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The seven-day ultimatum issued by the Minister of Labor and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, threatening to sack medical doctors who have been on an indefinite strike deserves a careful attention to substance and symbolism. Irrespective of the intention of the Minister’s ultimatum which expired yesterday, Monday August 16, 2021, Ngige’s warning is devoid of the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday signed the Petroleum Industry Bill 2021 into law.   Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Abuja.   “Working from home in five days’ quarantine as required by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 after returning from London on […]

President Muhammadu Buhari and members of his delegation to London, the United Kingdom (UK) will self-isolate in line with COVID-19 protocols, the government has announced.   Garba Shehu, his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, who confirmed this Sunday to Daily Trust on Sunday, said the measure became necessary after the lockdown of the […]

Plateau Governor Simon Lalong on Sunday ordered the immediate imposition of a 24-hour curfew in Jos North to prevent a further escalation of security threats in the area after 22 passengers were killed.    “From 2pm of today, Sunday 15th August 2021, a 24-hour curfew will come into effect in Jos North Local Government Area,” […]

The Imo State Police Command has said it killed three suspected members of the Eastern Security Network but lost two police officers, during an alleged attack the grop on the Izombe Police Station in Oguta Local Government Area in the State.   Michael Abattam, Imo State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, announced this to journalists […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra has suspended the weekly sit-at-home exercise which it kicked off in the southeast this week and had wanted to sustain.   Emma Powerful, spokesperson of the group, announced the suspension in a statement on Saturday, adding it was due to an order from its leader, Nnamdi Kanu.   IPOB had […]

The Nigeria Medical Association on Friday warned Federal and State Governments over the lingering strike action of the National Association of Resident Doctors which has paralyzed hospital activities across the country.   NMA threatened to join forces with the resident doctors if they were not paid all their due wages to call off the strike. […]