Today's Headlines: Why we don’t sponsor female politicians —UN Women; Subsidy removal: UI cuts staff workdays to three
Why we don’t sponsor female politicians — UN Women
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Beatrice Eyong, United Nations, UN, Women Country Representative for Nigeria and ECOWAS, has explained why the body cannot financially sponsor female politicians.
Eyong said that the UN Women does not sponsor female political candidates due to policy restrictions existing in various countries and also that some funders say Nigeria has a lot of money,
Eyong spoke in Lagos at a workshop organised by the UN Women and the government of Canada in partnership with the Women Advocates Research & Documentation Centre, WARDC.
She spoke in response to an appeal made by Tolulope Akande-Sadipe, a member of the House of Representatives and former Chairperson, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, to the UN Women and nongovernmental organisations (NGOs).
Akande-Sadipe, while delivering a keynote address, had appealed to the UN Women and NGOs to consider funding the campaigns of women political candidates as a means of helping them overcome the burgeoning challenge of finance.
Subsidy removal: UI cuts staff workdays to three
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The University of Ibadan on Monday directed that work days be reduced from five to three for every worker in the school.
This, according to the university management, is following the astronomical increase in fuel pump prices.
This was revealed in a statement issued by the institution dated August 14, 2023, and signed by G.O. Saliu, Registrar and Secretary to Council.
Subsidy removal: More refineries won’t reduce fuel pump price – Aguri Ngelale
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The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Public Affairs, Aguri Ngelale said more refineries in Nigeria will not reduce fuel pump prices.
Ngelale stated this while speaking in an interview on TVC.
The presidential spokesperson asked Nigerians disregard the myth that more refineries in Nigeria would translate to cheaper fuel price.
Ngelale, however, explained that having more refineries would save Nigeria the cost that would have gone into importing fuel products.
Soldiers, LASTMA officers’ clash in Lagos disturbing – Army
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The Nigerian Army, has described clashes between soldiers and officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) as “disturbing.”
Spokesman for the Army, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, stated this in a statement, according to a report by Channels Television.
Recall that two video clips had gone viral on Monday showing some soldiers allegedly attack a LASTMA official after the traffic officer allegedly dragged a military personnel out of the front seat of a commercial bus.
The soldiers, on a revenge mission, allegedly beat the LASTMA official before leaving the scene.
Speaking on the development, LASTMA spokesman, Taofeek Adebayo, confirmed the incident, saying the agency would respond appropriately to the incident.
Also reacting to the scene, Brig. Gen. Nwachukwu said, “I must say it is very disturbing that soldiers/LASMA conflict is now one too many.
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