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Youths Forum Gives NDE Coordinator An Award Of Excellence In Bauchi

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6 years ago

October 27, 2020

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By Our Correspondent, Bauchi

A Northern Youth forum under the aegis of ‘Arewa Youths Consultative Forum’ (AYCF) on Tuesday gave an award of excellence to Mr Lawan Yaya, the Bauchi State coordinator of National Directorate of Employment (NDE).

Mr Ali Magaji, the president of the forum, while presenting the award to the state coordinator, said the decision was made necessary after careful consultations with the stakeholders of the movement who found the NDE boss worthy of the accolade based on his meritorious services to the youths in the state.

“After all consultations during our national executives and state coordinators meeting held in Kaduna, we concluded that we are going to nominate three people, one from each geopolitical zone of the northern region of Nigeria.

“This includes the Northeast, Northwest and North Central in order to award them based on their public services.

“We also monitored NDE Bauchi based on their performance, capabilities and integral works, so we nominated the coordinator to award him based on his public services especially towards engaging the youths to become employers of labour.

A cross section of the youths and the Bauchi State co-ordinator, NDE

“The NDE Bauchi has worked tirelessly and relentlessly by producing something productive to the youth by taking them away from roaming around the streets without having something to do,” he said.

Magaji further appreciated the NDE boss for all he has been doing, adding that wherever youths are engaged, such a community experienced monumental development and where they are kept idle, such a community would not develop.

In his response, the state coordinator of NDE, dedicated the award to the Director General (D-G) of NDE, Mr Nasir Argungu, whom he said has made the agency more relevant and effective over the years.

“This award has been dedicated to the Director General of the NDE,Dr Nasir Argungu because before now, wherever you go and introduce yourself as a staff of NDE, people used to be surprised and asked if such an agency still exist.

“However, with the coming of the D-G, he has turned everything around and without introducing yourselves, people know that NDE exists and that the agency is working. That’s why we dedicated this award to him,” Yaya said.

The coordinator promised to engage more youths in their schedule of activities, adding that the youths are surely the leaders of tomorrow who must be well catered for.

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

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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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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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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.