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PENGASSAN, Dangote reconciliation meeting ends in deadlock

 

 

The meeting between the delegation of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association and the management of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery over the lingering industrial dispute ended in a deadlock.

 

The reconciliation meeting, called by the Federal Government, started at approximately 4 p.m. on Monday.

 

The meeting, attended by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Mohammed Dingyadi, and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha, lasted for about nine hours into the early hours of Tuesday.

 

Following the stalemate, Dingyadi said the meeting would reconvene to resolve the deadlock at 2 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Federal Government, worried about the potential impact of the dispute on the nation’s economy and energy security, had summoned both sides to the negotiating table following reports of widespread discontent.

The rift stems from allegations by PENGASSAN that Dangote Refinery had embarked on the mass transfer and sack of union members.

 

Also, he allegedly replaced some Nigerians with foreign nationals, a claim the company has consistently denied.

 

The session, originally scheduled for 2 p.m., began around 3:50 p.m. due to the late arrival of key stakeholders, before moving into a closed-door discussion that lasted several hours.

In his opening remarks, Dingyadi underscored the gravity of the situation.

 

“What’s happening today is very dear to our economy and to the security of the country. We have been informed that PENGASSAN is on strike,” he said.

 

The minister appealed to both parties to demonstrate good faith in dialogue, stressing that industrial peace in the oil and gas sector was critical at a time Nigeria is banking on the Dangote Refinery to boost local refining capacity and reduce dependence on imported petroleum products.

 

The deadlock means tension remains high, with PENGASSAN insisting its members will not return to work until alleged anti-labour practices are reversed, while Dangote Refinery maintains that its restructuring exercise is in line with global best practices.

 

As the stalemate lingers, concerns are mounting about the potential disruption of operations at the refinery and the ripple effect on petroleum product supply across the country.

The next round of talks later today is expected to determine whether a compromise can be reached to avert a full-blown industrial crisis in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.

Dozens missing, three dead in Indonesia school collapse

 

 

Dozens missing, three dead in Indonesia school collapse

 

Agency report

 

Searchers raced Tuesday to rescue at least 38 people still believed trapped after the collapse of an Islamic school building in Indonesia that has already left three dead, authorities said.

 

The building gave way on Monday on Indonesia’s main island, Java, where students were gathered for afternoon prayers, said local reports, citing a witness.

Families desperate for news of their loved ones and rescuers were crowded around the multi-storey building in the town of Sidoarjo.

 

“The number of victims is 102 people, consisting of 99 survivors, 3 deaths,” National Search and Rescue Agency head Mohammad Syafii said.

He added that rescuers were working urgently to save the lives of survivors who are thought to still be trapped under the rubble.

 

National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Abdul Muhari said rescuers were still searching for 38 people thought to be trapped under the rubble.

 

Atok Irawan, the head of a local hospital in Sidoarjo, told reporters that two people died of their injuries on Tuesday while they were treated in the hospital’s emergency room.

 

Lax construction standards have raised widespread concerns about building safety in Indonesia.

 

Earlier this month, at least three people were killed and dozens were injured after a building hosting a prayer recital collapsed in West Java.

 

AFP

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Customs schedules online test for Superintendent Cadre on Oct 2

 

 

The Nigeria Customs Service has fixed online recruitment test for shortlisted applicants for the Superintendent Cadre for Thursday, 2 October 2025.

 

Announcing this in a statement on its X handle on Monday, the Service said candidates have been placed into three batches of A, B and C.

 

“All shortlisted Superintendent Cadre candidates should log in with their NIN via (https://updates.customs.gov.ng) to check their Batch, Date, and Time,” the statement read.

 

NCS warned that strict compliance with assigned batch and time is mandatory and that failure to sit at the allotted time will result in disqualification.

Other instructions include, “Candidates are strictly warned against the use of calculators and other devices during the test.

“Indiscriminate log-in or switching of browser windows may also prevent further sign-in attempts.

 

“Applicants of the Inspectorate and Assistant Cadres will be contacted later for their Pre-Test and Online Test.

 

“Inspectorate & Assistant Cadre applicants should NOT log in at this stage.”

 

PUNCH Online reports that the exam follows the superintendent cadre candidates conducted pre-test over the weekend.

Fail three times, face retirement, PSC tightens police promotion

 

The Police Service Commission on Monday subjected 30 senior police officers to a compulsory promotion examination in Abuja, warning that those who fail the test three times will be retired.

 

The exercise, held at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, involved one Assistant Inspector General of Police, two Commissioners of Police, 11 Deputy Commissioners and 16 Assistant Commissioners.

