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Northeast, Northwest Always At The Receiving End Of Negativity – Govt Official

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5 years ago

November 10, 2020

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Mr Aminu Gamawa, Bauchi State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning has said that both the Northeastern and Northwestern part of the country were always at the receiving end of negativity, especially on the issue of health and education.

Gamawa stated this in Bauchi on Monday during ‘the 2020 Government/UNICEF End-of-Year Review and Planning Meeting for states supported by UNICEF Nigeria, Bauchi Field Office’.

The Commissioner, however, stated that a meeting of this nature is a welcome development as it would not only add value to the lives of the people, but it should also be taken as an opportunity to further change the narrative of the negativity highlighted.

“The number one region leading in infant and maternal mortality, if it is not Northeast, it is Northwest.

“Drop out, out of school children, if it is not Northeast, it is Northwest. Everything negative in Nigeria, we are at first.

“For this reason, if we have an opportunity like this to come and view something that can please the lives of our people, then, it is a welcome opportunity.

“We should take this meeting as an opportunity for us to further change the narrative of what I just highlighted now,” said the commissioner,” he said.

Gamawa, who was represented by his Permanent Secretary, Mr Yahuza Haruna, said that the state government would continue to collaborate with UNICEF and other development partners to ensure that all health challenges in the state were conquered.

He also urged the participants to take the meeting very seriously, praying that at the end of the meeting, the living standard of the people of Northeast would be improved upon.

Speaking with journalists at the sideline of the event, Mr Banu Pathak, Chief of Field Office, Bauchi, UNICEF Nigeria, said one of the objectives of the meeting was to take stock of what they have achieved and to see the challenges encountered during the year.

Pathak who was represented by Mr Amos Kudzala, Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) specialist, UNICEF Bauchi Field Office also said that another objective was to see if there were success stories as well as to look at how to plan for the coming year and to tackle any challenges headlong together with the state governments supported by the organization.

He revealed that the meeting featured five states under UNICEF Bauchi Field Office which include: Gombe, Bauchi, Adamawa, Plateau and Taraba states

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Edo NLC Crisis: Caretaker Committee Drags Rival Exco, Govt To Court

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6 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The division in the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took a new dimension on Wednesday as Prof. Monday Monday Lewis Igbafen-led caretaker committee approached the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Benin Judicial Division, seeking to affirm its authority and restrain a rival executive from parading itself as the council’s leadership.

Joined in the suit are the Edo State Government, the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.

In a suit marked: NICN/BEN/12/2026, and filed before the court in Benin, the claimant, Igbafen, acting for himself and on behalf of the NLC Caretaker Committee in Edo State, is challenging the continued occupation of the union’s secretariat and control of its assets by members of the Bernard Egwakhide-led factional State Executive Council.

The claimants are asking the court to declare that the caretaker committee (Igbafen-led faction), constituted on August 11, 2025, by the NLC national leadership, remains the only lawful authority to administer the affairs of the Edo State Council pending fresh elections.

They further seek a declaration that the continued occupation of the NLC secretariat located at No. 1 Teboga Road, Benin City, as well as the retention of union assets, financial records, and official instruments by the defendants, is illegal and void.

The suit also prays for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from parading themselves as officials of the NLC Edo Council or interfering with the functions of the caretaker committee.

In addition, the claimants are seeking a mandatory order compelling the defendants to immediately hand over the secretariat, vehicles, financial documents, cheque books, and all other properties belonging to the union.

The caretaker committee further urged the court to restrain the state government and its officials from interfering in the internal affairs of the union, alleging undue support for the dissolved executive.

The claimants further demand N50 million as general and exemplary damages against the defendants for alleged unlawful usurpation of office and acts prejudicial to the administration of the council.

According to court documents made available to our correspondent, the crisis followed the dissolution of the Edo State Council by the NLC National Executive Council on February 27, 2025, over allegations of misconduct, anti-union activities, and constitutional violations.

However, the matter has yet to be assigned a hearing date.

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Transfer: Premier League Clubs Scramble For Dele-Bashiru

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11 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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Lazio midfielder, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru is a subject of interest from three Premier League clubs, according to Sky Sports.

Lazio reportedly rejected offers from Nottingham Forest and Bournemouth for the Nigeria international in January.

La Biancolesti are bracing for more interest in Dele-Bashiru ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports.

The 24-year-old has two years left on his contract with the Serie A club.

The attacking midfielder joined the Rome-based club from Turkish Super Lig outfit Hatayspor in 2024.

He has been a regular feature for Lazio this season.

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Xenophobic Attacks: Nigerian Students To Picket MTN, MultiChoice, Other Businesses

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12 hours ago

May 6, 2026

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The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS South-West Zone D, has announced plans to picket South African companies in Nigeria following the ongoing xenophobic attacks in the country.

DAILY POST reports that some Nigerians were recently killed in South Africa over the violent attacks.

A statement issued to newsmen by Comrade Adeyemo Josiah Kayode, Coordinator, NANS South-West, Zone D, said that the association is mobilizing to take decisive and lawful action by organizing peaceful picketing and mass advocacy against South African business interests operating in Nigeria.

“We categorically state that the continued targeting of Nigerians under any guise is unacceptable and must come to an immediate end.

“This will include major corporations such as MTN Group and MultiChoice Group. It is morally indefensible for businesses to thrive in an environment where the lives of Nigerians are protected, while Nigerians are subjected to fear and violence elsewhere.

“This contradiction will no longer be tolerated,” the statement said.