JOHESU writes FG, demands upward salary adjustment

Health workers, under the umbrella of the Joint Health Workers Unions, have written to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and the Ministry of Finance, demanding an upward adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure. JOHESU is a coalition of four registered trade unions in the health sector….

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Sokoto gov says BBC loan story misleading

The Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has denied taking any foreign loan to executive developmental projects for the state. He made this known while reacting to a BBC Hausa Service report aired earlier today, which listed Sokoto among the northern states that have taken loans to execute developmental projects. The governor, who expressed dismay…

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USAID urges Gombe partners on programmes’ implementation

The United States Agency for International Development State2State Accountability, Transparency and Effectiveness Activity has called for increased collaboration among implementation partners in its core sectors. Arewa PUNCH reports that the core sectors include health, education and water, sanitation, and hygiene. The Gombe State Team Lead, Muhammad Abubakar, in his welcome remarks during a two-day governance orientation…

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Reps, disability agency summon KFC over alleged discrimination

The House of Representatives Committee on Disabilities has invited fast-food restaurant operator, Kentucky Fried Chicken, over the alleged ill-treatment of Mr Adebola Daniel, a person living with disability and son of a former Ogun State governor, Senator Gbenga Daniel. The chairman of the committee, Bashiru Ayinla, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing House of Representatives…

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LASTMA decries attacks on officers by danfo passengers

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has said that some passengers harass officers of the agency out of ignorance while defending drivers of commercial buses, commonly known as danfo. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. He also…

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