An Independent Panel has summoned the Chief Medical Director (CMD), Garki General Hospital, Abuja and the Registrar, Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (MDCN) to appear before it on December 2. The National Human Rights Commission ‘s independent investigative panel is investigating human rights violations by the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The chairman of the panel, retired Justice Suleiman Galadima, summoned the CMD and registrar, after it heard a petition filed by a woman, Chinenye Igwetu, alleging that a SARs officer, Insp. Benjamin Peters murdered her younger sister, Linda. Justice Galadima adjourned until December 2. The petitioner on Nov. 4…
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Voters in four states who had filed lawsuits in court to disrupt President-elect Joe Biden’s win, have withdrawn the cases Monday morning, CNN reports. The cases were short-lived in Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania federal courts. The suits, which mirrored one another were all backed by the law firm of a nationally known conservative attorney, James Bopp Jr. CNN further reports that in Michigan and Pennsylvania, the cases had also gone hand in hand with ones brought by the Trump campaign.
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, working in collaboration with the National Root Crops Research Institute, NRCRI, and the Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta, PIND, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build and promote a cassava seed system that will trigger the adoption of cassava stems of improved varieties to boost the productivity of cassava farmers in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. According to the 5-year tripartite agreement signed under the IITA Building an Economically Sustainable Integrated Cassava Seed Systems, Phase 2 (BASICS-II), the three institutions will leverage each other’s capabilities and strength in…
The UK Government has announced a further $16.1 million (£12.2 million) in funding for research of the SARS-CoV-2 virus’ genome structure in an effort to prevent the future spread of COVID-19, an Official said. This is according to a statement published by the Department of Health and Social Care on Monday. The funds will be used to expand the whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 to assess how the virus spreads and evolves as the UK experiences a surge in the number of new cases of the coronavirus disease, according to the statement. “The rising number of COVID-19 cases in the…
The Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Walida Isa says five prospective corps members have tested positive for COVID -19. Isa made the disclosure at the swearing-in of the 2020 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 corps members on Monday in Abuja. The coordinator, who did not disclose their names, said that 853 corps members were registered after they were tested for the virus. She said that 858 corps members were tested for COVID- 19 and out of the number, five of them were positive. “The five that were positive were taken to the Nigeria Centre for Disease…
The Federal government has introduced a new evaluation system, called Performance Management System (PMS), in place of Annual Performance Evaluation Report (APER), to assess civil servants’ performances. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, made this known at the opening of a three-day workshop on Service-Wide Training on Monday in Abuja. According to her, the newly-introduced PMS will create a digitally-driven culture of performance management in the civil service. The Federal government had earlier planned to reinvigorate the civil service system by introducing PMS to engender effective service delivery among civil servants across the…
By Mohammed Ahmed, Bauchi A group under the auspices of Public Finance on Agriculture (PFA) Budget Committee, has called on Bauchi state government to tackle food insecurity in the state. The spokesperson of the group, Hajia Amina Jibrin made the call when it paid a courtesy visit to the State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Aminu Gamawa on Monday. She stressed the need for the state government to address the challenge of food insecurity. “Governor Bala Mohammed’s administration must prioritize agriculture alongside health and education that have often attracted much funding over the years. “I implore the…
The National Judiciary Council Council (NJC) has criticised the nation’s annual budgetary process for the judiciary saying that allocation to the council in 2021 is low. NJC said a situation where one agency would decide what others should get without the knowledge of its working environment was not in line with best global practices. Mr Ahmed Saleh, the Executive Secretary of NJC, said this when it appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Judiciary on Monday in Abuja. He, however, appealed for a paradigm shift in the judiciary budgeting regime, adding that there was an urgent need for increased…
The Defence Headquarters says troops of ‘Operation Accord’ have arrested 10 bandits with 88 rustled livestock, neutralised two and rescued kidnapped victims in recent encounters in Katsina and Zamfara States. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, added that the troops also recovered three AK47 rifles during the operations. Enenche explained that the troops had on Nov. 15, engaged a group of bandits in firefight during a night patrol at Yar Tasha village in Katsina State, killing three while others escaped with various degrees of gunshot wounds. He stated that the arrested…
The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu has announced the results of the just concluded National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) with 24,416 candidates scaling through, scoring a minimum of 66. Adamu, who announced the results at a news conference in Abuja on Monday, said that the total carrying capacity of the 110 unity colleges which stood at 26,625 had added additional 720 slots. He said that the overall best student is Umeonyiagu Crucifixio, an indigene of Anambra, who scored 199 out of 200. He said that Onwuamanan Udochukwu from Imo scored 198 and Aderemilekun Salaam from Ogun scored 197. “As has…