 

Chairman of the Commission, retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Hashimu Argungu in a statement, said the exam was now a permanent feature in police career progression.

 

“This exam is not going anywhere; it has come to stay.

“Any officer that fails it three times will have to go home. We can’t continue to carry people who are not competent,” Argungu said.

 

He explained that the new system was designed to improve standards in the Nigeria Police Force and restore public confidence.

“The world has changed, it is a skill-driven era.

 

“If our officers want to rise, they must be ready to show capacity.

 

“Otherwise, we can’t justify promoting them,”Argungu added.

 

The PSC Chairman also noted that the Commission was tightening procedures to avoid errors in promotions.

 

“We are paying attention to details, no dead or retired officer should ever appear on a promotion list again,” Argungu said.

 

Other commissioners of the PSC, including retired Supreme Court Justice Paul Adamu Galumje and retired DIG Taiwo Lakanu, were present during the examination.

Canada lists India’s Bishnoi gang as ‘terrorist entity’

 

 

Canada on Monday declared India’s Bishnoi gang a “terrorist entity,” targeting a group linked to a murder that triggered a breakdown in relations between Ottawa and New Delhi last year.

 

Canada has accused the notorious syndicate — known for assassinations and extortion in India — of possible involvement in the murder of prominent Sikh activist and Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar near Vancouver.

 

Nijjar, who had advocated for a separate Sikh state carved out of India, was shot dead in a parking lot in 2023.

 

Following the incident, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have alleged that members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government worked with the “Bishnoi Group” to target Sikh activists in Canada.

India furiously rejected those charges, sparking a diplomatic fallout that saw both countries expel top diplomats.

 

Canada’s Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Monday’s terrorism designation gave Ottawa “more powerful and effective tools to confront” the Bishnoi group.

A statement from his office called the Bishnoi gang “a transnational criminal organization operating primarily out of India, with a presence in Canada, that generates terror through extortion and intimidation.”

 

The move comes as Prime Minister Mark Carney, who took office in March, seeks to repair ties with India that collapsed under his predecessor, Justin Trudeau.

 

Carney has courted India as part of an effort to deepen Canada’s trade ties in Asia, which the prime minister says is essential to offset the impact of the trade war with the United States.

 

Carney met one-on-one with Modi at the Canada-hosted G7 meeting in June, stressing “the significant commercial links between Canada and India.”

 

AFP

Police seek help to rescue three-year-old stolen in Anambra

 

The Anambra State Police Command has appealed to members of the public for information that could help rescue a 3-year-old boy, who was allegedly stolen by an unidentified woman in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area.

 

In a statement on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the child, identified as Chimaobi Nwadike was stolen while in the custody of his mother.

 

The statement read, “The Anambra State Police Command seeks assistance from members of the public, especially residents of Anambra State, regarding a case of child stealing that occurred on 26th September 2025 at Obosi, Idemili North LGA.

 

“Preliminary information reveals that the victim, Master Chimaobi Nwadike, a 3-year-old boy, was stolen by an unidentified woman while in the custody of his mother.

“The Command is calling on anyone with useful information on the whereabouts of the child or the suspect to kindly report to the nearest Police Station or call the Command’s emergency numbers.”

 

In related incident last week, the Command has arrested one Okwuchukwu Ezimuo, male, aged 45 years, for allegedly stabbing his relative to death over a family land dispute in Umunocha Village, Awka-Etiti, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state.

 

The suspect struck the deceased, identified as Joseph Dike, a 65-year-old, on the chest during a quarrel over the land dispute on Monday evening, said the Command.

Two IDPs detained over colleague’s murder in Borno

 

 

The Borno Police Command have confirmed the arrest of two Internally Displaced Persons for allegedly beating a 72-year-old man to death in Ngala Local Government Area of the state.

 

The Police Public Relations Officer, Nahun Daso, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Maiduguri on Monday, that the incident occurred at the ‘ISS IDP camp’ in Ngala on Saturday.

 

He said that the suspects, identified as Modu Mohammed, 25, and Annami Modu, 32, conspired and attacked the victim, Abba Mustapha, with sticks over allegations of witchcraft.

 

“The suspects accused the victim of bewitching the wife of one of them and causing her ill health.

“They beat him up in his house at the camp,” the spokesman said.

 

He added that policemen at the camp rescued the victim and rushed him to the General Hospital in Ngala, where he was confirmed dead by medical personnel.

 

According to him, the suspects were arrested at the scene, and the police have also recovered some exhibits.

