The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, from reviewing downward the salaries and allowances of members of Association of Specialist Medical Doctors in Academics (ASMEDA). The claimants; Dr Christopher Sakpa, Dr Momoh Mcsionel, Dr Ahmed Rabiu and Dr Darlington Akukwu had, for themselves and on behalf of the affected members of ASMEDA. The Defendants are the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission; Accountant-General of the Federation and Minister of Finance to court as 1st to 3rd defendants respectively. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, in a ruling on an ex-parte motion moved by counsel…
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Mixed reactions from politicians and residents of Kaduna have trailed the recent postponement of the Local Government Council (LGC) election by the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM) earlier slated for Aug. 14. Mrs Saratu Dikko-Audu, Chairman of KADSIECOM had announcement on Monday during a stakeholders meeting that the elections will now hold on Sept.4. Dikko-Audu who apologised to the electorate over the postponement, said the shift in date was necessitated by the late arrival of electronic voting machine batteries. While some of the respondents on Wednesday in Kaduna, expressed disappointment with the electoral umpire, others gave KADSIECOM the benefit of…
An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has restrained the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from arresting and blocking the account of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. Justice Ladiran Akintola gave the order on Wednesday after listening to the motion exparte filed by Igboho’s counsel, Mr Yomi Alliyu, SAN. Alliyu had moved the motion exparte, urging the court to grant his application. Other respondents in the suit are the Director of State Services, Oyo State and the AGF. None of the respondents was in court or represented by…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over a virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari is in London, UK, for a medical check-up after participating in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021 to 2025. Ministers physically present at the virtual FEC meeting included Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, Abubakar Malami, Minister for Justice and Attorney-General and Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources. Others were, Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba,…
The Kaduna State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has decried the shifting of local government election in the state for the third time, by the State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIECOM). The party said in a statement on Wednesday after its State Working Committee meeting that the commission should stop being influenced by external forces and face its mandate with all seriousness. The statement signed by Abraham Katoh, the party’s Publicity Secretary, said that the commission should not have fixed any date for the election when it knew that it lacked the capacity to do so. It noted that…
The Prisoners Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) an NGO, has urged the Federal and State governments not to execute condemned inmates to decongest Custodial Centres. It made the call in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja in collaboration with the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Forum on Detention and Corrections. The statement, signed by 19 CSOs and released by PRAWA’s spokesperson, Mrs Ogechi Agu, said execution of the inmates would not add value to the quest for a crime-free society. It said the forum agreed with Rauf Aregbesola, Minister of Interior, on the need to close cases involving thousands of…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said it impounded 13 vehicles, 314 bags of imported rice and some other goods, valued at more than N60 million, in Katsina state between July 8 and Aug. 3. The Acting Controller of Customs, Katsina State Area Command, Dalha Wada, made this disclosure on Tuesday in Kaduna while briefing newsmen on the achievements of the command. According to Wada, the command in the period under review intercepted a Lexus Saloon 2011 model with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N3.6 million, Toyota Corolla 2015 with DPV of more than N7 million. “Other vehicles we impounded include…
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MainOne, Ms Funke Opeke on Tuesday, urged Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to give quality service so as to survive the numerous challenges facing businesses in Nigeria. MainOne is a leading provider of innovative telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa. Its world-class infrastructure supports business growth and stimulates the digitisation of the region. Opeke said that the SMEs operating in Nigeria need to pay greater attention to business intelligence in their quest to survive and deliver impactful products and services. According to her, SMEs, individuals or teams trying to build their…
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has instituted a research work that would help reduce the burden of high blood pressure on people living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Prof. Babatunde Salako, the Director-General of NIMR, made this known on Tuesday during the donation of diagnostic and screening equipment to 30 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in Lagos. Salako said that research had shown that non-communicable diseases including hypertension, diabetes and others have increased mortality and morbidity among people living with HIV. He said: “We are looking at training nurses in the PHCs in Lagos on how to control high blood…
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Enugu State University Teaching Hospital (ESUTH), Parklane, says it has taken a 10-point resolution for implementation by Enugu state government through the teaching hospital authorities. This is contained in a communiqué issued to newsmen on Tuesday at the end of the emergency general meeting of the ARD of ESUTH, Parklane in Enugu held on August 2. The communiqué was signed by its President, Dr Emmanuel Edoga and the association’s General Secretary, Dr Chukwunonso Ofonere. The communiqué urged the hospital management to urgently employ a minimum of 50 new house officers, adding that these house…