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The Kogi State Government has wielded the big stick against some lecturers of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, over allegations of sexual harassment of students.

Senior Special Assistant to the governor on Students Affairs, Isah Emmanuel Ojodunwene, disclosed this at a one-day meeting of the Ministry of Education and Heads of tertiary education institutions on state level adoption of the model anti-sexual harassment policy.

Ojodunwene, who did not disclose the number or names of the sacked lecturers, said the governor, Ahmed Ododo has zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

MEANWHILE, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), Osun State, Prof. John Okeniyi, has vowed to remove beds placed in several offices in the hospital to stop sexual harassment of female staff.

Speaking with newsmen at the hospital complex in Ile-Ife while giving progress reports of his one-year administration, he said the beds stationed in the offices could provoke sexual drive, hence, the need to remove the beds.

According to him, the institution now has an anti-sexual harassment law in place and ignorance is not and would not be an excuse for anyone who disobeys the law.

"The laws are clear, which we have brought to the fore for the notice of the people, 'thou shall not sexually harass'. So ignorance can no longer be a defence, now you all know and if anybody does that the next step is a deterrent with punishment. If anybody does that, we will punish him and will not sweep it under the carpet.

"Once we start punishing people, others will be exposed subsequently, there will be a wall of shame on the Internet for it. It will be there for your friends, children, and spouse to see forever."

"For those who cannot control their libido, they will have the law to contend with. Besides that, we will remove beds from offices being used under the guise of night shift. Having beds in offices could provoke sexual harassment. From now, I will personally supervise the removal of beds from offices. The night shift is not meant for sleeping but for people to do their job and leave.

"I have also empowered servicom people to say something, people are groaning from sexual harassment. Now they know that if they talk, there is a listening ear and action would be taken", he said.

Neduzoma123456:
It simple... If your medium scale business can't pay the minimum wage...then run your business yourself or get your family members to work for you.

Don't employ people if you can't pay minimum wage...Simple.

This should apply to schools , infact every business organization

1stDoggystyle:
All those secondary schools paying 30k for graduates will smell pepper

The Federal Government has called on agencies recruiting for the private sector to adhere to the N70,000 minimum wage, warning that any deviation would not be tolerated.

According to the FG, the new minimum wage is necessary to address the current economic reality, emphasising that no Nigerian worker, whether in government or private employment, should be paid less than the minimum wage.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Kachollom Daju, stated this on Wednesday while speaking at the 13th Annual General Meeting of the Employers Association for Private Employment Agencies of Nigeria, held in Ikeja, Lagos.

Daju, who was represented by the Director of Employment and Wages of the ministry, John Nyamali, said, “The minimum wage is now a law, and as a result, it is a punishable crime for any employer to pay less than N70,000 to any of its workers.

“The private employment agencies should make it compulsory in any contract they take from their principal that their workers should not earn less than the minimum wage. The least paid worker in Nigeria should earn N70,000, and I think that should be after all deductions.

“The minimum wage is a law, and you can be jailed if you fail to implement it. The Federal Government is committed to ensuring that the least paid worker goes home with N70,000.”

In his remarks, the President of the Employers Association for Private Employment Agencies of Nigeria, Dr. Olufemi Ogunlowo, asked the government and Nigeria Labour Congress to clarify whether the N70,000 minimum wage is net or gross, stating that all ambiguities in the Act should be highlighted and explained.

According to Okoye, the EAPEAN is already committed to the minimum wage, as well as providing decent jobs for Nigerians and guarding against the exploitation of human resources.

“As a labour union in the private sector, we are committed to the implementation of the minimum wage. We are a law-abiding and guided association. Our principals and clients have also keyed into the minimum wage.

“However, the government must clarify whether the N70,000 minimum wage is net or gross. The government and NLC should address all ambiguities in the minimum wage,” he stated.

Speaking at the programme, the Chairperson of the NLC, Lagos State chapter, Funmilayo Sessi, said the prevailing hardship had made a mess of whatever income any worker was earning in Nigeria, calling on private employers to ensure the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage.

She said: “The N70,000 isn’t enough in the current economic realities. By the time the consequential adjustment is concluded, all private employment agencies should immediately start paying their workers the N70,000 minimum wage.

“The NLC in Lagos State will see to the strict enforcement of the minimum wage. EAPEAN should avoid confrontation with the NLC on the minimum wage.”

tetralogyfallot:
Come to Kano. With 500k u can get a good self con in a moderately okay location. Kano is densely populated which is the bedrock of any business. Don't even consider kaduna cos it's a sleeping sleeping state. Before I forget, Kano is also very peaceful and there's diversity in ethnicities in kano.

FreeStuffsNG:
Hungarian shell company behind exploding pagers used by Israel in Lebanon terror attack

The devices were reportedly laced with explosive material before their delivery to Lebanon


SEP 18, 2024

The AR-924 pagers used by Israel in a terror attack that left thousands of casualties in Lebanon on 17 September were manufactured by BAC Consulting KFT, a shell company based in the Hungarian capital of Budapest, according to a statement released by Gold Apollo, a Taiwanese firm that authorized the use of its brand on the pagers.

“According to the cooperation agreement, we authorize BAC to use our brand trademark for product sales in designated regions, but the design and manufacturing of the products are solely the responsibility of BAC,” the statement read.

Gold Apollo’s chair, Hsu Ching-Kuang, told journalists Wednesday that his firm inked the licensing agreement with BAC three years ago.

“The product was not ours. It was only that it had our brand on it,” the Taiwanese businessman told reporters. “We are a responsible company. This is very embarrassing.”

