As moves for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening security situation in the country rage, another senator of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adamu Bulkachuwa has declared his support for the plan while giving his reasons for it. A similar APC lawmaker from Adamawa state, Elisha Abbo had earlier faulted the President’s handling of the nation’s security challenges, publicly endorsing the impeachment moves being driven by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in the Senate. Bulkachuwa, who represents Bauchi North in the National Assembly, was a guest on ChannelsTV’s Politics Today, saying he and his colleagues…
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The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) says no fewer than 14,836 pensioners are overpaid monthly pensions based on the inherited payroll. Mr Gbenga Ajayi, PTAD’s Head of Corporate Communications, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said PTAD had implemented the outcome of the expanded computation project and revalidation of pensioner’s career documents for Civil Service Pension Department (CSPD). He said in June, the Executive Secretary of PTAD, Dr Chioma Ejikeme, the management team of PTAD, the Executive members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) and the Federal Civil Service Pensioners Branch (FCSPB) jointly held a…
An NGO, the Civil Society Scaling-Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN), has urged the three tiers of government to extend maternity leave to six months to enable mothers exclusively breastfeed their children. The Secretary CS-SUNN, Ms Dabis Mwalike, made the call while addressing newsmen in Bauchi, as part activities marking the 2022 World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) which holds from August 1 to 7 to encourage breastfeeding and improve the health of babies around the world. Mwalike said that scaling up of breastfeeding practices to almost universal level could save the lives of 820,000 children every year. ”We are advocating for breastfeeding corners in workplaces with…
New FC Bayern Munich forward, Sadio Mane says he does not see himself as a global star in spite of his long success run with Liverpool FC and Africa Cup of Nations title with Senegal. Mane told Bayern’s club magazine in an interview published Tuesday that all that counts for him is the team which also shows in Bayern’s motto Mia san mia (We are who we are). “People say that about me, but I don’t see myself as a global star at all. I don’t know where to start with that phrase. “All I care about is being part…
Yobe state governor, Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved the payment of N619.5 million for local government pensions and gratuities. Buni, in a statement by his Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Mamman Mohammed in Damaturu, said the payment was for batch 45. He said N449.6 million of the amounts would be paid to 274 retirees, while N169.9 was for the next-of-kin of 93 deceased civil servants. Meanwhile, the governor has also approved the placement of 102 allied healthcare students on a Grade Level 05 in the state’s civil service. Buni listed the beneficiaries to include students studying physiotherapy, pharmacy,…
Paucity of funds, security challenges are some of the problems making night flights impracticable in Nigeria. Capt. Musa Nuhu, Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) made the declaration on in Ikeja on Tuesday. Quoting statistics provided by the African Development Bank in 2019, Nuhu said Nigeria would require more than N1.5 trillion to fix airport infrastructures gap. He said poor infrastructure also contributed to the challenges faced in night flight operations in Nigeria’s airports. Nuhu explained that any airport planning to operate beyond dusk required large financial outlay and compliance with important conditions for safe landing and take-off…
Mr Olabode Ogunjemiyo, National Chairman, Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN), on Monday said about 200 of its members left the country in search of better practice environment abroad. Ogunjemiyo said this at a news conference during its 23rd Annual National Scientific Conference with the theme entitled: “COVID-19 Experience: Expanding the Role of Health System Pharmacists” in Lafia. Brain drain is a term indicating substantial emigration or migration of individuals which often results from turmoil within a nation or the existence of favourable professional opportunities in other countries, or from a desire to seek a higher standard…
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has called for increased collaboration between the UK and Nigeria on issues of mutual benefits. He made the call on Monday in Abuja when he hosted a delegation of the British High Commission in Nigeria, led by the High Commissioner, Catriona Laing at his residence. Abubakar in a statement he personally signed said the meeting discussed a wide range of issues bordering on security, education, agriculture, economy and how to foster national unity in Nigeria. “Bilateral ties between Nigeria and the United Kingdom have a rich history and it is…
The acting FRSC Corps Marshal, Mr Dauda Biu, has directed the 37 Sector Commanders across the nation to impound any motorcycle without appropriate registration. Biu gave the directive in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday by the Corps Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem. “All unregistered motorcycles are to be impounded. The owners are required to complete full registration of the motorcycles before they are released. “Operatives may not issue notice of offence ticket to the operators. All impounded motorbikes must be fully documented, however,’’ he added. The FRSC boss said the directive became necessary following increasing number of…
Four people, allegedly transporting diesel illegally, lost their lives in an auto crash on Monday in Ughelli South local government area of Delta. A witness told newsmen that the accident happened early on Monday morning at the popular Ekuigbo Junction on the East/West Road. The witness said that the victims, transporting a “black market” diesel, were allegedly being pursued by security operatives when driver of the vehicle lost control and rammed into a stationary truck and exploded. When contacted, DSP Bright Edafe, the Police spokesperson of Delta Command, confirmed the incident through a phone call. “Yes, it is confirmed,” Edafe…