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Oyo Govt Is Only Planning Amnesty For Hoodlums, Thugs – Makinde’s CPS, Adisa The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has clarified that the State Government is only planning an amnesty for hoodlums and thugs and not negotiation as being touted in some quarters. Speaking on BOTTOM LINE –a political programme on IBR 92.5fm Ibadan anchored by Aanuoluwapo Omorinde today and monitored by INSTANTnews, Adisa said the plan of the State government is fashioned towards the amnesty initiative of the federal government which helped stem the tide of civil unrest in a certain region of the country sometime ago. “I will not call what the State government to do a “negotiation” rather, I will call it amnesty. “I am sure you are aware of what the federal government did sometime ago. That is what the State government wants to do.” On the lingering fuel scarcity, the Governor Mouthpiece said there is little or nothing the State government can do. He said all blames should be direct...

It's Difficult To Increase Salary Of Varsity Lecturers - FG Declares •Total Shutdown Looms As SSANU, Others Threaten Strike The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige has said that any proposed increase in allowances and salaries by the Academic Staff Union of Universities that is not in sync with the National Salaries and Wages Commission will not scale through. The minister also advised the union to work with what was obtainable with the National Salaries Income and Wages Commission and the Presidential Steering Committee on salaries and wages. Saturday PUNCH reports that ASUU and the Federal Government had begun a series of negotiations aimed towards the suspension of the four-week strike declared by the union. ASUU during its extraordinary National Executive Council meeting held at the University of Lagos on February 14, 2022 had declared the action over what it claimed was the failure of the government to meet its lingering demands, including earned allowances,...

Buhari signs Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has signed the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2022 into law. President Buhari signed the Bill at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Friday. The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, were present to witness the signing of the Bill. In his address, President Buhari said in line with established tradition, he received inputs from relevant ministries, departments and agencies of government after careful and thorough reviews of the Bill and its implications to democratic processes in Nigeria. He said, “It is gratifying to note that the current Bill comes with a great deal of improvement from the previous Electoral Bill 2021. There are salient and praiseworthy provisions that could positively revolutionize elections in Nigeria through the introduction of new tech...

Alerzo CEO, Opaleye Wins 2021 African Prize For Leadership Excellence The Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Alerzo Ltd, a business-to-business e-commerce platform in Nigeria, Adewale Opaleye, has won the Fintech Personality Leadership Prize at the 2021 edition of African Prize for Leadership Excellence award ceremony held in Lagos on Thursday, February 24, 2022. The award was organised by the African Institute for Leadership Excellence in collaboration with the African Brands Media Ltd and supported by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). According to the organisers of the award ceremony, the prize is meant to celebrate leaders who have positively impacted the economy of the continent through their work. “The African Prize for Leadership Excellence is a prize for excellent leadership experience for some selected African personalities who have made impact in the development of the African economy through their innovation, creativity and leadership experience in the...

Oyo Govt. Seals Premier Hotel, Event Centre, Over 80 Shops For Violating Sanitation Laws The Oyo State Government has sealed the indigenous premier Hotel situated at Mokola hill and an event centre located at Eleyele, for violating the environmental sanitation laws of the state. The Honourable Commissioner for the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mr. Abiodun Oni who led the enforcement team alongside the Coordinating Director of the Ministry, Mr. Rogba Adedigba, Director Environmental Health Services, the Environmental Task Force, Amotekun Corps and Environmental Health Officers, among others during the week reiterated that the need to seal up these facilities became necessary so as to put an end to environmental nuisance in the state. The Commissioner who was appalled with the attitude of the management of Premier Hotel for accumulating heaps of wastes within their premises, wondered why the management failed to co-operate with the designated authorised waste collector, ...

Ukraine Military Plane With 14 Aboard Crashes Near Kyiv Ukraine Military Plane With 14 Aboard Crashes Near Kyiv A Ukrainian military plane with 14 people aboard crashed south of Kyiv on Thursday, the emergencies service said. The service said it was “still determining how many people died.” The incident occurred about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Kyiv, amid reports of several locations around the city coming under attack. Details soon..... @INSTANTnews