Seven months after the Federal Government approved the increase of hazard allowance to health workers in its healthcare facilities across the country, implementation of the allowances is yet to commence. President, Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr. Dare Ishaya, who confirmed the development, blamed the Federal Ministry of Finance for the delay in releasing the money and explained that the hazard allowance was budgeted. “We’re thinking that we will make progress, but the things...

The Comptroller General, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Idris Jere has warned officers to stop extortion and sharp practices in the processing of passports. He spoke on Wednesday at a workshop for officers and men of the Provost and Servicom Units of NIS Zone A Lagos. The seminar was organized by the officer-in-charge of the zone, Assistant Comptroller-General of Immigration Olakunle Osisanya. Jere directed personnel working in passport offices to maintain a high level of discipline...

For failure to appear before the House of Representatives Special Ad-hoc committee investigating the petroleum subsidy, the committee has summoned the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed. The committee issued the summoned at the investigative hearing after the minister send, the ministry’s Director of Home Finance Mr. Stephen Okon to represent her. The representative of the Minister pleaded for an extension of time to collate information required before the committee, explained that...