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Thursday, 08 April 2021 06:00

Resident doctors vow to continue strike, state reasons

Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has vowed to continue its nationwide strike that has prevented access to healthcare across hospitals. The resident doctors embarked on strike on April 1 to protest issues that mostly bother on poor remuneration and conditions of service. Among their demands is a 50 percent increase of the N5,000 they are being paid as hazard allowance. At its national executive council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday, the association said there was no going back on their resolve to down tools until all their demands are met. The doctors also accused the federal government of being insincere…

Thursday, 08 April 2021 05:55

Nigerians need to pay higher taxes, petrol price for govt to run smoothly - Dangote

President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, on Wednesday said government could not function without tax payment, increase Value Added Taxes and charging the right prices on petrol products. Dangote spoke during a dialogue session in Abuja with stakeholders. It was organised by the National Peace Committee, co-chaired by a former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar and Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah. Dangote said, “How do they expect a government to function without paying taxes. But you have to pay tax; they want to increase VAT, people shout. They want to charge right pricing on petrol products and…

Thursday, 08 April 2021 05:54

‘People act like they can’t eat without you’ but abandon you after you leave office - Jonathan

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says it is difficult to find an ally after leaving seat of power. Jonathan made this known in Bauchi, while inaugurating the 6.25Km Sabon Kaura-Jos by-pass road constructed by the Bauchi state government. ”There are people who act like they can’t eat without you when you’re in a position of power. But once you’re no longer in that position, they move on and act like you no longer exist. ”It is a very big day for me and you know why? Because it’s not easy for somebody to work with you in Nigeria then after leaving…

Wednesday, 07 April 2021 05:53

Ordinary Nigerians groan as doctors, lecturers, judicial workers withdraw services

Millions of Nigerians are groaning as industrial action declared by doctors in public hospitals, courts workers and polytechnics lecturers across the country takes its tolls. The various actions by resident doctors under the aegis of Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) which entered its sixth day yesterday, Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) and Academic Staff Union of Union (ASUP) were launched to compel the Federal Government to meet their demands which include improved condition of services. The strikes have further compounded Nigeria’s labour sector crisis. The strike by ASUP has disrupted ongoing examinations while students expressed frustration of having…

Wednesday, 07 April 2021 05:52

Buhari has appointed new IGP. Here’s the profile of Usman Baba, the new police chief

Usman Alkali Baba was born on March 1, 1963 in Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe State. He enlisted in the Nigeria Police on March 15, 1988. He holds a Teachers’ Grade II Certificate from Teachers College, Potiskum. Baba obtained a Bachelor of Arts (ED) degree in Political Science from University of Maiduguri and a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from Bayero University, Kano. Until his appointment as acting IGP on Tuesday, he had held several positions in various commands of the force. He served as Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Yola, Gombe, Kaduna and Jos. He also served in…

Wednesday, 07 April 2021 05:51

Covid-19: PTF transforms to Steering Committee - SGF

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on Covid-19 End-Term Review Report, and transitioning of the taskforce to a Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19 effective April 1 2021 till 31st December 2021. The PSC will now meet once a month but will keep the nation informed on regular basis. Chairman of PTF on Covid-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, at a media briefing said the president has considered the report and has approved the following: “That the PTF will transition to a Presidential Steering Committee on Covid-19, effective from 1 April 2021, with a…

Wednesday, 07 April 2021 05:49

Military goes after IPOB, bombs gunmen’s ‘hideouts’ in Akwa Ibom

There was panic among residents of Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State on Tuesday as the military bombarded the Ikot Akpan forest in the area. The military operation, according to sources, was aimed at flushing out hoodlums who had been attacking police formations in the state. Residents, who share boundaries with hoodlums’ hideouts, told one of our correspondents that the bombing of the forest started at 8am and ended at 12 noon on Tuesday. The military exercise came barely 24 hours after gunmen attacked the Imo State police command headquarters and the Nigerian Correctional Service in Owerri,…

