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Fed Govt Slightly Reverse The Price of PMS

Queue at the filing station  The President,  Petroleum Products Retailers Owners of Nigeria( PETROAN), Dr Billy Gills Harry, says the reduction of the product, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited( NNPCL) is good for the nation'struggling economy, as it would help in soften the difficult situations posed by the sharp rise in the price of petroleum products. While reacting to the issue through a statement issued and signed to the NEWSMIRROR yesterday, Harry said that the slight reversal of the price by NNPCL shows that the government is committed to the alleviation of the problems of the masses. According to him, the reduction in the price per litre of Petrol Motoring Spirit( PMS) from N1,020 per litre to N899 per litre is good, adding that the country will soon get over its problem, if the readjustment of the economy continues. Also, PETROAN's Public Relation Officer, Dr  Joseph Obele said that Dangote Petroleum Refinery had earlier started the r...
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ASUU"s strike action is worrisome,says CDHR

By Akinola Ajibade

The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR) has expressed concerns over the lingering strike actions embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), describing the issue as worrisome in the Nigeria''s education system 

The body, however,  urged the federal government to put an end to the action without unnecessary delay.

CDHR’s concerns is contained in a communique, signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the committee, Comrade Idris Afees Olayinka and  made available to National Association of Online Security Reporters (NAOSRE) in Lagos.

The communique read in part: “The incessant shutting down of Nigerian University System is not only killing the nation’s education quality and standard but also crippling the nation’s growth and development.

“It is no more news that the Academic Staff Union of Universities poised in raising the standard of nation’s education and making it a reference point, engaged the federal government of Nigeria through incessant and perennial industrial actions to press home the union’s demands.

“The ASUU’s protracted industrial actions cripple not only the education system of the country but different sectors of the economy with great consequences on the larger society. These industrial actions on many occasions have led to students’ loss of interest in education, poor academic performance, unstable academic calendar, unnecessary time extension, more cost on the part of students and parents among others.

“In line with the above, the Committee for the Defence of Human frowns at the government insensitivity to the ASUU’s demands over the years. It is therefore imperative for the federal government of Nigeria as a matter of urgency to address the lingering issues raised by the union and put an end to their action.

“All agreements and recommendations since 2009 and beyond must be respected and implemented. Additionally, UNESCO recommendation of 26% annual budgetary allocation to Education should be considered without further delay.”

According to statement, if no critical step is taken towards addressing the issue. CDHR will have no option but to mobilize mass actions against the federal government of Nigeria. The committee noted that the action is not to destabilize the political system but to put the government on its toes to address the agitations of the union.

In the same vein, CDHR condemned the continued disruption of academic calendar in government institutions and the apathetic attitude of political office holders, who are busy buying exorbitant nomination forms valued at N100m each, while the nation’s education sector and the economy at large are gasping for breath.

“The Federal Ministry of Education, National University Commission, Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity and other stakeholders in Nigerian Education sector should put heads together to resolved these lingering crisis as well as preventing it’s future occurrence. The cause ASUU champions is a patriotic one.

“The federal government should expect mass actions from coalition of rights groups, labour unions and other NGOs in the event it fails to address permanently the perennial ASUU crisis.” The statement further read.

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