A destroyed refinery By Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited( NNPCL) says it has destroyed 134 illegal refineries in the last few weeks. Also, the company said 63 illegal pipeline connections were uncovered during the the weeks . The corporation, In a visual report, stated that at about 2 am on Sunday, a joint team of security agents discovered a large wooden boat illicitly loading stolen crude oil from Barge AGS01 within the OML 18 operating area, noted intelligence report a large wooden wooden boat was caught receiving crude oil from the barge. According to the state-owned oil firm, while the barge was towed away with a tugboat in custody, five speedboats used in towing the large wooden boat to the illegal loading site were also detained and the particulars of the tugboats and barge used for the operation were reportedly seized for further investigation. It further said that two large boats, which involve
By Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade
Workers of the University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan, in Oyo state have protested over epileptic power supply in the institution,saying they cannot continue to work in darkness.
They spoke yesterday ( Wednesday) during a congress organised by Joint Action Committee (JAC),which is the umbrella body of all the unions in the hospital.
According to JAC Chairman, Comrade Oludayo Olabampe, the power supply to the hospital has been cut off by Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) since Tuesday, 19th March, 2024 due to N495m debt.
Olabampe,who spoke on behalf of other staff of the hospital appealed to the Federal Government, the State Governor, Seyi Makinde and other stakeholders to come to the aid of the hospital.
He added that staff of the hospital have been working in a terrible conditions since the power supply was cut off.
He said that the workers will not be able to perform their duties as expected unless the power supply is restored.
He added:”The congress is about briefing our members on the actions we have taken on their behalf to address their welfare while the power outage last since last Tuesday.
“Since Tuesday last week, we have been experiencing total power outage simply because the IBEDC cut our light, they said UCH is owing N495m debt. And they said we must settle a substantial amount before the power can be restored.
“Since that happened, our members have been going through a lot of unbearable conditions to perform their duties. We cannot allow this to continue. So, we felt we must do something to address it. We must let Nigerians know what is happening to UCH. Look at this hospital that served the whole Nigeria. If this is happening to UCH that means it is happening to all Nigerians.
“We want to say that if you come to UCH now you may not get the best of care because of power outage. UCH has been in darkness and nothing is working. We are calling on well to do Nigerians to come to our rescue. People in government. They should help UCH.
“Our members are languishing, they are working live slaves, imagine a situation when you work in a hospital without light. We cannot continue to work in darkness. We don’t want to loose any member.
“Some of our members are exposed to high risks, we cannot pump water, we are using torchlights to work. So, we want to reduce the hazard. We cannot continue to work in darkness”.
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