The leadership of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) says it will commence nationwide warning strike over Federal Government’s failure to meet the union’s outstanding demands with effect from September 13.Mr Biobelemoye Josiah, the JOHESU Chairman, said this during a news conference in Abuja on Monday.Josiah listed the alleged shortchanging of the union in the payment of COVID-19 Special Inducement and Hazard Allowance (SIHA) to frontline health workers, as part of the union’s demands.“It becomes imperative to inform you that if the federal government does not meet these demands by midnight of September 13, JOHESU will have no choice than…
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No Fewer than 41 journalists have been attacked at different locations in the country in the course of their duties between January and August, the International Press Centre (IPC), has said. IPC Programme Officer, Mrs Melody Akinjiyan-Lawal, made the revelation during a webinar on Edo and Ondo State elections in Benin on Monday. The webinar was organised by the IPC, in conjuction with the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) for journalists. Akinjiyan-Lawal, who spoke on journalists safety during elections, said of the 41 attacks, 35 were on male, while five were on female and one was…
The Act for Positive Transformation Initiative, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has requested President Muhammadu Buhari to freeze the account of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), and suspend all further spending in the commission. Mr Johnson Kolawale, the Head, Directorate of Research, Strategy and Programme, made the call at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. He alleged that plans were ongoing to make fraudulent expenditures by top officials in the commission. Kolawale revealed that the commission had continued to spend funds against due process and against the directive of the President. According to him, the commission has squandered…
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), says the opening of an online application for recruitment into the Federal Teachers’ Scheme (FTS), is not fake. Dr Ossom Ossom, Public Relations Officer of the commission, confirmed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, following skepticism about the authenticity of the recruitment. A document obtained by NAN from the UBEC Headquarters in Abuja, confirming the recruitment, noted that applications were currently being invited from eligible candidates for the 2020 and 2021 service periods. The document stated that the FTS, a two-year intervention programme established by the Federal Government in…
he Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Monday said it arrested five suspected armed robbers for burgling a shop at Kasuwan Gwari in Lapai Local Government Area of the state. Mr George Edem, the state Commandant of NSCDC in Niger, told newsmen in Minna on Monday that the suspects were arrested by the men of the command on routine surveillance. Edem said that the suspects had confessed to have committed the crime. He said that items recovered from the suspects were 40 pieces of new phones of different brands, two laptops, two generators, one home theaters, two motorcycles,…
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has reaffirmed the commitment of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to safeguarding the territorial integrity of the country. Abubakar made the commitment in Gombe on Monday, at the ground breaking ceremony of 203 Combat Reconnaissance Group of the NAF, Sanni Abacha International Airport, Gombe. According to hm, the newly established group is strategically located in Gombe State to enable NAF to carry out its responsibilities more effectively, especially in the North-East. He said the group was also expected to add more value to organisational operations in the fight against insurgency…
Mr Banji Okunomo, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in the 2020 Governorship Election in Ondo State, has resigned his membership from the party. Okunomo, a former Publicity Secretary of the PDP in the state, announced his resignation and planned defection to the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) on Monday in Okitipupa. He told newsmen in Okitipupa that he would defect to ZLP officially with no fewer than 15,000 members across the 18 local government areas, at a later date. “After due consultations with my followers, I wish to inform the public that I have resigned my membership from the…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Edo on Monday urged opposition political parties in the state to stop contriving violence ahead of the Sept. 19, governorship election.Mr Chris Nehikhare, the State Publicity Secretary of the party, who made the call in Benin at a news conference, alleged that the opposition parties were contriving violence to make room for the postponement of the election.Nehikhare said that the PDP as a major player wants the poll, which is just 12 days away, to hold.He, however, said that the PDP was happy that there had been no new attack on its members since…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) on Monday said it had partnered with a construction firm, Manzuwa Ventures limited, for the building of houses for its personnel.Mr Sunday James, its Public Relations Officer, made this known in a statement in Abuja, shortly after the project was flagged-off.“The housing scheme is aimed at providing affordable accommodation for officers and men of the service,” he said.He quoted the Comptroller-General (CG) of NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede, as urging the company to look into making the project affordable.“The CG also urged the firm to deliver the houses within the specified period so that the contributors…
The Management of the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, on Sunday denied the rumour of school fees increment being peddled in the social media. A statement from the Acting Registrar, Mohammed Shuaib, said there was no iota of truth in the rumour. ”We, however, wish to state that there is an ongoing robust discussion between Management and the Students union leaders on ways to improve on the financial standing of the university towards the provision of standard teaching and learning regime. ”In line with our desire to entrench a culture of participatory governance in the administration of the university, management…