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Niger lifts job embargo, earmarks N3bn for 3,000 new workers

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 Aminu Imam

As one of the strategic plans for the 2023 fiscal year, the Niger State Government has lifted the embargo on employment and provided for the employment of 3,000 workers while also earmarking N3 billion as an additional cost. The N3billion proposed in the 2023 Budget is for the salaries of the new employees of the State government, approximated to be N300 million monthly additional cost. “Government is determined to solve the problem of unemployment in the State, and this is the reason for making enough financial provision for the exercise…

Job losses loom, as crude oil theft triggers more IOCs’ divestment – FG

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has said that more International Oil Companies (IOCs) operating in Nigeria are going to divest from onshore oil and gas assets due to poor earnings caused by the massive crude oil theft across the country. The Chief Executive, Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, disclosed this on Tuesday, at the Energy and Labour Summit of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, (PENGASSAN), in Abuja. Komolafe also pointed out that the development would lead to job losses in the oil sector, but called…