PUTIN WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT SHOWCASE SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA IS BETTER PARTNER THAN 'COLONIAL' WEST. (PHOTO).

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 Putin woos African leaders at showcase summit, says Russia is better partner than 'colonial' West President Vladimir Putin told African leaders ​on Wednesday that Russia was their best partner, accusing what he cast as a colonial West of still trying ‌to exploit the continent's resources and using debt to hold back development, Reuters reported. The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders ​attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies. "Africa is increasingly asserting itself as one of the key players in the global economy and politics. However, the emergence of a multipolar world is, of ​course, no easy task; it faces resistance from countries that are not prepared to accept this reality: those who are accustomed to ​thinking i...

TO CELEBRATE WORKERS DAY,AMOSUN APPROVED THE PAYMENT OF WITHHELD SALARIES OF WORKERS WHO EMBARKED ON A STRIKE IN OCT 2016.

Image may contain: 1 person, sitting                The  State Commissioner for For Finance,Mr Adewale Oshinowo,made this known in a statement in Abeokuta on thursday.He noted that the governor gave the approval on monday.The Ogun Government had invoked the ''No Work,No Pay'' policy and witheld the salaries of the workers who participated in the strike.However,the commissioner stated that with the payment approval,the government had pardoned the workers,which followed the intervention of traditional rulers in the state,who pleaded on their behalf.The commissioner said The government's action was in the spirit of this year's Workers Day celebration scheduled for May 1.He added that the development was a further testimony to the state governmebt's commitment to the welfare of workers.While wishing workers happy May Day celebration,Oshiniwo indicated that ''the release also indicated that the state government had paid the April salary of its entire workforce''.He urged them to reciprocate the gesture by rededicating themselves to duties and contributing their quota to the development of the state.
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