President Goodluck Jonathan has continued his sacking spree as he terminated the appointment of the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, Saratu Altine Umar, with immediate effect.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati, on Monday Jonathan approved the appointment of Uju Aisha Hassan-Baba as Umar’s replacement.
Some senators and House of Representatives members complied with the National Assembly management’s directive on Monday by moving their personal items out of their various offices in the Federal Parliament.
The Punch had earlier reported that the National Assembly management had issued a ‘procedural’ directive to the lawmakers to remove their personal belongings in order to prepare the offices for re-allocation in the weeks ahead.
Our correspondent observed on Monday that utility vehicles, owned by the lawmakers, were seen packing away refrigerators, television sets, tables, chairs, rugs, books, pictures, computers and other electronic items.
The National Association of Resident Doctors has called on the president, Goodluck Jonathan, to lift an embargo placed on the employment of doctors in Nigeria.
A statement by the national president of the association, Prince Dan-Jumbo and NARD secretary, Gbujie Daniel, said the
failure to employ resident doctors in teaching hospitals, specialist centres and federal medical centres in the country would have a blow on gains made in the health sector if not reversed.
The association said this would worsen health indices in Nigeria.
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) isn’t too happy with the alleged corrupt people visiting the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari saying such action will hamper the war on corruption by the incoming administration.
CNPP also wants the cost of governance slashed across board and urged Buhari to hasten work with the National Assembly to not only enact a law to protect whistle blowers.
The Lagos state chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, Najeemdeen Ibrahim, has appealed to the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola, to ensure that his administration pays the three-year arrears of 142 per cent pension increment approved by the Federal Government in 2000.
The union chair also urged the state government to implement further increases of six per cent and 15 per cent as directed by the Federal Government in 2003 and 2007 respectively.
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