Nigeria railway workers express fear of job loss with GE concession
January 29, 2017Agency Report

Nigeria rail workers support concessions
The Nigeria Union of Railway Workers has expressed fear that the planned concession of the railway system by the Federal Government could lead to loss of jobs of no fewer than 15,000 of its members.
Saidu Garba, the President-General of the union, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos that the concession “will also retard the economy instead of growth’’.
He, therefore, advised the Federal Government to reverse the planned concession so as not to worsen the nation’s economy.
According to him, privatisation policy has not brought any positive change to the economy from its inception.
“It is not good for government to continue falling into the same mistakes all the time.
“Some privatised government companies, bought by individuals, are not making progress up till date.
“NEPA and NITEL are good examples of failure of the privatisation policy in the country.
“Some of the privatised company still collect bailout funds from the government, which should not be so,” he said.


The union leader said that the proposed concession, if implemented, would affect over 15,000 work force of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC).
“We are appealing to the government to reverse its plan on the concession,” Mr. Garba said.
NAN, however, reports that the fear of job loss, if the railway is concessioned, was allayed by the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, in October 2016 in Abuja.
Mr. Amaechi said at an International Transportation Conference in Abuja, where the idea of concessioning the railway was announced, that an American company, General Electric (GE) would take over the management of NRC under a concession plan.
According to him, the entrance of General Electric into the management of the NRC was to harness the full potential of rail transportation infrastructure.
The concession arrangement, billed to commence in the first quarter of 2017, Amaechi said, will also create additional new jobs.
He said that the Federal Government had full knowledge of the current hardship in the country but was determined to curb corruption at all levels while turning the economy around.
(NAN)

Too bad

I don't think he knows what his Saying

Emmykool4all:



i thought the kits her meant to be giving while in camp or is it before camping?

Hmmmmmmmmm, now I know that some people are confused and fraustrated, but I know in few weeks time, they bill will be signed into law,, that's how they said civil defence will never work, but today everyone is paying huge sum of money , lobbying to get civil defence job, I know in few years time that is how everybody will also be lobbing, paying money to get peace corps job, so whether we like it or not they bill will be signed in few weeks time, there's no two ways about it. You can hate them or like them, but you change it.

Scary

This is serious

MR commandant I pray you will continue disputing and posting rubbish till 2028, maybe by then you will see what fraustration must have caused you, that's all I will say to you, please continue fooling yourself as your doing now.

owji:


Its is you that you should stop fooling unsuspecting nigerian youths. you cant dispute all facts I have mentioned, can you?

On a serious note,you sha want to be collecting salary and wearing uniform by force and by fire...lol

obinna002, I even doubt you are a youth. tell us una age?

Keep fooling yourself

owji:
Nigeria peace corps ,please stop this charade. They keep referring USA having peace corps too but the peace corps in USA is a voluntary program and not avenue to create employment for USA citizen.

I pity those gullible ppl like myself and other ppl that have already dolled out money to the Peace corps.

I think the peace corp should better continue as voluntary organization and keep collecting their 45k and above for training etc.

You keep on selling recruitment forms and training ppl (in hundreds of thousands) and also promise them employment,Now.it is the same commandant general of Nigeria Peace Corps that said that at the eventual assent by PMB the ratio of commissioned officer to voluntary officer will be 20%-80% (20 for officers & 80 for voluntary office). Just imagine!, and you have already promised employment to all ppl that have enrolled.

You keep hiding under the disguise of generating employment for the youth & you think PMB cant read between the lines!, more so you keep selling recruitment form to older ppl (40yrs and above)...is a man of 40 years and above still a youth??.

i will keep telling ppl that they should not pay any 5k for recruitment form or 45k for some phony training. when the federal government takes over fully there wont be need to pay for training or to buy recruitment form. Note that there are still other fees to be paid.


WHAT IS THE JOB OF PEACE CORP IN NIGERIA

1. to promote peace in Nigeria (like the other military/paramilitary outfits have been promoting war) cheesy
2. to engage 800,000 youths in meaningful employment (Nigeria army and navy combined don't have up to 600,000 officers) grin
3. to end insurgency (without arms. na juju dem wan use? ) grin
4. to curb cultism in secondary school and university. undecided
5. to curb exam malpractices. undecided

and most importantly for the officers to be getting paid by the fed govt. grin grin grin
see, the Peace corps don't have the interest of the country at heart, what they hungry for is SALARY!!! another avenue to waste govt resources.
Again, Nigeria peace corps should stop this charade.


A word is enough for the wise

ROTFL can't stop Laughing, job applicant since 2002

Greedgod:
u have been a job applicant since '02 . How hv u been coping ?

see comments, this is how they said civil defence will never work, but today they same stupid people are they ones paying money and lobbying to get they same job there were laughing at , Now they have started with peace corps, they worst is that many people in this Nairaland forum have picked this forms and even payed 40k, but they will come here to decieve and discourage other people ,, peace corps commandant said once the president signs they bill they will stop collecting the 40k, so everything is by choice, is either you wait for the bill to signed or you pay the 40k,,I know many unemployed people will get jobs once they bill is signed into Law, but one thing is for sure is that whether we like it or not they president will sign they bill in few weeks time.

Ok thanks

Makudus:
Yes!i heard it from an insider that INEC will carry out recruitment exercise soon

Please any news on inec

Makudus:
any idea

Is you that is fooling yourself, look at how frustration is killing you & your illiterate pride, OTELE gambia

TemmyWon:
No go find work, peace corp ko, this government that is yet to pay the people on ground. be deceiving yourselves and keep rolling in mud everyday with your illiterate pride.

Frustration is a disease.

