Foreign airlines to sack 2000 Nigerian workers due to CBN rules on Forex and funds transfer

Foreign airlines to sack 2000 Nigerian workers: The National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, revealed that foreign airlines are planning to sack about two thousand Nigerian employees due to the CBN International rule on restrictions of Forex and funds transfer which prevents them from transferring their salaries to their respective home countries to take care of basic needs.

In a letter which was addressed to the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika and made available to newsmen, Acting General Secretary of NUATE, Comrade Olayinka Abioye said if this happens, a lot of Nigerians would be jobless and be thrown back into the labour market which is already full. He added that if these employees are sacked, the airline industry will also suffer because there would be a shortage of workers. He asked for the Federal Government to intervene and help the foreign airlines out and save the workers jobs at the same time.

Abioye said:

“The reason being adduced for this danger is that their earnings in the past year is under lock with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN , as they are unable to transfer these earnings to their respective home countries to meet operational costs in accordance with international rules.”

“Following concerns raised recently by leaders of these workers and other stakeholders and in appreciation of the good intent of the government’s fiscal policy, we humbly make this clarion call for your (Minister) intervention to grant foreign airlines concession to repatriate their proceeds to their home countries,” he said.

“We hasten to place on the front burner an emerging threat confronting over 2, 000 private sector aviation workers in Nigeria which requires your intervention to forestall imminent loss of jobs of these number of workers,”.

SOURCE: Theinfong

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Ram Fighting to feature at Nigerian National Sports Festival this year

Lagos – Basheer Agusto, Chairman, Traditional Sports Federation of Nigeria (TSFN), on Sunday said that arrangements were in progress to feature Ram Fighting at the 19th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Calabar.

Agusto told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the side lines of the National Ram Fighting Competition holding in Lagos, that the sport had contributed immensely to the development of traditional sports in the country.

Agusto said, “We were at the EKO 2012 festival for demonstration.

“Since then, the development of the sport has been significant especially among the states in the west who are also promoting ram competition.

“This is one arm of traditional sports that has gained ground, with Lagos State setting the pace.
“Oyo, Ogun, Kwara, Plateau, Sokoto and FCT, Abuja have also keyed in.

curlled: ATQ

Nigeria Has Huge Tourism Potential But Lack Infrastructure, HATMAN president

The president of the Hospitality & Tourism Management Association of Nigeria (HATMAN), Mallam Aliyu Badaki Ajayi, has disclosed that despite the huge tourism potential dominant across the states infrastructure deficit has been a major problem impeding the growth of successful businesses in Nigeria, the tourism sector inclusive.

This is even as he called on the National Universities Commission and relevant agencies to hasten up on the accreditation of tourism and hospitality-related courses in tertiary institutions in order to enhance manpower development.

'BEBE' A CELEBRATION OF WONDERS

"o ga o, e n se bebe o" is an expression anyone who has lived in Yoruba speaking southwestern part of Nigeria has heard at one time or the other. The expression, loosely translated means "wow, you are doing wonders". It is a phrase usually employed to show the achievement of a great feat. It is also usually used when a party is a big success with plenty food and booze. You would usually hear something like, "Ha, ee wa si inawo ana, won se bebe ni inawo yen o" ( Ha! You didn’t come for the party yesterday, the hosts did wonders).
Many people think the word "Bebe" is a slang, probably coined by the Isale Eko (Lagos Island) boys. But no! The word "Bebe" is a proper Yoruba word which has a proper meaning and origin.
The Bebe is the golden jubilee anniversary of the king's reign. That is, the 50th year celebration of a king being on the throne. There have been just a few Bebes celebrated in the history of the Yorubas. On some VERY rare occasions, a king may evoke the Bebe celebration without being the golden jubilee celebration, but