Doctors in Ondo protest unpaid 4-month salaries
Resident Doctors at the Ondo State University Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital (UNIMEDTH), Akure, have gone on strike, warning that the hospital will be shut down over unpaid salaries. The doctors, who marched to the office of the Chief Medical Director, said they are owed four months’ salaries. READ ALSO: Massive protest against abortion ruling planned […]
Police Brutality: We’ll dispense justice without fear or favour — Ekiti panel assures
Says, whoever parades fake documents ‘ll be treated as criminals By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ado Ekiti—The panel of inquiry set up by Governor Kayode Fayemi to probe into allegations of police brutalities and other injustices in Ekiti State, yesterday began sitting, assuring that it would dispense justice without fear or favour. The panel also […]
No going back on 25% school fees reduction — Commissioner tells private school owners
KANO – Kano State Commissioner of Education, Muhammad Sanusi Kiru has on Monday insisted that there is no going back on the government directive calling on private school owners to reduce 25% of school fees for the third term in the state.
PIB: Minister to revoke licences of oil firms over neglect of host communities
The new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before the National Assembly is proposing the revocation of licences for oil and gas companies who neglect their obligations to the host communities. The bill revealed that the power to revoke the licenses is vested on the Minister of Petroleum Resources in the new bill. According to the bill, […]
FG approves N4bn bailout for domestic airlines
…Senate says amount too meagre …. Airlines owning N19.3 billion naira non- remitted TSC By Lawani Mikairu The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika Monday said the federal government has approved N4 billion Naira bailout fund for domestic airlines to mitigate the adverse effects of covid-19 pandemic on them. However, the Senate Committee on Aviation […]
#EndSARS: Family petitions panel over extra-judicial killing of UNIBEN undergraduate
By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City As the Edo State Judicial Panel of Inquiry begins sitting today, the family of Ibrahim Momodu, an undergraduate of the University of Benin who was killed by the police on May 27th, 2013 has petitioned the panel asking for compensation from the authorities. A letter through their lawyer, Jefferson […]
