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‘NLC Strike, Total Failure In Rivers’

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L-R: Executive Chairman, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, Debo Adeniran, Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Ibe Kachikwu and Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, at the interactive session of the Ministers with Coalition of Civil Society Organisations and other officials on the issue arising from the recent increase in the pump price of petrol in Lagos on Monday.

L-R: Executive Chairman, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, Debo Adeniran, Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Ibe Kachikwu and Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed, at the interactive session of the Ministers with Coalition of Civil Society Organisations and other officials on the issue arising from the recent increase in the pump price of petrol in Lagos on Monday.

The factional chairman
of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Rivers State chapter, Comrade Addah Williams, has declared that the recently suspended NLC strike was a total failure in the State.
Speaking to The Tide in Port Harcourt on Monday, the NLC Williams said that the authentic labour leaders being led by him shunned the strike action in the state to rather dialogue with the government on how to cushion the effects of the petrol pump price hike on ordinary Nigerians.
Addah said that the other faction of the NLC in the state has no interest of the workers and Nigerians to mobilise the workers out for a strike, adding that the strike action has proved to Nigerians the true and authentic labour leaders protecting their interests.
He said that Comrade Joe Ajaero truly is the authentic NLC National Chairman having negotiated with the federal government on behalf of the workers on the appropriate palliative measures to be put in place towards alleviating the suffering of ordinary Nigerians.
He said that NLC under his able leadership in the state would continue to partner with the state government and the private sector employers on how to prioritise the welfare of the workers both in private and public sectors.
The NLC factional chairman commended the entire workforce in the state, market women, members of the National Union of Road transport Workers (NURTW), members of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and other affiliate unions for shunning the strike action.
He said labour believes that the federal government must increase the minimum wage paid to workers to N90,000 considering the multiplier effects of the increase in the new petrol price on other commodities in the markets across the country.
He said that the Ajaero’s faction of NLC never supported the deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector despite the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) being an affiliate member of the Ajaero’s faction.

 

Philip Okparaji

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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons

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Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.

Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.

The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.

Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.

“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.

“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”

Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.

In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.

Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.

Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.

 

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NIS Ends Decentralised Passport Production After 62 Years

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The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has officially ended passport production at multiple centres, transitioning to a single, centralised system for the first time in 62 years.
Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the disclosure during an inspection of the Nigeria’s new Centralised Passport Personalisation Centre at the NIS Headquarters in Abuja, last Thursday.
He stated that since the establishment of NIS in 1963, Nigeria had never operated a central passport production centre, until now, marking a major reform milestone.
“The project is 100 per cent ready. Nigeria can now be more productive and efficient in delivering passport services,” Tunji-Ojo said.
He explained that old machines could only produce 250 to 300 passports daily, but the new system had a capacity of 4,500 to 5,000 passports every day.
“With this, NIS can now meet daily demands within just four to five hours of operation,” he added, describing it as a game-changer for passport processing in Nigeria.
“We promised two-week delivery, and we’re now pushing for one week.
“Automation and optimisation are crucial for keeping this promise to Nigerians,” the minister said.
He noted that centralisation, in line with global standards, would improve uniformity and enhance the overall integrity of Nigerian travel documents worldwide.
Tunji-Ojo described the development as a step toward bringing services closer to Nigerians while driving a culture of efficiency and total passport system reform.
According to him, the centralised production system aligns with President Bola Tinubu’s reform agenda, boosting NIS capacity and changing the narrative for improved service delivery.
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FG To Roll Out Digital Public Infrastructure, Data Exchange, Next Year 

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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has announced plans to roll out Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and the Nigerian Data Exchange (NGDX) platforms across key sectors of the economy, starting in early 2026.
Director of E-Government and Digital Economy at NITDA, Dr. Salisu Kaka, made the disclosure in Abuja during a stakeholder review session of the DPI and NGDX drafts at the Digital Public Infrastructure Live Event.
The forum, themed “Advancing Nigeria’s Digital Public Infrastructure through Standards, Data Exchange and e-Government Transformation,” brought together regulators, state governments, and private sector stakeholders to harmonise inputs for building inclusive, secure, and interoperable systems for governance and service delivery.
According to Kaka, Nigeria already has several foundational elements in place, including national identity systems and digital payment platforms.
What remains is the establishment of the data exchange framework, which he said would be finalised by the end of 2025.
“Before the end of this year and by next year we will be fully ready with the foundational element, and we start dropping the use cases across sectors,” Kaka explained.
He stressed that the federal government recognises the autonomy of states urging them to align with national standards.
“If the states can model and reflect what happens at the national level, then we can have a 360-degree view of the whole data exchange across the country and drive all-of-government processes,” he added.
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