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Health sector in crisis as NMA threatens to join resident doctors’ strike

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A nationwide industrial action by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), which commenced on August 2, 2021, over the demand implementation of agreements reached with the Federal Government on payment of owed salaries and arrears, hazard allowance, residency programme, payment of life insurance benefits to families of members that died of COVID-19 among others, may take a worse dimension if unabated. This may lead to the shut down of the health sector by next month, as the umbrella body of all medical doctors in the country, Nigerian Medical Association…

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Bandits kill Senator Na’allah’s pilot son In Kaduna

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Bandits in Kaduna State have killed Abdulkarim Bala Na’allah, the son of the senator representing Kebbi South senatorial district. The deceased, who was a pilot and the eldest child of Senator Bala Na’allah, was killed at his Malali residence in the Kaduna metropolis. Although police authorities in the state confirmed the incident, they did not give any details. An aide of the Senator, Garba Mohammed, who spoke on television (Channels TV) said that the body of the late pilot was discovered in his room on Sunday afternoon. He said that…

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FirstBank sponsors Duke of Shomolu Production; as Awo and Aremu hits the stage

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its sponsorship of ‘A Deep Dive Into History’, a theatre production from the Duke of Shomolu (DOS) Production House, spearheaded by Joseph Edgar. A deep dive into history comprises two exciting stage plays – Aremu and Awo, showing from the 22nd of August and will run every Sunday till the 12th of September 2021 at the legendary Glover Memorial Hall, Marina, Lagos. Aremu is a powerful depiction of the life and times of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR. The play takes us through his…

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COVID-19: Nigeria’s infections hit 188,880

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections on Wednesday stood at 188,880. A total of 637 additional infections and seven deaths were recorded on Aug. 25, the NCDC announced via its verified website on Thursday. The new infections however indicate a decrease from the 655 cases reported on Tuesday. The public health agency noted that the seven COVID-19 related deaths recorded on Wednesday increased the country’s fatality figure to 2,288. The agency said that there was a surge of the Delta variant in five states,…

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After 44 years of existence, NNPC posts first profit of N287 billion

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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has declared a N287 billion profit after tax (PAT), for the first time in 44 years of it’s existence. Although the audited report, which produced the figure is yet to be released, President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said the 2020 financial report showed that the state oil firm made N287 billion in 2020. Unlike other national oil companies, NNPC has been a loss-making entity, renowned for anomalies, undue political interference and shades of burden. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President, Femi…

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EFCC to Parents: Ask your children sources of their wealth

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Usman Muktar, the Ilorin zonal commander of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has decried the high rate of cybercrime among youths and enjoined parents and stakeholder to discourage the youths from internet fraud. Muktar, who disclosed that the agency had witnessed an increasing number of arrests of Nigerian youths in cyber crime in recent times, charged parents to ask their children questions about sources of their wealth. Muktar said, “When your children, who are in schools stop asking you money for upkeep or driving expensive cars, parents should ask…

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DSS disperse doctors as Organisers suspend Saudi Arabia recruitment

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Medical doctors, who stormed the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, to take part in the recruitment interview organised by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health were on Thursday dispersed by operatives of the Department of State Services. Medical consultants in their hundreds reportedly flooded the Ladi Kwali Hall of the hotel to participate in the recruitment, while another exercise was scheduled for Thursday. It was gathered that the DSS operatives stormed the hotel on Thursday morning and dispersed the doctors and journalists, who gathered at the venue. An eyewitness said “When I…

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Ortom replies Presidency: “Stop blackmail, tackle insecurity and fix the economy”

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Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to focus on ending the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians instead of “using his foot soldiers” to attack him for saying the truth. Ortom told journalists that the statement released by the Presidency in response to his (Ortom) recent interview on Channels Television lacked substance, as it failed to address the issues raised, because he spoke the minds of many Nigerians on areas where the president has failed. “The tone of the said statement shows the quality of Presidency Nigeria…

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Matron jailed for child trafficking

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A 47-year-old woman, Gertrude Akpan, has been sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment by the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo, for trafficking in children. The convict was said to have bought a six-year-old boy in Uyo and taken him to Owerri, Imo State, where she sold the victim to one Kate Ogbonna. The court, presided over by Justice Okon Okon, found Akpan guilty and jailed her without an option of fine. Akpan, a mother of three, hails from Ikot Eyo in the Nsit Ibom Local Government Area of…

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Fresh attack leaves 36 dead, houses burnt in Jos

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Some gunmen, on Tuesday night reportedly attacked Yelwan Zangam community, close to the permanent site of the University of Jos (UNIJOS), killing about 36 people and burning houses. The attack occurred around 9:00 p.m. despite the dusk to dawn curfew imposed in Jos North council as well as Jos South and Bassa council areas. The attackers shot sporadically, gunning down fleeing residents and burning some others in their homes. Before the incident, the fragile bridge linking the community to other communities was destroyed to prevent help from coming to the…

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