The family of Olaogun in Ota, has put the general public on alert as their 11 year old daughter, Olaogun Pamilerin goes missing.
In a chat with Oduduwa News Correspondent, mother of the missing child, Mrs Oluwayemisi (Nene), said she was last seen on Tuesday, 30th of April, 2024 when she left the house for Zion Methodist School, Ota. However, her whereabouts has since remain unknown since she allegedly left school after closing hours.
She described Pamilerin as a dark complexioned, slim girl of moderate height and 11 years of age who resides at No, 13, Oriadetu street, Bayo Block, Oju-ore, Ota in Ogun state.
Mrs Oluwayemisi said the family has made several frantic efforts to find their missing daughter as they have reported the case at Onipanu Police Station, the Palace of Olota of Ota and with other relevant security agencies.
She however, urged the general public to be be on a look out for Pamilerin and that any effort made to reconcile her with her family would be well appreciated.
Mrs Oluwayemisi said that she can be reached via 07035554767, 09053655154, or 09137188577 incase there is any information regarding her whereabouts.
On the occasion of the 2024 workers day. The new President of Omo Aj’orosun of Ibadan land, Engr. Sunday Gbenjo has felicitates the workers and the entire citizens of Ibadan, Oyo state and Nigerian at large, wishing them well in all facets of life.
According to Engr. Gbenjo, he recognised and appreciates the contribution of workers to the economy of the country, and admonish them to continue to contribute their quota to the economic development of Nigeria as the current economic situation will soon pass.
The federal government last night approved a pay rise of between 25 and 35 per cent for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures.
The announcement was made on the eve of May Day, or Labour Day, which is celebrated worldwide to recognise and honour the achievements and contributions of the working class.
The announcement came ahead of the submission of the report of the 37-member tripartite committee on national minimum wage, led by Bukar Goni Aji, a former Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HoCS), which was inaugurated in January this year.
A statement signed by the Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku, said the increases took effect from January 1, 2024. But the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said the announcement was “a waste of time.”
In an interview with Daily Trust last night, the NLC Assistant General Secretary, Chris Onyeka, said the commission does not have power
Following the landslide victory recorded at the polling, and the declaration of Hon. Kehinde Adeyemi Akande by OYSIEC as the Chairman Ibadan South West Local Government, Ashiwaju Alajiki has sent his congratulatory message congratulating the Chairman and Vice-chairman elect, Hon. Tajudeen Adeniyi Adigun (ATU), and Hon. Sulaimon Adeniran, councillor elect ward 6.
According to Ashiwaju Alajiki, the people of Ibadan South West Local Government have spoken, and the wish of the majority has prevailed, he however advise the Chairman Elect not to renege on his promise to the people and residence of the Local Government.
“I congratulate my leader, our own God sent, the one God has chosen for us. Your electoral victory at the poll yesterday was as a result of your commitment to the development of local government, and the believe that our people have in you, which I have no doubt that you will deliver. I pray to God to guide your steps as you direct the affairs of our Local Government in months to come”
“I am confident that with your leadership and a pro-people driven approach, including your commitment to listening to the voices of youth will not only strengthen our community but also inspire future generations to actively participate in development of our local government”
I Once again congratulate you on your victory, and best wishes for a successful tenure as Local Government Chairman. I look forward to seeing the positive impact that your administration will have on our Local Government.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. has informed Nigerians that the current fuel scarcity and long queues will be resolved by Wednesday.
Olufemi Soneye, NNPCL’s Chief Communications Officer, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday.
Soneye mentioned that the company currently has an excess of 1.5 billion liters of products, adequate for at least 30 days.
“Unfortunately, we encountered a three-day distribution disruption due to logistical issues, which has now been fixed. However, recovering from such interruptions typically takes twice the time to resume normal operations,” he clarified.
Soneye also noted, “Some individuals are taking advantage of this situation for undeserved profits. While product scarcity has been minimal recently, these individuals might be exploiting the circumstances.”
He reassured the public, stating that the queues will be cleared out by today or tomorrow.
Additionally, Hammed Fashola, the National Vice President of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), expressed confidence that queues in Lagos and Ogun would decrease this week, based on NNPCL’s assurances.
Fashola highlighted, “NNPCL’s information points to a logistics issue disrupting the supply chain, which could take a few days to rectify. I expect more products to be available for marketers to lift by Tuesday or Wednesday.”
However, Fashola cautioned that queues in Abuja might persist due to the distance from Lagos and poor road conditions.
There are worries among stranded motorists and commuters due to the recurrent fuel scarcity in Lagos, leading to increased fares by some public transport operators.
In Lagos metropolis, only a handful of filling stations were operational, with long lines observed in most locations. Similar fuel scarcity was evident in areas like Abule-Egba, Abbatoir Road in Agege, Akowonjo Road, Bariga, Fola-Agoro, and Lasu-Igando Road.
Filling stations that sold petrol also witnessed long lines of vehicles extending for several meters.
In various parts of the city, queues were visible at stations such as Mobil, NIPCO, TotalEnergies, Forte Oil, and ConOil along Ikorodu Road.
The queues extended to around 500 meters at North West in Maryland, Gbagada, NIPCO along Ijede road in Ikorodu, and TotalEnergies at the NNPC bus stop in Ejigbo.
The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary Increase for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures
The Salary Structure is the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure (CONPASS), Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICCS) and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS).
It will be recalled that those in the Tertiary Education and Health Sectors had already received their increases which involved Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTISS) for Universities.
For Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, it involved the Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure (CONPCASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Educational Institutions Salary Structure (CONTEDISS).
