LIFEINSLUM

In the past few weeks it has rained down hell in many parts of Lagos. It has been a serious issue that residents are now complaining over the taking over of trailers virtually in the whole of Lagos State.   Residents feel something must be done to address this crisis tilling side by side government putting peoples' life in danger;  without taking any proactive step to tackle this evolving crisis not unconnected to the degenerated economic caused by failed Public Private Partnership (PPP) agenda.

People of Ajao Estate on Sunday 18 June, 2017 held a Town Hall meeting to deliberate the crazy billing issued to them by Eko Distribution Company, Ikeja; and for them to agitate no disconnection in the Estate.   The group that called for the meeting who has being leading the resistance is Forum for Evolution and Progressive Development (FEPD) the leading organ in the struggle against overestimated billing in Ajao Estate/community for some time now.

Tuesday 28 November, 2017 supposed to be the day Justice Nwodo preside the preliminary injunction between the Six Hundreds and Eighty Eight forceful retrenched and victimized dock workers versus Victoria Haastrup owner of Energy Neftegas Limited (ENL).  Unfortunately and sadly,  the Judge didn't sit to preside the hearing.  According to the Clerk who announced the new date of the workers to be Wednesday 21 February, 2018 said. "All cases under Justice Nwodo are adjourned till the Judge officially sit to preside all hearing".

At exactly 4:15pm on Sunday 13 August, 2017, some group of activists under the watch of Ajeromi Ifelodun United Interest for Justice (AIUIJ) called for mass sensitization campaign through rally in the dense populated ghetto slum of Ajegunle for people to collectively in a peaceful organize manner to reject crazy bill, resist disconnection and demand for free prepaid metre.  Other organizations like the Ajegunle Peoples’ Movement (APM) under the aegis of Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM), Iyalode Electricity Community Development Association and others; also actively participated in the mass sensitization rally to leafleting people about the crazy billing Eko Distribution Company dredge residents of Ajegunle to anger.

Undermining that the Labour Industrial Court didn't sit on Thursday November 2, 2016 over the matter between the Agitating Dock Workers Forum and their employer: Energy Neftegas Limited (ENL) over the non-payment of salary for ten years,  was postponed till Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Despite the transfer of Justice Amadi-the presiding judge of the case in Court 5- had a replacement of Justice Nwodo. J to resume sit on Monday November 6 and commence presiding in Court 6. However, hundreds of workers were in the street of Lagos to protest and demonstrate for their salaries to be paid after their disengagement since March 2016. The assembled workers at Marina-CMS kick off the rally at exactly 7:30 am to Labour Industrial Court at Ikoyi,  Lagos.  All of them were dressed in white signifying they were non-violent demonstrators and protesters  denied their ten years unpaid salary and other benefit. Key leaders of the struggle like Pastor Adams addressed the workers. ...

LIFEINSLUM: HOTEL BUSINESS IS GROWING IN REPLACEMENT OF WELFAR... : Hotel business is fast growing and flooding all poor communities all over the world. China, the United States, Europe, Africa etc are...

Hotel business is fast growing and flooding all poor communities all over the world. China, the United States, Europe, Africa etc are not exempted. In fact, virtually all corners in the commercial or mega cities of the world have either hotel or club house that employ possibly young girls and boys into the sex industry to labour for the business to expand beyond its industrial expectation. Among the business flourishing, hotel is one of the biggest rated industries that promote casualization of women and staff. For the hotel casuals the payment is low and they can be laid-off at any time by the employer after months or years of exploitation. The operation of this business has razed down a lot of homes in many communities for the operators own purpose and interest to continue. For this business to continue to grow state protection is necessary. Limited access to public education and the collapse of recreational centres to preoccupy young people for them to explore their p...