PENMIND MEDIA & CREATIVITY

A federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered Federal Government and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, former Minister of Economy and Finance, to shed light on the spending of N30tillion, representing some income meant for the Federal Government during the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Hon. Justice Ibrahim Baba delivered the judgment last week following the Freedom of Information suit number FHC/L/CS/196/2015 provided by the Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project (SERAP). SERAP’S suit followed the argument of the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Charles Soludo, saying that at least N30 trillion might have been stolen or unaccounted for or hideously misappropriated when Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was the Minister of Economy and Finance.

The Nigeria Labour Congress yesterday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, capital of Osun State in collaboration with civil society organization and students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife over the hike in pump price of petroleum. During the protests, different labour unions like Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASUU), Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) allied with Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Osun. While speaking with PENMIND, Mr. Jacob Adekunmi the chairman of Nigerian Labour Congress in Osun said that NLC held a meeting with the federal government on Tuesday but they were not aware of court injunction concerning the protest.

Hope and Life Foundation in collaboration with Tolaram Foundation distributed artificial limbs and legs to physically challenged persons on Saturday,May 21, 2016. The event organised by the the chairman of the Hope and Life Foundation, Mr. Niyi Ibikunle, took place at children church at Balogun Agoro in Osogbo, capital of Osun. Mr. Ibikunle stated  that the programme was meant to distribute the already measured artificial legs and arms to the beneficiaries, saying the there was no political or religious undertone in the programme.