The FCT Chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA-FCT), has urged the Federal Government to reconsider its plans of “No work no pay” on medical workers, saying the act will further destroy the sector. The call by the association was made in collaboration with the Nasarawa and Kogi states chapters, at a news conference on…
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has taken over areas leased to it by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the Continental Shipyard for the operations of the Modular Floating Dock. The areas include but not limited to the dolphin jetty, waterfront of the jetty adjourning the slipway, an administrative block, a construction,…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for not publishing N400bn fuel subsidy spending details. The suit followed reports that the Federal Government has saved N400bn within the four weeks following the implementation of the removal of subsidy on petrol policy. In the suit number FHC/L/CS/1514/2023 filed…
Former lawmaker, Shehu Sani has urged President Bola Tinubu not to weaponise electricity supply against Niger Republic in handling the leadership crisis in the West African country. According to Sani, the President should be careful not to be the new apprentice of French neo-Colonialism in the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, sub-region. In…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has appealed to workers in the state to return to their respective duty posts on Monday (tomorrow). The governor made this declaration in a state-wide broadcast on Saturday. Makinde, while speaking at the broadcast monitored by DAILY POST, maintained that food security, transportation and the sectors are among the…
Says foreign interest should not supercede local interest A peacebuilding think tank, Foundation for Peace Professionals also known as PeacePro has cautioned the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) over its advocacy, encouraging ECOWAS on a misguided mission of military intervention in Niger Republic. PeacePro also noted that, USIP’s advocacy for military intervention in Niger…
By Faith Berewa. When the refrain “Africa the Centre piece of our foreign policy” carried so much weight; when we were revered among nations: a distinguished founding member of the Organization of African Unity, later African Union, a key member of the Non-aligned Movement during the cold war era, though not geographically located in the…
Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has cited his commitment to the overall interest of Osun State and her indigenes irrespective of political affiliations for his support for Oyetola’s Ministerial screening at the Senate. Reacting to questions from reporters at the end of the meeting of the PDP Governors’ Forum in Abuja, the…
Maryam Shetty, a staunch member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) whose ministerial nomination was withdrawn by President Bola Tinubu, says the best is yet to come. In a statement on Saturday about 24 hours after the dramatic twist of events, Shetty said “life, with its characteristic unpredictability, led to the withdrawal of my nomination”….
On August 2, Israel’s Defense Ministry revealed that the United States had approved the sale of a co-developed advanced air-defense system, David’s Sling, to Finland, paving the way for its deployment in Russia’s backyard. With the green light received from Washington, the Defense Ministry of Israel now stands poised to finalize the sale of the…
