Workers of Seplat Energy have commenced an indefinite strike over unresolved welfare issues and stalled negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement.
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The decision was based on the new tax laws, which empower NRS to administer all federally collectable revenue and account for the same.
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that the blood of innocent people, including men, women, and children, in Jos, Plateau State is calling for justice.
This is following the recent killings that occured on the Palm Sunday, adding that the country needs to respond with strong determination.
According to the APC leader, Plateau deserves peace in his reaction to the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who visited the state to show support to the people after the recent terrible and unnecessary killings of innocent people in Angwan Rukuba, in Jos North Local Government Area.
“The President’s visit shows strong leadership, care for people, and unity for the country, especially as the people of Plateau are still hurting from the cruel and unfair loss of their loved ones due to more violence,” he said.
Yilwatda said he strongly and clearly criticized the killings, calling the attack inhuman, cowardly, and unacceptable, adding that it was a direct attack on the peace, unity, and spirit of Plateau State.
According to Professor Yilwatda, the ongoing shedding of innocent blood in Plateau is not only unacceptable but a national tragedy that must no longer be met with routine outrage and temporary responses.
In a statement signed by Abimbola Tooki, the Special Adviser to the National Chairman on Media and Communications Strategy, Yilwatda said that it’s time for all the right people and groups to work together carefully and with purpose to stop such terrible and unacceptable actions from happening again in Plateau State or anywhere else in the country.
Professor Yilwatda urged leaders from different communities in Plateau State to be more watchful, attentive, and take initiative in spotting and informing about any strange activities or security risks in their areas.
He pointed out that the recurring pattern of killings strongly indicates that many of those responsible for these brutal acts are not ghosts or invisible invaders, but rather criminal elements and miscreants residing within or around the communities, taking advantage of local vulnerabilities to inflict harm on innocent citizens.
In his words, “these bad people can’t stay hidden anymore because of silence, fear, helping them, or everyone ignoring the problem,” he said.
“They have to be found, shown for who they are, caught, and made to suffer the full consequences of the law.”
The APC National Chairman also told security agencies to quickly review and improve their security systems and ways of working to better deal with the ongoing violence in Plateau State.
He said that security agencies cannot keep using old methods to fight smarter and harsher criminal groups and hope for a better result.
Yilwatda therefore called for the implementation of modern surveillance and intelligence-driven technology, such as AI-powered cameras, drones, advanced tracking systems, and real-time intelligence gathering tools, to identify, monitor, and neutralize criminal activities before they occur.
He said the current time calls for smarter, quicker, and more advanced security solutions, adding that keeping people and their belongings safe now needs more than just people working hard, “it also needs technology, smart planning, exactness, and being responsible.”
He said clearly that Plateau cannot keep on grieving again and again, while the enemies of peace are still free to cause fear and harm to ordinary people again and again.
Professor Yilwatda also highlighted the severe economic consequences of insecurity in Plateau State, expressing sorrow that the state, which is endowed with stunning natural scenery, thriving tourism resources, and significant economic prospects, has endured preventable setbacks caused by ongoing violence.
He says that an economy can’t grow when people are scared, investments cannot succeed when there’s violence, and a society cannot really do well if its people live in fear and uncertainty.
Professor Yilwatda called for a whole-of-society approach to ending the violence in Plateau, urging traditional institutions, religious leaders, political actors, youth groups, women’s groups, security operatives, and community stakeholders to collaborate with honesty and patriotism to restore peace and stability.
During the visit, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, along with Yilwatda, Governor Caleb Mutfwang, former leaders, and other important people, went to see the families of the victims from the Angwan Rukuba attack.
Plateau killings: Blood of innocent people calling for justice – APC chair, Yilwatda
The Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN) has intensified its regulatory drive against unsafe practices in the drug distribution system, sealing no fewer than 131 pharmaceutical outlets across Nasarawa State.
This was disclosed by the Council’s Head of Enforcement, Dr. Suleiman Chiroma, while addressing journalists in Karu.
Chiroma explained that the action followed a three-day statewide surveillance and enforcement exercise aimed at sanitising the sector.
According to him, the affected facilities comprise 16 wholesale outlets, 31 registered community pharmacies, 51 patent medicine shops, as well as 32 premises operating without proper licensing.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s recent visit to Plateau State following the deadly attack that claimed more than 40 lives, describing the trip as insensitive and lacking compassion for victims.
This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Friday by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong.
According to the party, the president’s response to the Palm Sunday killings of March 29, 2026, did not reflect the urgency and empathy expected from the nation’s leader.
The opposition party added that the presidency remained silent for more than 48 hours after the attack before eventually reacting amid widespread public criticism.
The party alleged that President Tinubu only visited Plateau four days later and briefly met with stakeholders and victims at the Jos Airport lounge before returning to Abuja.
“The president’s insensitivity and inhumanity were on full display. His impatience with the audience was glaring when he declared that the airport does not have light and that he had only 10 minutes before flying back to Abuja,” the statement said.
“His visit and words offered no succour to the victims. Instead, his contempt for the people was revealed. His words were not diplomatic and very far from soothing. This is not how to lead.
“We wholly condemn this performative and superficial show by the presidency. It would have been better for President Tinubu to have stayed back in Abuja than to mount this disgraceful display that added salt to the injury of the victims of this massacre.
“The president’s inability to leave the airport is clearly linked to the untamed insecurity that has overwhelmed the nation’s security agencies.
“That the President himself fears venturing into Plateau State is a damning indication of the hopelessness into which the Tinubu APC-led administration has plunged this country.
“The president’s announcement of 5,000 closed-circuit television cameras is yet another evidence of the simplistic lens through which this administration views core security challenges.
“It is laughable to suggest that cameras are the panacea for the murderous insecurity ravaging Plateau State and the rest of the country.
“We call on the President and the Federal Government to immediately adopt a whole-of-society approach, with deliberate emphasis on community engagement, to urgently address and curb the insecurity tearing this nation apart,” the statement read.
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