Day: July 9, 2016

Oyo NURTW, RTEAN In Bloody Clash

Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and that of Road Transport Employers of Nigeria, RTEAN, engaged in a free-for-all on Friday, July 8, 2016, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The fight between the two rival transport groups erupted over the daily fees charged by the drivers’ unions. According to reports, the clash…

Labour Declares Indefinite Strike In Nasarawa

Organised labour in Nasarawa State has declared an indefinite strike over the state government’s decision to cut workers’ salaries by 50 per cent. While addressing newsmen on Friday at the Labour House in Lafia, Comrade Abdullahi Adeka, Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in the state; and Danladi Namo, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Chairman,…

Saliu Usman Is New Chief of Defence Intelligence

The Federal Government has announced the appointment of Air Vice Marshal Saliu Usman as the new Chief of Defence Intelligence, CDI, for the armed forces. His appointment followed the numerous security challenges facing the country particularly the resurgent militancy in the Niger Delta. Usman takes over from Major General John Saduana Davies, who had been…

Prisons Service Boss, Ja’afaru Ahmed, In Age Falsification Mess

The newly appointed Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Prisons Service, NPS, Ja’afaru Ahmed, has been accused of falsifying his age. According to SaharaReporters, in 2015, Ahmed used an age completely different from what he put down when he joined the NPS. Ahmed was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in May 2016 as successor to Peter Ekpendu.…