FG threatens to revoke licences of oil companies over unfair staff treatment

Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says the federal government will revoke the operational licences of companies who do not treat their staff well.
Speaking on Wednesday at an interactive session with the newly appointed executives of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Ngige said the ministry is working on a reform for the process of granting and renewing recruiters licence to labour contractors.
“I thank you for taking interest in job creation in the oil and gas sector and for observing some lapses on the part of labour contractors licensed by the ministry,” he said.

Civil servants’ salaries at risk as FAAC suspends meetings indefinitely

The salaries of civil servants in states across the federation might be affected as members of the federation accounts allocation committee (FAAC) have agreed to suspend meetings indefinitely.
Mahmood Yunusa, the chairman, commissioners of finance forum, said the meetings will not hold until an effective revenue collection process is implemented.
He said that the committee is tired of battling with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over oil revenue collections.

Pastor Tunde Bakare and Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun currently in a meeting with Buhari

Tunde Bakare, senior pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Lagos, and Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, are currently meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja.
Bakare and Adeosun, who are from Ogun state, walked into the president’s office around 2:30pm.
The reason for the meeting is not known.

FG sets to make public list of 200 ‘looters’

The federal government will soon make public, list of 200 persons who allegedly looted Nigeria’s treasury.
According to Daily Trust, Okoi Obono-Obla, special assistant to the president on prosecution, disclosed this at the inauguration of a new software application for tracking illicit properties in the country.

Shehu Sani, Hunkunyi and thier led factions dumps APC

The factions of Shehu Sani, senator representing Kaduna central senatorial district zone and Suleiman Hunkuyi, his counterpart in Kaduna north senatorial district, have left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Tom Maiyashi, chairman of the Akida faction and Ja’afaru Abas Ibrahim, legal adviser of the Restoration Group, announced the decision of the two groups to leave the APC at a joint press conference on Friday in Kaduna.

Croatian Lawmakers wear their country's football jersey to work (Photos)

The Croatian Lawmakers decided to rock their country's team jersey to work in support of the Croatian team who just qualified to the 2018 World Cup Final for the very first time in history.

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Senate set to allow AMCON publish debtors’ list over the N4.8trn debt

 

The National Assemble has been enjoined to as a matter of urgency empower the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to go after recalcitrant obligors.

Sen. Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, made the plea on Thursday in Lagos.

Ibrahim, who delivered a keynote address at the opening of a two-day retreat on the importance of AMCON Act Amendment Bill, said the corporation  had been up and doing.