BAC Consulting KFT was registered in May 2022 as a limited liability company, according to company records reviewed by AP. Per the report, the Hungarian company has 7,840 euros in standing capital and had revenue of $725,768 in 2022 and $593,972 in 2023.

The company’s headquarters is located in a residential neighborhood of Budapest. Journalists who visited the building on Wednesday reported seeing the names of multiple companies, including BAC Consulting, “posted on pieces of paper on a window.”

An unnamed woman confirmed to the reporters that the building “provides headquarters addresses to various companies.”

BAC Consulting is registered with Cristiana Rosaria Bársony-Arcidiacono, listed as its owner and sole employee on the company website.

The website, which was blocked behind a username and password on Wednesday morning, also claims she has served on the board of directors of the Earth Child Institute. However, the sustainability group does not list Bársony-Arcidiacono among its board members.

Attempts by multiple media outlets to contact BAC Consulting or Bársony-Arcidiacono have gone unanswered.

According to several reports in western media, Israel’s Mossad spy agency was behind the unprecedented terror attack, planting explosives inside 5,000 AR-924 pagers acquired by Hezbollah several months back.

The explosive material was reportedly laced in the pagers before their delivery to Lebanon and Syria using what is described as a “complex supply chain obstruction.”

Up to 2,800 people were injured, hundreds of them critically, and 12 people died following Israel’s terror attack against Lebanon.

https://thecradle.co/articles/hungarian-shell-company-behind-exploding-pagers-used-by-israel-in-lebanon-terror-attack
Mynd44 nlfpmod

WannaHowzit:
Dang, Sympathy-Chidimma stands no chance against Shudufhadzo!

Zozibini has already won Miss Universe - she would've wiped the floor with Chidimma 🇿🇦🏆🏆🏆🏆

Gadafii:
This boy is still obsessed with chidinma??

Meanwhile his white slave masters recently killed three black women and fed their bodies to pigs, that one no concern am, na chidinma dey give am sleepless night.

Omo werey

Nicepoker:
Another R Kelly treatment.

FreeStuffsNG:
Hezbollah and Isreal war has not started yet Be careful what you wish for.

There's a reason PM Netanyahu has not accepted responsibility for this scale of Isreali terrorist attack on Hezbollah/Lebanon unlike Isreal attacks on Yemen, Syria and Lebanon. Hezbollah is not Hamas o.

US has denied involvement and that's bad for Netanyahu and Israel.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri has warned leading footballers could go on strike if clubs continue to face an ever-expanding schedule.

City, the 2023 Champions League winners, face Italian giants Inter Milan at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, in their first match of the competition’s new league phase.

The expanded 36-team tournament, in which all clubs play eight league fixtures, is a far cry from the original European Cup which only featured reigning national champions.

City will also compete in an expanded Club World Cup at the end of the season.

“Yes, I think we are close to that,” said Rodri when asked on Tuesday if there was a possibility of players going on strike.

“If it keeps this way we will have no other option. It is something that worries us.”

City manager Pep Guardiola was more reserved, however, saying, “We are in our first game, then the second and we will see what happens in the last games to go through.

“It is not necessary to look now. It’s in the future. We will see.”

Spain star Rodri’s comments echoed those of Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson, who said players were being ignored by football chiefs when it came to the issue of fixture congestion.

Liverpool are away to AC Milan on Tuesday in their opening fixture.

“Sometimes nobody asks the players what they think about adding more games,” Alisson told reporters on Monday.

“Maybe our opinion doesn’t matter, but everybody knows what we think about having more games. Everybody’s tired of that.”

EmekaBlue:
Rock blasting is too much in that axis

Stilloracle:
Ive not finished with my S 23 ultra, they brought s24.. S24 has not even been sold out they are bringing S25. When i checked s24, there was no difference with s23 aside the Ai shitt that u can easily download.
These phone makers are pressure scammers

tito44:
Was this why you stole those eggs?

Luckysbab:
It's a fabricated Hadith. There are several of them.

In fact, the name Abu Musa is likely made up. There's a popular companion who goes by that name, but that isn't his complete name and I won't tell you the full one. If he was the one, the Hadith would have stated the name he was popularly known by

Omoyorubatooto:
I understand you think everybody is an audio billionaire like your family even though your people are busy selling their children to survive and those who could not sell choose to dump them at baby factory like they did to you

Alliswell248:
Effect of early morning beer consumption, courtesy of PO.

Omoyorubatooto:
I wish you know me, you would have prayed that God should bless you like me. At least 20 of those working in my organisation are from dotian region like you and there is nothing they can do and if any of them misbehaves I will not hesitate to fire them

Omoyorubatooto:
No matter how sad you are pretending to be happy, your Agulu failure will not be president of this nation

Luckysbab:
You must think Islaam is a religion where you can fabricate nonsense and sell it successfully.

This is what the authentic Hadith in Sahih Muslim says:

"Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Trim closely the moustache, and grow beard, and thus act against the fire-worshippers."

No be only Abu Musa, na Abu Suleiman.

Luckysbab:
They said it where?

richmond500:
Nigeria recorded a 201% rise from the previous year while Angola recorded 50% rise in this stat of 2022
Which one did better from the analysis?

richmond500:
If you know u won't post the pic of Nigeria then next time, post the site so we confirm it.

You brought 2022 trade surplus of Angola and comparing it to Q2 trade surplus of Nigeria in 2024
I think only people with IQ of at least 20 should start opening threads on NL

Fiscus105:
Abi ooo, mad teenagers full here too many.