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El-Rufai’s Son, Bashir Blasted For Calling ASUU ‘Useless’ Union

Bashir, son of Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has been dragged online over a twitter comment he made berating the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

GWG reports that Bashir in a post shared on Twitter referred to ASUU as a ‘useless’ union that should be dissolved and replaced with educators who care about students.

This comes after ASUU decided to extend its ongoing strike after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting.

Bashir tweeted “ASUU is a very useless union. They should be scrapped & replaced with educators that actually give a damn about students and how that translates to the future of this country.”

The statement earned him backlashes from social media users as some Nigerians claimed he had no right to say such.

Read comments here:

@Dabang234: “Point of correction: ASUU is not a very useless Union. They simple refused to endorse the elites desire to prevent the poor from having access to university education in order to remain subservient to them. Take it or leave it.”

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FG To Review Mining Licence Rates

Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, on behalf of the Federal Government, has announced its intention to review the rates of mining licences and other fees payable by mining operators in Nigeria.

Lifestyle Nigeria reports that the move is aimed at boosting the government’s capacity to revamp the mining sector and fulfill its obligations of providing an enabling environment for mining operations while generating more revenue.

Speaking during a consultative meeting with stakeholders in Abuja, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake emphasized the need for the review and solicited the support of stakeholders for the impending increase in fees.

He also disclosed that the government is implementing new mining regulations to protect legitimate miners and combat illegal mining.

Alake said, “For us to continue to ensure that we secure the mining environment and keep putting in place measures that will ease the operational difficulties and challenges that confront miners, we need to review the rates of mining licenses and other sundry fees.

“We felt that we couldn’t just do this without letting you know because, invariably, you are the players in the industry.”

The Minister also noted that the government followed due process in the recent revocation of dormant mining licenses.

He pointed out that a 30-day restitution window still existed for operators that were affected.

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Mother Gnewzy – .

An emotional Update which captured the mother of a Nigerian abducted singer, Goodnews Emuemu aka Gnewzy, in tears as she begged for the release of her son, has gone viral online.

In the Update, the distraught mother couldn’t hold back her tears, saying that the singer is her only child and should please be released.

Recall that Gnewzy was abducted in Ughelli, Delta state on Monday, April 29 after a performance. According to his record label, the singer’s manager, Obas9ice who escaped unhurt, said the gunmen were dressed in police uniform.

His abductors have since contacted his record label and are demanding $200, 000 ransom for his release. The kidnappers threatened to Send Gnewzy’s severed head if his management involved the police or reduced the money sent in as ransom.

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Nigeria’s Electricity Generation Rises To 4800mw

Minister of Power in Nigeria, Adebayo Adelabu, announced that the country’s electricity generation has increased to 4,800 megawatts in the past few days, up from 4,200MW.

Lifestyle Nigeria reports that he made this disclosure during the launch of a 132/33kV mobile substation (with the plate number 63MVA) in Ajah, Lagos State, installed under Phase 1 of the Presidential Power Initiative by the FGN Power Company in collaboration with Siemens Energy.

The Minister also warned saboteurs of Nigeria’s power sector to stay away if lasting development is to be seen in the industry.

“Let me mention that we have started seeing improvements in our generation output. The output has increased from 4,200MW to 4,800MW in the past few days.

“What we experienced in February and some parts of March was undesirable when we had shallow generations,” he said.

Nigeria has been experiencing an epileptic power supply since January, leading to calls for a reversal of the 240 per cent tariff hike imposed on April 3 by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission for band A customers who get 20 hours of power supply.