By Chido Okafor, Warri 06 September 2023 | 10:32 pm IJAW Youth Council (IYC), yesterday, slammed the Arewa Youth Forum (AYF) and Northern Youth Advocacy for Good Governance Initiative for urging the Federal Government to cancel the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd (TSSNL), owned by former Niger Delta agitator, Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo). While issuing a statement after an emergency… Tompolo IJAW Youth Council (IYC), yesterday, slammed the Arewa Youth Forum (AYF) and Northern Youth Advocacy for Good Governance Initiative for urging the Federal Government to cancel the pipeline surveillance contract awarded to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd (TSSNL), owned by former Niger Delta agitator, Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo). While issuing a statement after an emergency meeting yesterday, IYC described the call by the northern group as “provocative” and against the development of oil bearing Niger Delta region. Spokesman of IYC, Binebai Yerin Princewill, urged the northern groups to steer clear of issues affecting the region, which produces the oil and gas that nurtures the North. The group wondered why groups from outside the region should be staging protests against a pipeline surveillance contract in Niger Delta. Urging the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) to call their children to order, Princewill tasked President Bola Tinubu, who, they said, had demonstrated commitment to midwife the best for Nigeria, to disregard and ignore the Northern youths and their sponsors. Niger Delta youth group said the protest was to mislead the President into taking a wrong decision that may set Nigeria on fire. NOW Sweden has highlighted the importance of information and communications technology (ICT) to the development of the economy in Nigeria and other parts of Africa. 8 mins ago Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, has pledged to work with the National Assembly and relevant stakeholders in reviewing the Land Use Act to update laws guiding housing, access to land, resettlement and related matters in line with current realities. 15 mins ago NECA’S Network of Entrepreneurial Women (NNEW), yesterday, charged the government at the state and federal levels on policies that compel organisations to provide a safer working environment for nursing mothers nationwide. 16 mins ago Representative of the South East on the governing board of North East Development Commission (NEDC), Sam Onuigbo, has called on foreign and local investors to take advantage of the huge energy market in Nigeria and invest massively in renewable energy. 18 mins ago To reach difficult terrains with much-needed aid, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, has sought support of the Nigerian Air Force to discharge its duties creditably.
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