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Unions Flay Dissolution Of NUBIFIE’s Executive

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The Leadership of the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) and the United Labour Congress (ULC) have kicked against the dissolution of the NUBIFIE newly elected National Executive Officers.
In a statement issued last Friday by the union’s National Secretary, Comrade Muhammad Sheikh said that the leadership of NUBIFIE and United Labour Congress, to which the union is affiliated have rejected the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity’s directive to dissolve the union’s national elected executive officers suspend the union’s activities and the appointment of caretaker committee to run the union.
Sheikh warned that the action would further precipitate more crises in the organised labour and industrial unrest in the financial sector of the nation’s economy.
The union advised the Ministry of Labour and Productivity officials to stop meddling in the affairs of the union, stressing that its National Executive Officers elected on September 15, 2017 at the Airport Hotel Lagos, witnessed by the ministry officials remained its authentic elected officers.
NUBIFIE specifically accused the ministry officials of acting on the instruction of an external body that has not been comfortable with the place and union affiliation to ULC.
Sheikh explained that the union has taken steps to explain to Mrs Akpan O.U, Director of Trade Unions Service, Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity and to forward all relevant documents to the ministry that there is no industrial crisis in the union.
The union said the only sin of its officials is their affiliation to ULC.
The Tide investigation revealed that the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity through its Director of Trade Unions Service and Industrial Relations Department, dissolved the leadership of the union in what the ministry considered as “intractable crisis in the union”.
In its place, the ministry appointed a 15-man caretaker committee to run the affairs of the union and organise another conference within 10 weeks.
The Tide learnt that also suspended was the union’s appointed General Secretary, who is the administrative head of the union and in its place, appointed an official from the ministry to act as secretary of the union.
The caretaker committee members are to be inaugurated on November 10, 2017 at the Ministry’s Conference room, Federal Secretariat Complex, Abuja.

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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons

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September 22, 2025

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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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