Politics

NNPC redeploys staff, gets new spokesman

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The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has approved the appointments and redeployment of some staff to fill key vacant positions in the corporation.

The management also approved the appointment of Garba Mohammed as the new Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division in the NNPC.

He replaced Dr. Kennie Obateru, who will retire from service in September as the corporation’s new spokesman.

Obateru, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the appointments and redeployments would strengthen and reposition the NNPC for future operations in the country’s oil and gas industry.

Also, Mr. Billy Okoye was appointed the new Group Executive Director (GED), Ventures and Business Development while Mrs. Aisha Ahmadu-Katagum was promoted to the position of the Group Executive Director, Corporate Services.

Until their new appointments, Okoye and Ahmadu-Katagum were Group General Managers, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD) and Supply Chain Management Division respectively at NNPC.

Adeyemi Adetunji, formerly the Chief Operating Officer, Business and Ventures Development, becomes the Group Executive Director, Downstream.

Mr. Mohammed Abdulkabir Ahmed, who was the Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services, has been appointed the Group Executive Director, Gas, and Power.

Politics

NDLEA bemoans nonpayment of N4bn staff entitlement

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has revealed that the Federal Government is owing its staff about N4 billion in form of accumulated arrears of entitlements.

Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, Chairman, NDLEA, said this at a meeting with the leadership of the Senate on Thursday, March 4, in Abuja.

He said the nonpayment of the entitlements had negatively affected the morale of the affected staff in the fight against hard drug abuse in Nigeria.

“Criminalities and insurgency will not end so quickly until we face the underlining nexus between them and hard drug.

Unfortunately, the drug situation is not properly factored into the security architecture. We look at the other segments but forget that this is the causative area that needs to be equally attended to.

“Every part of Nigeria is affected in the realm of drug abuse, you can for sure say that every person in this room knows somebody or a neighbour or a family that has affliction with drug abuse.

The drug abuse scourge is actually the number one problem we are facing, it is everywhere.

“First of all, drug abuse destroys our kids, women, our youths, the farming system, and secondly, it is behind the criminalities which is everywhere now,” he said.

According to Marwa, there is an urgent need to amend the act establishing NDLEA for an effective fight against drug abuse.

President of Senate Ahmed Lawan promised that the Senate would give an expeditious passage to the amendment of the NDLEA act.

This should be one of our priorities, this is a dire situation that requires the immediate attention of the National Assembly and we will treat it as such.

“If we can pass it before we go on our second break in July that will be fantastic.

“NDLEA should be in the league of EFCC and ICPC and therefore it should get the kind of support those agencies are receiving,” he said.

Lawan called for the establishment of more rehabilitation centres across the country to rehabilitate Nigerians who were drug addicts.

Entertainment

If you know any of my staff who earns 30k, 70k or even 90k, show me and get N1 Million – Actress Mary Njoku brags

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Popular Nollywood actress, Mary Njoku, has public tendered an apology over her outburst, after receiving series of backslashes on social media for underpaying their staff and trashing school certificates.

In a post shared on her Instagram page, the actress offered a one million Naira bounty to anyone who will prove that graduates in their company are poorly paid.

She wrote: If you know any of my current employee that earns 30k or even 90k irrespective of their educational qualifications. come forward with proof and get 1M+ Public apology

I want to apologize for speaking about meritocracy.
For speaking up for smart people who work hard but underpaid cos they couldn’t afford to further their education.
I apologize.

I run ROK. And we value our employees irrespective of their educational qualification.

So come forward with proof if you know any current ROK staff who earns 30k 70k or even 90k. Graduate or illiterate.
And get 1m naira.

Come forward PUBLICLY Pls

World News

COVID-19: DSS Shuts School, Sacks Teachers

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Following what it described as the effect of COVID-19 on the Nigerian economy, particularly its crippling financial situation on the school, the Department of State Services (DSS) has sacked the teachers and other staff members of its Community Staff Schools, Asokoro (CSSA), Abuja.

The secret police has also shut down the institution and directed the pupils in the nursery, primary and secondary classes to stay at home for two weeks.

The primary school commenced in 1992/93, while the secondary classes took off in 1998.

It was gathered that the fee for the nursery and primary classes was increased from N25,000 to N35,000 for children and wards of the rank and file, while children of senior DSS officers were required to pay N45,000 up from N35,000 per term.

However, for children of civilians, the tuition was increased from N45,000 to N60,000.

The tuition for secondary school classes was increased from 35,000 to 45,000 for children and wards of the rank and file, while

officers’ children were asked to pay N60,000 up from 40,000.

But students who did not fall in either of the categories will pay N90,000 from N70,000.

In the letter of disengagement dated November 2, 2020, signed by the Executive Secretary, CSSA, M. Onyilo, the DSS hinged its decision to sack the school staff on poor financial situation brought about by the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nation’s economy.

The letter was titled: ‘Disengagement from the service of Community Staff Schools, Asokoro.”

It reads partly: “Due to the effect of COVID-19 on the Nigerian economy vis-a-vis the crippling financial situation of the school, I am directed to convey the Director-General, State Services/Proprietor’s approval to disengage you from the services of the school with effect from 3rd November 2020.”

It was however learnt that the workers had in 2018 dragged the school management to the National Industrial Court (NIC) demanding better conditions of service, which the court okayed but the DSS failed to obey the court judgment.

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