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You're Working Against Nigeria, ZETSI Petition Power Minister, Adelabu   An interesting letter by a Civil Society Organisation, Zero Tolerance for Social Immoralities Initiative, ZETSI, addressed to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu has gone viral. Signed by ZETSI Chairperson, Ibrahim Rasq Imam, while President Bola Tinubu and four others were copied, in the letter entitled, Re: Unjust Suspension of Seven Staff of Rural Electrification Agency over N1.2bn fraud, And Another N300m Training Fraud In The Agency, the CSO accused Adelabu of scoring own goal against Nigeria, alleging the former banker of condoning fraud and alleged fraudulent practices of the agency’s MD. The letter reads: This is to serve as a reminder, asking you to look seflessly into several petitions before you, regarding allegations of financial malfeasances levelled against the Managing Director of Rural Electrification Agency, Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad, and his suspension of seven staff members of the agency after...

Highlights of Federal Executive Council Decisions On Monday 26 February Here are some of the highlights of the far reaching decisions taken today at the Federal Executive Council meeting, chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. 1. FEC approved construction of Lagos-Port Harcourt-Calabar Coastal Superhighway to Messrs Hitech Construction Africa. The First phase made up of 47 kms will begin in Lagos. 2. Social security payments to the vulnerable households to begin immediately. Recipients will be those with NIN and BVN. 3. Social security payments to be extended to graduates from NCE and upwards 4. Consumer Credit to be established very urgently. Chief of Staff to lead a committee that includes Budget Minister, Attorney-General, Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Finance, to make the scheme a reality. 5. The Council in order to enhance efficiency in the Federal service, and reduce the cost of governance, decided to implement the recommendations of the Steve Oronsaye panel on the re...

We Will shutdown Nigeria If Anyone Attack Us - NLC Following the February 27 and 28 to protest against the hardship in the country, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that there would be total shutdown of the economy if its members are attacked by ‘thugs’. The labour union had fixed February 27 and 28 to protest against the hardship in the land. However, the President of NLC, Joe Ajaero in a statement issued Sunday said the workers would not be intimidated, saying they would go ahead with the planned protest. He informed Nigerians that the State had perfected plans to attack their peaceful rallies across the country. Ajaero added that one of the groups being primed to attack the peaceful rallies is by a nebulous name, Nigeria Civil Society Forum (NCSF). He alleged that NCSF waa one of the emergency groups put together, funded, promoted and remote-controlled by the government to cause violence against its members for electing to peacefully protest against the hunger in the la...