Unpaid salaries: When sweepers refused to sweep Lagos
LAGOS—THE disruption of activities at Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s office, Ikeja, by street sweepers has exposed several months of running battles between street sweepers, the State Government and Visionscape Sanitation Solutions, VSS, over unpaid salaries, lack of tools and other unfair labour practices that had allegedly crippled waste collection in the state.
Minister commends Ugwuanyi for supporting NEWMAP
Minister of State for Environment, Alhaji Ibrahim Usman Jibril, has commended the administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for sustaining objectives of the Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project, NEWMAP, in tackling ecological challenges in the country.
Rule of law : PANDEF, NEF, Afenifere, Ohanaeze, M-Belt leaders carpet Buhari
Leaders and Elders of Nigeria under the aegis of Northern Elders Forum, NEF; Afenifere, Ohaeneze Ndigbo, Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, and Middle Belt Forum, yesterday, took a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari over his comment where he elevated national interest above the rule of law, asking him to withdraw the statement.
Lagos monarch decries attack on Prince
LAGOS—The family of Oba Sadiku Olarinde of Oguntedo in Satellite Town Community, Oriade Local Council Development Authority, in Lagos State has called on the Police to investigate the gunshot attack on the son of the monarch, Prince Yusuf Olarinde.
MAN cries out over poor roads in S-East, S-South
The national leadership of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has described the road network in the Onitsha Road Industrial Layout, Owerri, as “awful, most regrettable and capable of squeezing life out of whatever remains of industrial life in Imo State”.
The controllability fantasy
The other day, I was discussing the Nigerian political scene with some friends. We mostly talked about the challenges faced by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the main Opposition group…and about the many PDP stablemates who are hoping to snatch electoral victory from President Muhammadu Buhari next year.
