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...

MAY DAY: ZAMFARA WORKERS DECRY NON PAYMENT OF SALARY, OBSERVE LOW-KEY CELEBRATION. (PHOTOS).


May day: Zamfara workers decry non payment of salary, observe low-key celebration

Zamfara state civil servants have decried non-payment of salary for three months and called for overhauling of public service in all ramifications.

Chairmen of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Unions Congress, TUC, made this known today (Monday) in their separate speeches at the May day celebration conducted in a low-key at Garba Nadama conference Hall of JB Yakubu secretariat, Gusau.

According to the labour leaders in the state, there was cordial relationship between government and workers in the state but at the end of the tenure of the present administration the story changed which they prayed to be rectified in the remaining four weeks of the present government of the state.

In his speech, Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle was represented by a Director in the office of the head of Service, Mr Ahmad Ibrahim said the state government was doing everything possible to ensure welfare of public servants in the state he recalled the distribution of over 400 housing units to workers, saying the salary of the workers would be settled before the end of this month.

He rejoiced with workers for the May day celebration and called on them to redouble their efforts in the discharge of their legitimate duties.

During the event, awards of recognition were presented to Radio Nigeria Pride FM Gusau, Central Bank of Nigeria and Zamfara State Radio, among other mediums and individuals for their separate contributions to public enlightenment, economy and other developments as recognized by the NLC.
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