Gabbyraze:
I hope all of you intending members know that its more of a volunteer position and won't attract huge pay like other government positions. A side not too, I read they have over 20k trained staffs plus other people been recruited,in a broke country like ours, signing that assent now might not be a good idea to the president.... Think about all the pending employment opportunities in different military formations in the country.
Am not saying this to deter anybody o, but just keep an open mind and don't expect heaven on earth

Is either they vice president signed it next week or wait for PMB to signed it when he resumes on Feb 6.

lakruz231:
There. Is recruitment exercise in virtually every state presently so that the general screening that I meant,pmb is on vacation set to resume by Feb 6

I don't think so

JIBOSKI437:
Will Dere Still b General Recruitment by Fed. Govt. after d President Assent

Don't get you,

lakruz231:

All still working together because if we are to camp after Corpers it will be by fed n more president is also on vacation n he his to resume by fed 6 so it likely that Npc bill get assent after these year general recruitment

Nigeria
Peace Corps Bill ready for assent, as NASS adopts consolidated versionBy Yemi Itodo on January 19, 2017@dailypostngr
National-Assembly-e1443893761531
The process of establishing the Nigerian Peace Corps has received another boost on Thursday when the both chambers of the National Assembly consolidated the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill.
It could be recalled that the Bill was passed into law by both chambers in the year 2016.
For the sake of harmonizing it for presidential assent, the National Assembly, therefore, set up a conference committee of both chambers to fine-tune the Bill.
While laying the report on the Consolidated Bill at the House of Representatives, the Chairman of Committee on Interior, Hon. Jagaba Adams Jagaba said the joint ,”committee met in conference on Thursday, 8, 2016 and harmonised the two versions of the Bill.”
Hon. Jagaba said the Bill seeks to, among other things, “empower, develop and provide alternative empowerment for the youths, to facilitate Peace, Community Services and nation-building”.
The House, therefore, adopted the report of the conference committee and the Consolidated Bill laid before the clerk.
In a related development, the Senate also received and laid the report of the conference committee on the Consolidated Bill.
In a motion moved by Senator Ibrahim Gobir (Sokoto East) and seconded by Senator Ben Bruce (Bayelsa East), the Senate President asked that the report be laid before the clerk of The Senate.
With the Consolidated version of the Bill, all is now set for the assent of the President.
In the harmonized version of the Bill which is now refereed to as ‘Nigerian Peace Corps Bill’, the Officers of the establishment shall be known as Nigerian Peace Corps with the National Commandant as the head.
The Bill also stipulates that intending officers must obtain enrollment form from their respective commands and undergo compulsory 4 weeks orientation exercise

I know your joking.

mumbasa:
To do NYSC here you have to provide a letter of recommendation from a Senator, Minister or a member of house, federal or state.

And they mean it.

Now tell me , How dem wan take do open recruitment. I don't believe you.

Please who called you.

Mistymash:
I haven't oo. They just called me to urgently get the form.

Did you hear anything about peace corps.

I don't think so, a friend payed 1500k for form and 40k for training in Umuahia ,Abia state

owji:


form is 5k, and u pay btw 45-5k for training etc

40k and not 48k

EMPERO247:
Is it true sir, that after purchase and processing of the form you'll have to pay a sum of 48k to procure uniform kits...?

Is NPC and more NUPEC

oluhyohmih:
Please someone should help me with NUPEC (National unity and peace corp) address in Ibadan... Thanks.

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Pregnant women beg for paramilitary jobs in Ogun
January 6, 2017Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji


A drama occurred at the venue of the screening of applicants for the cadet cadre of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, PCN, in Ogun State on Thursday when some pregnant women begged the officials of the corps to consider them for the job due to the unemployment situation in the country.
The women were among thousands of applicants who attended the exercise held in Asero Housing Estate of Abeokuta, the state capital.
The screening was conducted in anticipation of the presidential assent to the bill establishing the corps, which was passed recently by the National Assembly.
The women and the youth arrived the venue of the exercise as early as 7 a.m. to pick the registration forms for the job.
They were subsequently subjected to medical test, fitness, mental alertness, educational standard, among others.
The women begged the PCN officials for the job after they were screened out on medical ground.
The screening, conducted by officers of the corps led by the Commandant of the Corps, Olalekan Yusuff, precedes the one-month intensive training of the cadets, and which would qualify the successful ones to be officers.
Addressing the applicants, Mr. Yusuff said the corps was a dignify profession and would not recruit anybody with criminal records.


He also admonished those who were screened out based on health reasons and pregnancy not to see the corps as being discriminatory but to commend it for being safety conscious.
He noted that the one-month intensive training contained rigorous exercise and those who were not medically fit may not be able to cope.
“We are peace loving body and we shall continue to promote and maintain peace.
“For those of you that we screened out based on health conditions and pregnancy, I want you to understand that we value your life more than anything else and we cannot allow you to partake in the training,’’ he said.
Expressing her appreciation to the leadership of the corps, a pregnant lady, who pleaded anonymity, thanked the leadership of the corps in the state for telling them about the strenuous nature of the exercise.
She noted that she had been looking onto the Lord for the pregnancy for close to five years and could not afford to lose it.
She commended the peaceful conduct of the officers for educating them ahead of the one-month intensive training and advised those who had poor health condition to withdraw.
She, however, called on the federal and state governments to do more in terms of job creation for the youth in the country in order to reduce their suffering.
“I thank the Peace Corps Oga for telling us that we that are pregnant cannot go, I have been looking for pregnancy for five years and now that I have it, I cannot risk it,” she said.
“And I want to beg federal and state government to create job for the unemployed youth s in Nigeria.”

Keep fooling yourself

latonyn:


A Very Big Lie