ningi, HRH Alhaji Yunusa Muhammed DanYaya. Senator Shettima also congratulated the newly installed Emir, HRH Alhaji Haruna Yunusa Danyaya, who is the eldest son of the late Emir, noting that traditional “institutions are not only the custodians of our…
THE Federal Government has said only public servants with duly registered National Identification Numbers (NIN) will be allowed to purchase as it flags off the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari while flagging off the exercise, said the move is to curb racketeering, and is part of efforts to crash the prices of food in Nigerian markets. Represented by President Bola Tinubu, Kyari said the intervention will be sold strictly “one man to one bag or one woman to one bag”. He said the rice — which is to…
EMBATTLED former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has filed applications to challenge the forfeiture of his assets to the Federal Government by the court. Since his removal from office, the Federal High Court, through the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has obtained a series of court orders, forfeiting Emefiele’s funds and landed assets. The latest of such forfeiture order was obtained by the EFCC on August 12, 2014, when Justice Akintayo Aluko ordered the interim forfeiture of $2.045m and several properties connected to Emefiele. The judge granted the forfeiture order following an ex parte application argued…
DANGOTE Group has denied reports that Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited is currently lifting petrol from its refinery at a price of N897 per litre. A statement on Thursday by the Group’s Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Anthony Chiejina, said that the company can not fix the price of petrol as it has yet to finalise its arrangement with the NNPCL Chiejina said the attention of the group has been drawn to a headline, ‘NNPC lifts Dangote Petrol, sells at N897 per litre’, published in a national daily (not News Point Nigeria). “We would like to state that NNPC has…
NO fewer than 3,590 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed. NCoS Public Relations Officer, Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC) Abubakar Umar, made this known while speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. Umar said that the total number of inmates in centres across the country is 84,741, comprising 82,821 males and 1,920 females as of Sept. 3, 2024. The NCoS spokesman put the total number of Awaiting Trial Inmates (ATIs) at 57,750, comprising 56,303 males and 1,447 females. “The breakdown according to their…
THERE are strong indications that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has directed its retail outlets to raise the pump price of petrol to N855 per litre. Nigerians woke up on Tuesday to find a change in pump prices, rising from around N600 to N855 per litre. Sources informed our correspondent that there was a directive for retail outlets to increase petrol prices. The directive announced that the NNPC Retail Management had approved an upward review of PMS pump prices. This development comes barely two days after the company admitted to challenges in importing fuel due to an $8 billion…
BARRING last-minute changes, the Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, may be heading for a showdown as the party’s National Working Committee meets on Wednesday. Governance in Rivers State has been partially affected for months due to the ongoing political conflict between Wike and Governor Siminalayi Fubara, both of whom are PDP members. The feud has caused a split within the state House of Assembly, with a faction led by Martin Amaewhule supporting Wike, while the other faction, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, is loyal to Fubara. Despite efforts by President Bola…
JUSTICE Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded 10 #EndBadGovernance protesters in prison. The judge, on Monday, remanded nine male protesters in the Kuje prison while a female protester was remanded in Suleja. The court also fixed September 11 for trial and ruling on bail application by the protesters. This followed the arraignment of the protesters for alleged treason, mutiny and intent to destabilise Nigeria. The 10 persons who were arraigned before Justice Emeka Nwite are Michael Adaramoye also known as Lenin, Adeyemi Abayomi, Suleiman Yakubu, Opaoluwa Simon, and Angel Innocent. Others are Buhari Lawal, Mosiu…
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the seizure of hard drugs worth N17.9 billion in major operations in Lagos and Rivers States. NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the hard drugs intercepted at the Onne and Tincan seaports were a total of 31,124,600 pills of tramadol 225mg and bottles of codeine-based syrup. “The seizures were made following intelligence processed by the Agency on the movement of the shipments from their port of origin in India, leading to a demand for a 100 per cent joint examination of the watch-listed containers…
THE Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle has directed the Chief of Defence Staff and other military chiefs to move to sokoto with him as part of an intensified effort by the Federal Government to rid the North-West of the menace of banditry, kidnapping and terrorism. A statement signed by the Director, Information and Public Relations of the Ministry of Defence, Henshaw Ogubike, said the relocation underscores the unwavering commitment of the Federal Government to restore peace and security in the region. The statement added that while in the North-West, the Minister and the Service Chiefs led by the…
THE Chief of Army Staff , Lt. -Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has reassured Nigerians that the military would soon surmount the prevailing security challenges facing the country. Lagbaja gave the assurance during the closing ceremony of the Chief of Army Staff combined Second and Third Quarters Conference 2024, on Thursday in Uyo. For five days, Principal Staff Officers of the Army Headquarters, Corps, Formations and Operations Commanders, Commandants of Nigerian Army Schools and Tri-service Institutions, as well as selected Nigerian Army officers serving in key appointments and tri-service establishments across the country converged on, Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital for…
THE Police Service Commission (PSC) has promoted eight Commissioners of Police to the next rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police. A statement signed by the Head, Press and Public Relations of the Commission, Ikechukwu Ani, said the newly promoted AIGs are Benneth Igwe, Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory, FCT Command; Suleiman Abdul, acting Assistant Inspector General of Police, PAB, Force Headquarters Abuja; CP Augustina Nwuka Ogbodo, CP Ebonyi State Command; CP Stephen Olanrewaju, Others are CP Admin, Works, Force Headquarters Abuja, CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, CP Abia State Command; CP Fayoade Mustapha, CP Lagos State Command; CP Adegboyega Adegboye,…
A BUSINESSMAN of Ushafa community in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been killed by bandits who invaded his residence on Thursday night. The invaders were said to have kidnapped the deceased’s wife and children. Confirming the incident on Friday, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, says the Police are on top of the situation. She said that efforts are being made to rescue the wife and children of the deceased. Ushafa is one of the communities in Bwari Area Council that have come under attack from bandits in recent times.
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited says it is seeking to engage reputable and credible Operations and Maintenance companies, to operate and maintain the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company and the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday on its official X handle. The Warri refinery located at Warri in Delta State was commissioned in 1978. Warri is a complex conversion refinery with a nameplate distillation capacity of 6,250,000 MTA (125,000 bpd). The refinery complex includes a petrochemical plant commissioned in 1988 with production capacities of 13,000 MTA of polypropylene and 18,000 MTA of…