Medical doctors at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, LAUTECH, have raised alarm over what they described as ‘unlawful and “inconsiderate” slashing of their salaries by the State government.

Rangers chief executive, Christian Chukwu has been ordered to cut down on the number of staff at the NPFL club.

Rivers State Governor, Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will visit the state on Thursday to commission key projects executed by his administration.

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr is already planning for two crucial World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon in September.

THE Ebonyi State chapter of Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, weekend, called on the state House of Assembly to enact a law against the practice of medical quackery in the State.

The United Nations Child Fund, UNICEF, Country Representative, Mohamed Fall, has solicited the support of traditional leaders in Bauchi State in the areas of polio eradication and routine immunisation towards the well-being of children in the state.

THE National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, yesterday, revealed that only 10.93 percent of Nigeria’s total working population have retirement savings account, RSA, as at end of second quarter of 2017, Q2’17. This implies that more than 89 percent of Nigeria’s workforce is without pension accounts. NBS, however, noted in its latest report that the assessment was based on available data, noting that data for Q2’17 will be updated as soon as it is available.

THE anti-smuggling unit of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Federal Operations Unit, Zone ‘A’ Lagos, has collected N2.5 billion from interception of contraband goods from importers attempting to under pay government for the imports in the first six month of the year.

BENIN—THE Iyase of Benin Kingdom in Edo State, Chief Sam Igbe, has confessed that the dreaded, now outlawed Community Development Associations, CDAs, terrified community leaders and residents of the monarchy so much that if the state governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, had not waded in, there would have been anarchy.

In a bid to celebrate Nigerian children as well as promote good nutrition, Fidson Healthcare Plc is rewarding pupils from different geopolitical zones of the country as part of efforts to impact positively on their academic development and performance.

Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Mr. Nsima Ekere, has expressed the commitment of the current board and management of the commission to complete all abandoned projects in the region for the benefit of the people.

President of the Nigeria Judo Federation, NJF, Prince Timothy Nsirim says the newly inaugurated sporting federations need financial assistance as take off grant from the sports ministry to make their job a lot more easier as they assume office.

The leadership of newly inaugurated board of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) says its focus will be how to discover and train players who will not only conquer Africa but also challenge for the biggest spot in the world.

CONVENER of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF and Ijaw national leader, Chief Edwin Clark, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to, as a matter of urgency, constitute a team to engage in talks with stakeholders in the Niger Delta before August 1, adding that youths of the region were becoming impatient over the delay in the talks.

PORT HAR-COURT— GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has appealed to traders displaying their wares on Creek Road in Port Harcourt, to remove them for ongoing construction work on the road to go on smoothly.