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Saudi Attack: Research Firm Predicts There Will Be No Windfall For Nigeria

This image provided by the US government and DigitalGlobe shows damage to the infrastructure at Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq oil processing facility in Buqyaq. This image provided by the US government and DigitalGlobe shows damage to the infrastructure at Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq oil processing facility in Buqyaq. maldonci/AP   An analysis on the impact of the attack on two oil processing plants in Saudi Arabia, which took out five per cent of the world’s daily petroleum supply, concludes that there will be no windfall for Nigeria. In a report released on Monday, SBM intelligence said the plan by the United States to open up its strategic oil reserves, was behind the closure of that possibility. The firm said that even if such a window was open, the state of insecurity in the country will limit the extent to which it could stretch its production to meet part of the supply shortfall. The report said, “Given that the US has said it would release oil from its strategic reserves in order
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Ondo Police Commissioner Orders Investigation Into Violence At Birthday Party

  Commissioner of Police in Ondo State, Undie Adie, has ordered an investigation into a brawl that ensued between a police officer, Taiwo Orisade, and some boys at a birthday party in the capital, Akure, last weekend. Orisade, who was alleged to have been drunk, was said to have stabbed nine persons after being provoked by some of the boys, who forcefully asked him to buy them drinks. But reacting to the incident on Monday during a chat with SaharaReporters, Adie stressed that anybody found culpable in the case will be dealt with. He said, “I have ordered an investigation into the case. Anyone found culpable will face the music. “I always advise my men including the rank and file not to go against the law because I don't condole indiscipline in whatever guise. “So, on this case, we would do our proper investigations on it.” Also commenting on the issue, spokesperson for the police in the state, Femi Joseph, said that the police officer acted in self-defence after bei
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Minimum Wage: Labour Considering Industrial Action After Failing To Reach Deal With Government

  Talks between the Nigerian Government and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council over relativity and consequential adjustment for the implementation of the new minimum wage ended in a deadlock again as both representatives failed to reach an agreement. Recall that the new minimum wage bill was signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari on April 18, 2019. However, deliberations continued as the issue of relativity/consequential adjustment of salaries still persisted. The government had on May 14 inaugurated the relativity/consequential adjustment committee which in turn set up a technical sub-committee to work out the template for the adjustment of salaries of public service employees. A representative of the trade union at the meeting between the JNPSNC and government said the organised labour will decide on the next line of action towards the issue of the minimum wage. A labour official said, “The meeting is deadlocked, we found out that government of
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