Month: February 2024

NULGE Writes Fubara Over Automatic Promotion Of Rivers LG Workers, N35,000 Wage Award

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NULGE Writes Fubara Over Automatic Promotion Of Rivers LG Workers, N35,000 Wage Award The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Rivers Chapter has expressed its appreciation to Governor Siminalayi Fubara for granting the prompt promotion of Local Government workers along with their full financial benefits. In a statement released in Port Harcourt and shared with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday, the state President of the union, Clifford Paul, commended Fubara for this decision. Paul mentioned that the governor made this announcement during a meeting with NULGE…

Reps Seek Transition From Presidential To Parliamentary System

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Reps Seek Transition From Presidential To Parliamentary System A group of legislators in the House of Representatives are keenly pushing for changes to the 1999 Constitution to shift from the current presidential system to a parliamentary system of government. The group, consisting of approximately 60 lawmakers, argues that this transition is necessary to reduce the government’s expenses in light of declining revenue. The bill, titled ‘The Bills Proposing Constitutional Alterations For a Transition To Parliamentary System of Government,’ was sponsored by Kingsley Chinda, the House Minority Leader, and 59 others.…

Tinubu Departs Abuja For 37th AU Summit In Addis Ababa

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Tinubu Departs Abuja For 37th AU Summit In Addis Ababa   According to a statement released on Wednesday in Abuja, the presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelelae, announced that the President will depart from Abuja for Ethiopia on Thursday, February 15th. While confirming the theme for the year’s summit as ‘‘Educate an African fit for the 21st Century: Building resilient education systems for increased access to inclusive, lifelong, quality, and relevant learning in Africa.,” Ngelale said the Nigerian leader will join other African leaders in high-level meetings on institutional reforms of the…

ASUU Tackles Tinubu’s Govt., Says Student Loan Schemes Will Keep Beneficiaries In Permanent Debt

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ASUU Tackles Tinubu’s Govt., Says Student Loan Schemes Will Keep Beneficiaries In Permanent Debt The proposed education loan scheme by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has been criticized by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), which believes it will burden students with permanent debt. ASUU expressed its surprise at the failed promises made by the incumbent government in addressing the long-standing issues that led to the nationwide strike action from February to October 2022. Throughout the years, successive Nigerian governments have only paid lip service to the agreements signed…