Labour Force
FAAN WORKERS THREATEN STRIKE, REJECT ABUJA AIRPORT, OTHERS’ CONCESSION
Workers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Monday staged a protest against plans by the concession plan of the Federal Government for Nigeria’s four major international airports.
Employees under various unions in the aviation sector vowed to resist the moves by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to give out the Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano international airports on concession.
They asserted that the mentioned airports were the most profitable in Nigeria and the concession of the facilities would lead to job losses and vowed to hold down if the concession process continued.
Mr Sirika had commenced the concession process for the NAIA; Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano; Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos; and the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State.
He had stated that the concession was part of the reforms in the aviation sector and had argued that it would create more jobs.
But the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, the Association of Nigeria Aviation Professionals, the National Union of Air Transport Employees, and the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria jointly rejected the move.
According to them, the concession exercise was in bad faith, as they threatened to shut the entire sector if the minister continued with the concession plan.
In his address at the protest in Abuja, the Chairman, National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Ahmed Yusuf, said, “We are protesting because during the lockdown, the Minister of Aviation surprisingly received the Outline Business Case certificate for the concession of the four most viable airports out of the 22 airports in Nigeria.
“This came as a surprise and an insincere act. It lacked transparency and the staff were not carried along. We totally reject the concession because it is not transparent.”
Yusuf added that the concession of the four viable airports would mean the death of the remaining 18 airports which depend on them (the four).
He said, “It is a disaster waiting to happen and definitely jobs will be lost. The Lagos airport alone can sustain the 22 airports so why the concession?”
Incase You Missed:
Petrol Pump Price Could Further Drop By N8 per litre
Local Rice Farmers Smiling To Bank As Demand For Local Brands Surge
COVID-19: Nigeria’s testing capacity very low, NMA, nurses, others warn
FARMER WARNS FG OVER FOOD INSECURITY
Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria pledges support to curb pipeline vandalism
Air Peace evacuates 301 Chinese citizens from Nigeria
Past President of the Christian Association of Nigeria petitions IGP, DSS over alleged impersonation
Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, has approved the implementation of N30,000 as minimum wage for the workers in the state.
The secretary to the state government, Folashade Ayoade disclosed this on Tuesday after an extensive meeting with the organized labour in Lokoja
She blamed the delay in the implementation on the inability for the committee to meet regularly due to the covid-19 pandemic which has been overcome.
The SSG equally commended the organised labour for their understanding and patience, which she said has resulted into the signing of the implementation of the new minimum wage.
Read Also: FCTA Set to Implement Minimum Wage for FCT Workers
The Federal Government on Friday said it would not increase petrol price in June despite the recommendation by the Nigeria Governors Forum that the cost of the commodity is increased.
A committee set up by the Nigeria Governor’s Forum had on Wednesday recommended a petrol price of between N408.5/litre and N380/litre, and also called for immediate removal of petrol subsidy.
However, in a statement issued and signed by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, in Abuja on Friday, the government ruled out the possibility of a hike in petrol price any time soon.
The minister guaranteed Nigerians that the cost of the commodity would remain the same at between N162/litre and N165/litre.
Sylva said, “Once again it has become necessary to assure Nigerians that despite the huge burden of under-recovery, the Federal Government is not in a hurry to increase the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) to reflect current market realities.
“The current price of petrol will be retained in the month of June until the ongoing engagement with organised labour is concluded.”
“This clarification becomes necessary in the light of recent reports regarding the resolution of the Nigeria Governors Forum to increase the pump price of petrol.” He added.
The minister stated that he would like to strongly urge petroleum products marketers, not to engage in any activity that could jeopardise the supply and distribution system in place.
Incase You Missed:
Governors Forum Sues for Accurate Dissemination of Information
COVID-19: NMA Predicts Hike in Cases as a Result of NIN Registration
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday said that there is no cause for panic regarding the two weeks deadline for deactivation of subscribers identity module (sim) cards that are not linked with users’ national identity number (NIN).
The Commission explained that adequate arrangements have been made to capture the data of 200 million Nigerians within the next five years.
Click to Watch Our YouTube Videos
It added that the steps taken so far to ensure that all subscribers have NIN in their sim cards are meant to address the security challenges facing the country.
The Commission also said the telecommunications operators would be involved in the exercise.
The Spokesman of NIMC, Kayode Adegoke said that government has approved licensing of over 200 institutions to carry out “enrolment of Nigerians and legal residents into the national identity database on behalf of the national identity management commission.”
Adegoke said the initiative was aimed at addressing the bottlenecks associated with the capturing of citizens data by NIMC.
He added that the method would increase the enrolment centres from the current 1,000 to 10,000 across the country.
He said the NIMC is desirous of scaling up its assignment to regulatory functions after the completion of the exercise.
Incase You Missed:
Court Rejects EFCCs Appeal to Revoke Bail Granted to Fani-Kayode in Alleged N26M Fraud Trial
NCC: New mobile Internet subscriptions declined to 2.51 million amid Lockdown
India records 77,266 new cases, 1,057 deaths in a day
Importers, others Count Loses As Customs Unseal Bonded Terminal
JBPT Sector 2 Records Seizures Worth N1.6 Billion Within Six Months
Customs Sensitise Retired Senior Officers on Automated Retiree Verification System
Compt Awe Charges Officers On Performance Towards Increased Revenue Generation
-
Revenue Streams2 years agoCommunication Ministry Gives Zero Allocation to Nipost Out of N137.2billion Capital Votes
-
Customs Corner2 years agoCustoms Emerges Champions of 2022, Male, Female National Volleyball Super Cup
-
Newsroom3 years agoNNPC Blames #EndSARS Protests, As Fuel Queues Return
-
ICT5 years agoFinally! Huawei Launched Harmony OS | Let the Rivalry Begins with AndrodOS
-
Naija News6 years agoINEC registers 23 new political parties. YES, RAP, UP, 20 other parties
-
COVID-194 years agoVaccine Trials Starts Round The World: All You Need to Know
-
Customs Corner3 years agoArea Controller, Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command Passes On
-
Foreign2 years agoPhilippines’ Duterte Blocks Bill to Register Social Media Users