Father-In-Law To Buhari’s ADC Regains Freedom

 

    The kidnapped father-in-law to President Buhari’s ADC, Musa Umar, has regained his freedom. Confirming the development to Channels Television, a security source within the Presidency who craved anonymity said Umar was rescued in Kano.

Ekiti, Benue, Cross River join S’East in rejecting Ruga

There is no letup in the controversial Ruga Settlement programme being proposed by the Federal Government to arrest the intractable farmers-herders crisis across the country. While Bauchi and Gombe have endorsed the proposal, Ekiti, Benue and Cross River states have joined the South East region in rejecting it.

This is even as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Metropolitan Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Arewa, Ohanaeze youths and others have weighed in on the contentious issue. The Presidency had on Sunday said the settlement will be in an organised place with provision of necessary and adequate basic amenities such as schools, hospitals, road networks, vet clinics, markets and manufacturing entities that will process and add value to meats and animal products.

Crude Oil Hits $66 On Signal

 

  Oil surged to a five-week high on Monday after Saudi Arabia and Russia signalled an extension of the non-members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC+) output cuts and a United States (U.S.)-China agreement to restart trade talks improved the demand outlook. WTI oil for August delivery climbed $1.64 to $60.11 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange  in London. The contract added 9.3 per cent last month.

Buhari Fires NHIS Executive Secretary

President Muhammadu Buhari has fired Usman Yusuf, executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). Boade Akinola, director, media, ministry of health, announced this in a statement  on Monday.

Labour plans nationwide strike over minimum wage delay

The organised labour have alerted Nigerians that plans were underway to embark on industrial action if the current state of affairs as regards the issue of consequential adjustment arising from the new national Minimum wage of N30,000 per month remains the same.

It is operating under the aegis of the Trade Union Side (TUS) of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC); the eight Unions in the Public Services of the Federal and 36 State Governments.