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Ritualist right now.......

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Has he been sniffing cocaine?

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'Dollar Billionaire'........

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We know..................it was PDP.

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Sit at home?

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The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened it would soon direct workers in statutory corporations and government-owned companies to stop going to work if the challenge of fuel scarcity across the country persists for the next few days.

The Congress also demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari swing into action by identifying and punishing those who caused the scarcity that has brought untold hardship upon Nigerians.

National Treasurer of TUC, Mohammad Yunusa, stated these during an interview in Abuja at the weekend on the sideline of the delegate conference of the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government-Owned Companies (SSASCGOC).

Yunusa, who was also the immediate past President-General of SSASCGOC, explained that members of his association have already been directed to stay at their respective homes pending when there will be a regular supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly called petrol.

He said: ”The union’s position is very clear. Those who caused this scarcity should be identified and punished very well. The position of SSASCGOC also is that, you know we are affiliated to TUC, and we have made it known to TUC that let the workers stop going to work until there is enough fuel to take them to work.

”This is the way to do it. We are waiting for our centre to respond to our position but our position in SSASCGOC is that there is no need to go to work. Hang around in your house. When the fuel, the one they are saying billion of litres of petrol is coming, when it comes, and there is regular supply, then we will start going to work.”

The union leader, while commenting on a one-month strike embarked upon by members of ASUU, also berated the Federal Government over its lackadaisical attitude towards education systems in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.

He stressed that the Federal Government had on many occasions signed Memorandum of Understanding with many unions without fulfilling its promises at the end of the day.

According to him: ”The major problem unionism has in Nigeria is that the governments do not listen. You can’t have constructive engagements with the government in Nigeria.”

He added: ”Let’s look at the case of ASUU, they are talking about the agreement they entered with the Federal Government many years back, and up till now, the government has not fulfilled it.

”So, over the years, because there is no constructive engagements, it is when you call out your members for strike that government will listen to you.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/well-direct-workers-to-stop-going-to-work-over-fuel-scarcity-tuc/

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For now.....

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The US is to blame for supplying an incompetent regime.

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President of the spirit world.....

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Ebonyi is turning into Imo......

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Demands?

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Choose a competent 'looter'.....

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A.nother

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- The Nigerian military has killed and wounded children in an airstrike in neighbouring Niger, a local governor in Niger, state television and an aid agency said on Sunday, although Nigeria's armed forces said they were still investigating.

The attack took place in the village of Nachadé in the region of Maradi, Niger, on Friday, a few kilometres from the border with Nigeria, said Chaibou Aboubacar, the governor of Maradi. He said seven children were killed and five wounded.

He did not say how he knew that Nigerian forces carried out the attack. Niger's state television also said it was carried out by Nigerian forces, without providing evidence.

"As a matter of policy, the Nigerian Air Force does not make any incursions into areas outside Nigeria's territorial boundaries. That's our policy," Major General Jimmy Akpor, Nigeria's Director of Defence Information, said. He said an investigation was underway.

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres, which cared for some of the wounded, confirmed the strike. It said that 12 people died, including four children. Local inhabitants told MSF that Nigerian forces were pursuing targets who had fled a border town.

The specific reason for the strike was not clear. It occurred in a region where banditry is common and where both governments fear that Islamist insurgents linked to Islamic State are gaining ground.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigerian-forces-kill-children-airstrike-over-border-niger-official-says-2022-02-20/?rpc=401&

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Ex fiancé?

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......Shameless 'baby fathers/mothers'

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Insecurity: UK to send advisors on community policing to Nigeria

The government of the United Kingdom says it will send advisors to Nigeria to share knowledge on community policing towards tackling insecurity in the West African country.

Vicky Ford, UK Minister for Africa, disclosed this in an interview with AriseNews on Sunday.

Ms Ford said: “What we know in UK and in Nigeria is that to keep civilians safe, you need to have effective, accountable, transparent community policing and that is part of the work that we would be doing through sending advisors to share experiences to help the Nigerian police forces adapt so that they will be able to respond to incidents in a more timely and more effective manner.”

She said this will also help the Nigerian police roll out community policing especially in areas that have seen conflict.

“These are areas Nigerians have identified issues that they would like help with and we can then bring in that support and share experiences,” Ms Ford said.

She said this is not the UK telling Nigeria how to do things but Nigeria identifying areas the UK can support them.

“The UK has a strategy across Africa to work with countries to form partnerships, to help create freer; safer; greener; more prosperous culture and we see Nigeria as an absolutely key partner in that,” she said.

According to Ms Ford, “Nigeria is really important for its own stability and also for the work they are doing for regional stability and security.

“Insecurity in Nigeria and West Africa also impacts security which is why we want to work with Nigeria as a trusted friend and partner,” she stated.

She said officials are already working together on issues of terrorist threats and how to share UK’s lessons on community policing to improve security across Nigeria.

Ms Ford also said the security partnership is not a financial deal when Arise correspondent asked if the intervention was paid for.

Commenting on the #EndSARS white paper issued by the Lagos State government, she noted that the white paper raised more questions than answers.

“Obviously the white paper raised lots of questions, it raised questions on the role of the federal police and that of the military and those are questions that the federal government needs to look at and address.”

She said the UK believes in the importance of transparency and accountability and would love to see that reflect.

“It is really important that civilians have the right transparency to understand when things have gone wrong, what has gone wrong and that people can be held to account if there has been situations where the police or other forces have not acted in a way that they should have,” Ms Ford said.

She added that the UK is watching closely to see that this happens.

Nigerian National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, two weeks ago, engaged his United Kingdom counterpart, Stephen Lovegrove, in a dialogue on a range of issues, including counter-terrorism, serious and organised crime, civilian policing and human rights.

Also, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Lucky Irabor, and the UK Chief of Defence Staff, Tony Radakin, held separate talks on military cooperation.

According to a statement from the British High Commission, titled “Nigeria-UK hold Security and Defence Partnership Dialogue in London this week”, the dialogue, is taking place at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office headquarters at King Charles Street, London.

The three days-long dialogue was the first of its kind since both countries formed the ‘UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership’ in 2018.

The partnership signed between President Muhammadu Buhari and former British Prime Minister, Theresa May, was aimed at helping Nigeria end the Boko Haram and the Islamic States West Africa (ISWAP) insurgency that has lasted over a decade.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/511356-insecurity-uk-to-send-advisors-on-community-policing-to-nigeria.html

The British Deputy High Commission in Lagos says Mrs Vicky Ford, the UK Minister for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, will visit Nigeria from Feb. 21.

The Press and Public Affairs Officer of the Commission, Miss Ndidiamaka Eze, in a statement in Lagos , said the visit would be Ford’s first visit to Nigeria.

Eze said the visit would build on the UK-Nigeria partnership and strengthen strong security, anti corruption and economic ties.

She said that the minister would hold meetings with the Federal Government, state governors, faith leaders, civil societies and business leaders.

Eze said the minister would announce new UK investments in support of small and medium enterprises and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in relation to anti-corruption.

She quoted the minister as saying: “I am looking forward to being in Nigeria for the first time as Nigeria is a valued friend and partner of the UK, a country with whom we want to forge closer ties including on trade, development, economic, environmental and security issues.”

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ford became the Minister for Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean in December 2021.

She was first elected as the Conservative Member of Parliament in 2017. (NAN)

https://thenationonlineng.net/uk-minister-vicky-ford-to-visit-nigeria/

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