The Management Board of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) says it will probe the activities of the suspended managing director and three executive directors of the organisation. The Chairman, NSITF Board, Mr. Austin Enajemo-Isire, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Enugu. Enajemo-Isire said that the investigative panel would afford the affected management staff of the organisation the opportunity to clear themselves of any wrong doing. He said that the approval for the...
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Kano State, says it has concluded arrangements to train 2, 200 youth and women under its empowerment programmes in the state. The NDE Coordinator in the state, Alhaji Iliyasu Ahmed, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Kano. Ahmed said that 50 beneficiaries would be selected from each of the 44 Local Government Areas of the state, to enable them...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will mobilise workers to resist any attempts on hike in essential public utility charges. Mr Ayuba Wabba, NLC President, gave the warning in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Wabba said that Nigerians were still going through some of the worst socio-economic vicissitudes caused by the novel coronavirus disease. The labour leader was reacting to the recent attempt by electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs), acting under the auspices of...
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has warned applicants against patronising fake recruitment sites as no fee was charged for NIS recruitment. The Comptroller General, NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede, gave the warning in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPEO), Mr Sunday James, on Tuesday in Abuja. Babandede issued the warning while reacting to the reported existence of fake NIS websites on social media. “These are by fraudsters with the intention of defrauding innocent and...
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital chapter, has called on its members to embark on a five-day warning strike from June 29. This was contained in a statement jointly signed by the NARD President, Dr Abraham Akinbola and the General Secretary, Dr. Abubakar Usman. The statement, made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan, hinged the action on a resolution from a virtual congress of the association. The News Agency...
Resident doctors at the Bayelsa Government-owned Niger Delta University Teaching Hospital (NDUTH) Okolobiri, have suspended their indefinite strike for three weeks. It would be recalled that the NDUTH chapter of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) continued the strike after the national leadership of resident doctors called off the strike and directed members to resume work on June 22. Dr Oru-Oru Inetsol, President of NDUTH chapter of ARD, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on...
The Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development has trained 7,000 youths in the IBM Digital Skill Training Programme in its bid to address youth unemployment in the country. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, made the disclosure while speaking with State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council’s virtual meeting. The meeting was chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday “The one that we have...
The Nigerian resident doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended the indefinite strike action it started last week. The medical body acknowledges the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) in some hospitals while it says sustained supplies are still in need. The doctors also noted that the Medical Residency Training has been included in the revised budget of 2020 through the intervention of Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila and only...
The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has ended the street-sweeping contracts of companies found to have violated the terms of agreement with Authority. In a statement on Friday, LAWMA disclosed that an audit exercise approved by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed sharp practices and unethical behaviours by some contractors. Employees of the affected contractor could re-apply directly to the Authority for employment consideration, the statement read. LAWMA also said it had restored single apparel as...
Resident Doctors at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), on Monday, pulled out from the strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NARD announced its strike on Sunday citing shortages of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and poor remuneration for members as reasons for the strike. Dr Samuel Ameh, the chairman of ARD in UPTH, told newsmen that the branch would not join...
