NUT PROTEST : WIKE WARNS AGAINST POLITICISING INSECURITY. (PHOTO).

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 NUT Protest : Wike Warns Against Politicising Insecurity The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity amid protests by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, FCT wing, over the killing and abduction of school staff and children in Oyo State. Teachers stormed the FCTA Secretariat in Abuja to condemn the killing of Michael Oyedokun and to demand the release of abducted pupils and teachers from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinle in Oriire Local Government Area. The FCT minister addressed the protesters on Tuesday, saying the federal government is on its toes working to secure the rescue of the schoolchildren and their teachers. Wike urged protesters to avoid turning the tragedy into a political issue and to give security efforts time to produce results. Chairman of the union in the FCT, Mr Abdullahi Shafa, explained that the nationwide solidarity protest was to condemn the killing of the teacher and abduction of the school chil...

SARAKI SAYS THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WILL HAVE TO AMEND THE LAWS ON POWER GENERATION IN NIGERIA.

Image may contain: sky, cloud, twilight, outdoor and nature                 President of the Nigerian Senate,Dr. Bukola Saraki says the National Assembly will have to amend the laws on power generation,transmission and distribution.According to Saraki,this will enable Nigeria replicate the feat recorded by the German Village,Feldheim,where residents combined efforts and local resources to produce clean and renewable energy.Senator Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser {Media and Publicity},Yusuph Olaniyu,made the comment after inspecting the project in the energy self-sufficient village located 70 kilometres outside Berlin.''The achievement of the Germans is possible in Nigeria if only the leadership and the operators could be more serious and demonstrate the will power'' he said.He said the issue of power supply remains top in the agenda of the Senate as it is a key instrument for eradicating poverty and unleashing the potentials of the people.''That is why we had a workshop on the sector last month.It is also why we are here to see the experiment and success of the people of Feldheim and see what our people can learn from it.We have to amend the laws to allow communities to generate energy that is more than 10 megawatts and even the laws about power transmission and distribution have to be amended to allow more creativity and involvement from the Pribate sector''.
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