The National Industrial Court, NIC, in Abuja, has set aside the 2021 promotion examination conducted by the National Examinations Council, NECO, on November 13, 2021 for unlawfully excluding names of its two senior staff. Charles Berje and Dr. Anthonia Utoh who were excluded from the promotion examination, had approached the court challenging their exclusion from the list of staff slated by the Council’s promotion examination in the 2021. Justice O.Y Anuwe held in his judgement of February 25, 2022, a copy of which is obtained by ASHENEWS, that the exclusion of Charles Berje and Dr. Anthonia Utoh from the list…
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… Commiserates with Police over killing of officers Niger state governor Abubakar Bello has condemned terrorists attack on the Divisional Police Office in Nasko and expressed heartfelt condolences to the Nigerian Police Force and members of the vigilante corps over the loss of their personnel in a gun battle with terrorists in Nasko, Magama local government area of the state. The governor in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mary Noel-Berje on Wednesday, described the killings as painful and unfortunate loss of personnel who were in action to ensure the safety of lives and property. He said while some…
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana has described the March 8 decision of the Federal High Court Abuja, which sacked Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi and his deputy from office as sound and commendable. Falana, who spoke from Accra, Ghana as host ChannelsTV’s Politics Today programme on Tuesday, said the court’s decision was like no other before it. “What Gov Umahi and his deputy should have done honourably was to resign when the left the mandate of the party that voted them into power rather than contesting the matter. “You cannot get a mandate from the people who…
Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari has urged political appointees, who desire to contest elective offices in 2023, to comply with the provisions of the electoral act. The governor made the call on Tuesday in Katsina while briefing newsmen after a closed-door meeting with political appointees. The meeting was also attended by his Deputy, Mannir Yakubu. He said: “I briefed them on certain developments in our party, APC and our preparations for the local government elections. “I urge those with ambition to contest elections in 2023 to take a look at the electoral bill which was recently signed into law by…
The Council of Europe is preparing to formally expel Russia over its invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted to expel Russia after an emergency session in Strasbourg. The body’s ministerial committee is to hold a special meeting on Wednesday to prepare for the suspension. Russia on Tuesday said it had formally left the Council of Europe of its own volition over the unprecedented sanctions Moscow faces in the wake of its Ukraine campaign. The council’s secretary general received formal notification from Russia of its withdrawal, a spokesman confirmed. Based in the French city…
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed 4.7 million more people into extreme poverty in South-East Asia in 2021, reversing gains made in fighting poverty. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a report on Wednesday. According to the report, before the pandemic, the number of people living in extreme poverty or those living on less than 1.90 dollars a day in the region had been declining, and was down to 14.2 million in 2019 from 21.2 million in 2017. “Without COVID, those living under extreme poverty would have fallen by another 1.1 million to 13.1 million,” said James Villafuerte, a senior…
The Consul- General of Nigeria in New York, Amb. Lot Egopija, said the Consulate would commence 2022 passport intervention in Minnesota by April to meet the consular needs of its nationals in the state. Egopija disclosed this when he received some officials of National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America (NANNNA), City College of New York (CCNY), and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre (MSKCC) at Nigeria House in New York. The CCNY-MSKCC in partnership with NANNNA met with Egopija to discuss possible areas of collaboration on health-based community outreach initiatives. NANNNA is a united organisation of all the Nigerian…
The U.S. government announced it would provide an additional $186 million in humanitarian aid for refugees that have fled the war in Ukraine. “The additional humanitarian assistance for refugees in Ukraine’s neighboring countries supports the provision of food, safe drinking water, protection, accessible shelter, and emergency health care. “Through the support of our international and non-governmental partners,” a statement by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. Blinken noted the U.S. has provided nearly $293 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine and in the region since Russia started its invasion in late February. He said that makes it the largest…
Vaccine maker Pfizer Inc. said on that it will continue to supply of medicine to Russia despite its opposition to the country’s attack on Ukraine. The company said that implementing a voluntary pause in the flow of our medicines to Russia would be in direct violation of our foundational principle of putting patients first. The company said that it would not stop the delivery of critical medicines, like cancer or cardiovascular therapies as it would result in significant patient suffering and potential loss of life, particularly among children and elderly people. Pfizer said that its business in Russia would be…
The number of COVID-19 infections reported weekly across the globe has increased for the first time since the end of January, the World Health Organisation said. In the second week of March, reported infections were eight per cent higher than in the preceding week. More than 11 million new coronavirus cases and 43,000 deaths from or with COVID-19 were counted between March 7 and 13. Climbing case numbers were noted particularly in the western Pacific and Africa regions compared to the previous week, with increases of 29 per cent and 12 per cent respectively. In Europe there was a weekly increase…