Daso said the corpse of the deceased was released to his family for burial in line with Islamic rites after an autopsy.

 

He said the Criminal Investigation Department, Maiduguri, had begun an investigation into the matter.

 

PUNCH Online had reported that Zulum’s administration had resettled 6,000 displaced families in Dikwa and Mafa Local Government Areas.

 

He made this known during a visit to the Muna IDP camp in Maiduguri, which shelters over 11,000 families and remains one of the largest in the state.

 

Nigeria continues to grapple with the humanitarian fallout of insurgency in the North-East, where millions have been displaced from their homes.

 

Borno State, the epicentre of the conflict, hosts some of the largest camps for internally displaced persons.

2027: Group urges APC to field Ambode for Lagos gov

 

 

The Ambode Comeback Crusaders has appealed to the leadership of the All Progressives Congress to consider former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, as the party’s candidate for the 2027 governorship election in the state.

 

In an open letter dated September 28 and addressed to the APC National Chairman and Lagos State Chairman, the group’s convener, Abiodun Fashola, described Ambode as a proven leader whose first term in office from 2015 to 2019 delivered “exemplary leadership” in infrastructure, public transportation, and healthcare.

 

The letter argued that Ambode’s financial expertise strengthened Lagos as a leading economic hub, while his inclusive approach to governance positioned him as “a leader who listens to stakeholders and the populace.”

 

“As you deliberate on candidates for the upcoming elections, I urge you to consider the broader implications of Ambode’s second term. His proven track record and vision for the future align seamlessly with APC’s commitment to progress and development,” the letter read in part.

The group maintained that bringing back Ambode would “propel Lagos into a new era of prosperity and innovation” while reinforcing APC’s image as a party of progress.

 

The letter was copied to President Bola Tinubu, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila, Deputy Governor Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, and other stakeholders in the state.

 

Ambode, a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, succeeded Babatunde Fashola as governor in 2015 but was denied a second-term ticket in 2019 after losing the APC primary to Sanwo-Olu.

FG mandates thesis submission for NYSC mobilisation

 

 

The Federal Government has approved a policy that makes submission of students’ theses and final year projects into the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank, a compulsory requirement for mobilisation into the National Youth Service Corps.

 

PUNCH Online gathered that effective from October 6, no graduate, whether trained in Nigeria or abroad will be mobilised for or exempted from the NYSC without proof of compliance.

 

The new directive was contained in a circular issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, who conveyed President Bola Tinubu’s approval on Saturday.

 

The circular stated that the “NYSC mobilisation criteria [have been adjusted] in accordance with the President’s regulation requiring proof of NERD Policy compliance for all prospective corps members, regardless of where they were educated.”

The policy requires all students to deposit their academic outputs, such as theses or project reports, into the national database. According to Section 6.1.23 of the NERD guidelines, the measure serves “as a quality assurance check and as a yearly independent proof of continuous academic enrolment and affiliation.”

 

Explaining the intent of the reform, NERD spokesperson, Haula Galadima, said,”Apart from the mandate to verify for authenticity as a national flagship, the NERD digitisation programme has a clear objective, to raise the bar in the quality of academic content, output and presentation nationwide.”

 

She added that the database will capture every detail of academic work deposited.

 

“Each item shall feature the full name of the student, those of his supervisor, co-supervisor if any, and that of the Head of Department, as well as the sponsoring institution and department,” Galadima explained.

 

On why the move matters for university supervision, she stressed:

“If our eminent scholars are aware that their names will appear next to those of the students they supervise on a globally available digital platform, there is the likelihood that each lecturer would up his or her standard.

 

“Very few lecturers would want their names associated with poorly produced academic works.”

 

In March, while declaring the NERD policy effective, Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, had emphasised that submission of academic outputs would become obligatory.

 

“The approved stipulations for mandatory submission of academic outputs as provided in Sections 2.3, 4.3(1), and 7.6.11(c), among others, of the approved National Policy for the NERD Programme shall become obligatory requirements in Nigeria,” Alausa said.

 

A copy of the approved policy also revealed that President Tinubu endorsed an academic output monetisation mechanism to reward students and lecturers.

“This ensures students and lecturers can earn lifetime revenues from their academic deposits,” the document stated.

 

According to the SGF’s circular, the enforcement will apply to all graduates from Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and foreign institutions.

 

It clarified that the new rules “do not affect serving corps members or those mobilised before the October 6 enforcement date.”

 

With the reform, the Federal Government said it aims to curb certificate racketeering, secure Nigeria’s intellectual property, and strengthen the credibility of higher education qualifications.

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