Wednesday, 07 April 2021 05:43

A third of Covid-19 survivors suffer neurological or mental disorders - Study

One in three Covid-19 survivors in a study of more than 230,000 mostly American patients were diagnosed with a brain or psychiatric disorder within six months, suggesting the pandemic could lead to a wave of mental and neurological problems, scientists said on Tuesday. Researchers who conducted the analysis said it was not clear how the virus was linked to psychiatric conditions such as anxiety and depression, but that these were the most common diagnoses among the 14 disorders they looked at. Post-Covid cases of stroke, dementia and other neurological disorders were rarer, the researchers said, but were still significant, especially…

Wednesday, 07 April 2021 05:42

Biden wants to restart building Trump's border wall to 'plug the gaps'

Joe Biden is considering restarting construction on Donald Trump's southern border wall, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told border enforcement Friday Resumed construction would help fill 'gaps in the wall,' Mayorkas said The administration is facing a massive influx of migrants arriving at the border The move to resume construction would come as Biden made a big spectacle on Day One by issuing an order freezing Defense funding for the border wall He later officially ended the national emergency order at the border Joe Biden is considering restarting construction on Donald Trump's southern border wall as his administration continues to grapple…

Tuesday, 06 April 2021 05:52

‘Unemployment rate has more than quadrupled since Buhari took office’ - Financial Times

Most days, Clement Akinnouye heads down to a market near his home in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna to sell shoes or domestic goods for local traders, a far cry from what he thought he would be doing when he graduated with an operations management degree five years ago. The 24-year-old makes a few thousand naira ($7-$13) a day, but the work is irregular. “I’ve applied for over 100 jobs since I graduated — at the federal civil service, civil defence, Nigerian customs service, NNPC [the national oil company], federal road safety, even Nigerian prisons,” said Akinnouye, who has…

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Tuesday, 06 April 2021 05:51

How gunmen attacked Owerri prison, freed inmates

A total of 1,844 prisoners were freed when gunmen attacked a correctional facility in Owerri, an official has said. The attack on the prison by armed men was initially suspected to be by members of the outlawed Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB). The group had been blamed for previous attacks on security officers and facilities in the South-east and South-south regions. Francis Enobore, spokesperson of the correctional centre has now released a statement on the attack. He did not indicate that the attack was carried out by IPOB, saying it was by ”unknown gunmen.” “Owerri Custodial Centre in Imo State…

Tuesday, 06 April 2021 05:50

Police say IPOB carried out attacks on Imo Prison, Police HQ

Nigeria Police Force has confirmed that its Imo headquarters in Owerri, the state capital, was attacked by armed men. No police officer was killed in the attack but one sustained bullet wound, police spokesperson Frank Mba said in a statement Monday afternoon. The attack on the police headquarters was carried out by the same armed group who also attacked a correctional facility in Owerri and freed over 1,800 inmates. The police have now said they believe the attack was carried out by members of the outlawed Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB) and its security network, ESN. “The attackers who stormed…

Tuesday, 06 April 2021 05:49

IPOB denies responsibility for attacks on police, prison facilities

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has distanced itself from Monday’s attacks on Police and Correctional Service headquarters in Imo. Its Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, said in a statement issued in Owerri on Monday that the group was formed on the principle of peace and would not compromise its principles. It would also not attack government’s facilities, he stated. “The attention of IPOB has been drawn to the fallacious and fabricated reports that it is involved in the attack of prison and police headquarters in Imo. “IPOB and Eastern Security Network (ESN) are known groups, not unknown…

Tuesday, 06 April 2021 05:46

Uber to pay blind woman $1.1m after drivers stranded her 14 times

Uber was sued in 2014 for discriminating against blind people and their guide dogs, and agreed to change that as part of a $2.6 million settlement two years later. But apparently, that didn’t entirely happen. Uber will now pay an additional $1.1 million to a blind woman who says said she missed work, missed her birthday celebration, missed Christmas Eve church services, and was left out in the dark, in the rain, and other such humiliations because Uber drivers refused to carry her and her dog on 14 different occasions — a number of which happened after Uber finalized its…

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