ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE   ENGINEERS FAROUK AHMED, GBENGA KOMOLAFE RESIGN, PRESIDENT TINUBU NOMINATES SUCCESSORS TO THE SENATE FOR APPROVAL President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has asked the Senate to approve the nominations of two new chief executives for the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).   The requests followed the resignation of Engineer Farouk Ahmed of the NMDPRA and Gbenga Komolafe of the NUPRC. Both officials were appointed in 2021 by former President Buhari to lead the two regulatory agencies created by the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA).   To fill these positions, President Tinubu has written to the Senate, requesting expedited confirmation of Oritsemeyiwa Amanorisewo Eyesan as CEO of NUPRC and Engineer Saidu Aliyu Mohammed as CEO of NMDPRA.   The two nominees are seasoned professionals in the oil and gas industry.   Eyesan, a graduate of Economics f...

'STOP N110M PALLIATIVES, PAY WORKERS, RETIREES INSTEAD '- NLC URGES NIGER GOVT.(PHOTO).


'Stop N110M Palliatives, Pay Workers, Retirees Instead' - NLC Urges Niger Govt 

Organised labour in Niger state has unanimously resolved that the one hundred and ten million naira allocated to it by the state government as palliatives for industrial unions be collapsed and added to whatever palliatives is intended for the generality of workers in the state.

Similarly it should also be credited to the salary accounts of civil servants and retirees in both the state and local government councils sustainably for six months. 

Chairman Niger State Chapel of the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC Comrade Abdulkarim Idris Lafene stated this while addressing Newsmen in Minna the state.

Comrade Idris Lafene explained that the deliberate plan by NIger state government to skim out the working class and pensioners in the palliatives has triggered serious tension among members organised labour that could have negative effect on the overall productivity of working class.

He further directed workers in Niger state to boycott partipation in the committe set up by the NIger state government for the distribution of palliatives schedule to commence tommorrow.

Accoding to him labour in Niger state demanded for the payment of fifty thousand naira on a flat rate basis as palliatives to all working class and retirees in the state and local government councils suspension of PAYEE and immediate implementation of outstanding promotions and annual increment for eligible workers 

On the directive of NLC to thirty six states and Abuja to down tool in a two days warning strike begining from tommorrow the Chairman NIger state chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress Comrade Idris Lafene said they have already mobilised workers to comply fully and comprehensively.

He also added that organised labour remains committed to the struggle for welfare of workers and that they will partner with and support government to move Niger state forward.
 

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