The Health Sector also benefitted through the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and Consolidated Health Sector Salary Structure (CONHESS).
A statement signed by the Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku said the increases take effect from 1st January 2024.
The Federal Government has also approved increases In pension of between 20% and 28% for pensioners on the Defined Benefits Scheme in respect to the above-mentioned six consolidated salary structures with effect from 1st January 2024.
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu Monday warned that there would be total blackout in the country in the next three months if the proposed electricity tariff hike is not implemented.
The minister disclosed this yesterday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Power at an investigative hearing over the recent electricity tariff hike by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC).
Adelabu said, “The entire sector will be grounded if we don’t increase the tariff. With what we have now in the next three months, the entire country will be in darkness if we don’t increase tariffs.
“The increment will catapult us to the next level. We are also Nigerians, we are also feeling the impact.”
He said the sum of $10 billion is needed yearly for the next ten years to revive the nation’s power sector and nip in the bud the challenges bedeviling it.
“For this sector to be revived, the government needs to spend nothing less than 10 billion dollars annually in the next 10 years.
“This is because of the infrastructure requirement for the stability of the sector. But the government cannot afford that. And so we must make this sector attractive to investors and to lenders.
“So, for us to attract investors and investment, we must make the sector attractive, and the only way it can be made attractive is that there must be commercial pricing.
“If the value is still at N66 and the government is not paying subsidy, the investors will not come. But now that we have increased the tariff for A Band, there are interests being shown by investors,” he said.
Adelabu said the inability of the government to pay outstanding N2.9 trillion subsidy was due to limited resources, hence the need to evolve measures to sustain the sector.
He appealed to the lawmakers to support the process of paying the debt owed operators across the value chain of generation, transmission and distribution.
But the Senate Committee on Power, led by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, expressed concerns over the suffering of Nigerians, and asked the minister and other key players in the sector to explore other options.
Senators Simon Lalong (Plateau South) and Adamu Aliero (Kebbi Central), said consultations were not made before the tariff increase, stressing palliative would have been provided in the process.
Abaribe, who is Chairman of the Committee said, “What Nigerians wanted was a solution to the issues and ways to ensure liquidity in the sector.”
He also decried the nonappearance of a company “ZIGLAKS” over the failed agreement to provide prepaid meters for Nigerians, alleging that the company had received N32 billion in 20 years to meter Nigerian electricity consumers.
Other stakeholders who made presentations at the investigative hearing were the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (NAN), Association of Power Generation (Gencos), Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) among others.
Former spokesman of ex-Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Segun Sowunmi, on Monday, cautioned President Bola Tinubu against betraying ex-governors of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai and Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, if he’s interested in contesting for a second term.
Showunmi said El-Rufai and Bello campaigned vigorously for Tinubu during the 2023 presidential election but have been left out of power, a situation that looks like a betrayal.
In a statement he signed, the PDP chieftain said El-Rufai and Bello, having being facing political travails after leaving office despite helping Tinubu to become president.
He noted that the poor treatment meted to El-Rufai and Bello by Tinubu’s government goes against the long-term understanding between Yorubas and the north.
Showunmi said: “Upon reflection on the trajectory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his journey to the presidency, I find my mind wondering if my Yoruba Uncle is still the same person that I have always known and admired.
“You might need to think through this to understand me. The Yorubas already carry misconceptions about betrayal, that we don’t keep our end of the bargain. That we use and dump people. That we are cunning around the power play.
“Nasir el-Rufai, say what you will about him, he supported Asiwaju fully during the primaries and the general elections. Pray, how has he been treated? Same el-Rufai now has a security report that humiliated him during a Senate clearance made up of a majority of Tinubu men! What would the world call that but betrayal?
“Now, Yahaya Adoza Bello, who practically fought like a madman to give Asiwaju good numbers in Kogi, not to talk of how he funded and ran the youth campaign with vigour and energy to the extent that I was so jealous compared to the disorganised charade of my PDP.
“Same Yahaya Bello who superintended over the membership registration of APC that to date I cannot but remember comparing the bliss and pageantry to the joke that my PDP ran under the Edo emperor.
“Pray, is that the same GYB that is embarrassed to the level we are all witnessing? If this is not a betrayal, I would like someone to tell me what can be a betrayal than this.
“Do you plan to contest a second term or do you think your work will be done in one term of just four years? Shall tomorrow not come? Where are the men of yesterday?
“Akanni omo olodo ide, you know that on a deep level of nation-building, I won’t allow partisan politics to prevent me from saying it as I see it. You may need to understand that power must be shared and that the world over, people must feel protected by an arrangement they help bring about.
The Councillor-elect, ward 1 Egbeda Local Government, Hon. Alaba Abdullahi has expressed his appreciation and gratitude to leaders, Executives and members of PDP Egbeda Local Government for the opportunity and support given to him before and during the council election.
According to Hon. Abdullahi, he acknowledged the support of Elder (Dr) Wole Oyelese, Hon. Akin Funmilayo and Hon. Sunky for both their moral and financial support during the electioneering period.
In the same spirit of celebration, he appreciates ward 1 PDP chairman, Chief Aransi Adelokun,ward 1 PDP leaders, Executives & members and promised not to disappoint their expectations and trust in him.
Furthermore, he congratulates his boss,Hon. Sikiru Sanda,and described his re-election as reward for competence by the people of Egbeda Local Government. He however extend his felicitation to the Vice Chairman-Elect Hon. Ibrahim Oladebo Simple; and other councillors-elect on their electoral victory.
Finally, he appealed to residence and people of Egbeda Local Government to continue to support the administration of Hon. Sikiru Sanda, as the welfare and security of his local Government remains his priority.
