The absence of the federal government and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) in the National Industrial Court on Wednesday, prevented the matter from proceeding. The suit seeks to challenge NARD for embarking on strike from August 2 to September 17, 2021 was slated for hearing in Wednesday’s proceeding. The court presided over by Justice Bashar Alkali on September 17, 2021 had ruled that parties should proceed with their applications due to their failure to reach definite terms of settlement. The court on the same date directed NARD to suspend the strike embarked on, on August 2, 2021. The…
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The Department of State Services, DSS, on Wednesday complied with the advice of a Federal High Court, Abuja, not to block the court premises and environs ahead of the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The trial judge, Binta Nyako who fixed today’s sitting at 1pm, had advised the officers of the DSS to inform their office about her recommendation. Although Nyako did not specifically made an order, directing the security outfit against such act, she said this would allow the business of the court not to be grounded. A check at…
The All Progressives Congress Pragmatic Youth yesterday threw its weight behind Senator Sani Musa aspiration to the national chairmanship of the Party in the coming convention. The APC-PY at a huge gathering in Abuja on Tuesday regretted that young people are often excluded or overlooked as active political actors which informs their committed determination to ensure the emergence of Sani Musa, a pragmatic young as the next national chairman of the APC. According to the Secretary General, Suleiman Abbah, politics in Nigeria has typically been regarded as a space for politically experienced men, and while women are often disadvantaged in…
The Benue state council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, has announced its rejection of alleged imposition of a caretaker committee, describing it as unacceptable. This is contained in a communique issued after its congress meeting and signed by the chairman and secretary of the drafting committee, Tor Vande-Acka, and Victor Bajah. According to communique, the imposition was totally at variance with the provisions of the union’s constitution as well as the directive of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria, which sat in Makurdi. “The State Executive Council (SEC) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Benue State Council,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted a supplementary budget proposal of N2.55 trillion to the National Assembly for approval. Buhari is requesting a review of the 2022 Appropriation Act to accommodate an additional budget for petroleum products subsidy for June to December 2022. The president’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila on Tuesday. Buhari also wants the National Assembly to restore some projects earlier removed from the 2022 budget by the legislature. Recall that the president had complained about “worrisome changes” made by the lawmakers…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has identified paucity of funds as one of the major obstacles to implementing the National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS). NCDC Director-General, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, said this while presenting a paper at a two-day retreat on COVID-19 and health security in Nigeria. The paper was titled, “National Action Plan for Health Security: Challenges of Implementation and Potential Areas where Advocacy is needed.” The retreat was organised by the Africa Health Budget Network in collaboration with National Advocates for Health and Nigerian Cancer Society. Adetifa, who was represented by Dr Bola Lawal, an…
A crucial window for diplomacy and for Russia to step back from its threats towards Ukraine remains, Boris Johnson and Joe Biden have said. The two leaders agreed during a call on Monday evening that Western allies should stay “united in the face of Russian threats,’’ and would keep in close contact as the situation develops. This is according to the spokesperson for Johnson. It followed a warning from the prime minister earlier on Monday that an invasion could take place within 48 hours as he urged Russia’s president to step back from the edge of a precipice. British Foreign…
Nigerian economic experts have urged the federal government to seek debt moratorium and reduce the cost of governance to reduce funds expended on debt servicing. The Head of Department of Economics, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Prof. Sherifdeen Tella, Ago Awoye, Ogun state, on Tuesday in Lagos said the federal government should demand for debt moritarium from our development partners. “Asking for a moratarium is the best because it will enable government to suspend payment for now and restrategise. “The government cannot continue to service its rising debt profile at the expense of meeting the competing needs of the people,” he said.…
By Lizzy Carr, Bauchi Bauchi State Police Command on Tuesday, handed over mopped up fire arms and ammunition recovered from June 2021 to January 2022 to the Center for the Control of Small and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) at the Presidency. The commissioner, Umar Sanda while handling over the items at the police command said the achievements was recorded through robust synergy and partnership with sister security agencies, local security outfits and other non-governmental organizations, which is in place to flush out criminals in the state. “I want to emphasize that these feat was…
U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken on Tuesday said U.S. has donated an additional five million doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the novel coronavirus to Africa Blinken in a statement on Monday said the vaccines would be distributed to countries across the continent following a meeting with global partners to bolster coordination to combat the disease. “I also announced the U.S. government is making a direct donation of five million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine to the African Vaccine Acquisition Trust (AVAT) the African Union’s vaccine procurement and distribution effort. “The United States has donated…