August 7, 2020

International Flights: August 29 Resumption Not Certain - FG

FG Set To Resume International Flights, Lists Guidelines

August 7, 2020 9:03 am

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has asked airline operators and aviation authorities, to begin the process for resuming international flights.

The PTF Coordinator, Sani Aliyu, stated this during Thursday’s media briefing in Abuja.

Aliyu said the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other agencies should commence the process.

According to him, passengers would arrive three hours before flights, when the country’s airspace finally opens for international operations.

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He said, “Specific to air transportation, as you are aware, domestic flights have already resumed, the railway sector has also

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We’ll Go On Strike When Schools Reopen – SSANU, NASU

August 7, 2020 8:07 am

Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have resolved to proceed on strike immediately schools reopen.

Samson Ugwoke, Chairman, Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the unions, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja.

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Ugwoke, also SSANU President, and NASU General Secretary, Peters Adeyemi, signed the resolution.

They are protesting the lingering Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) debacle, non-payment of arrears of earned allowance and minimum wage.

The unions are also aggrieved over …

Access Bank Acquires Zambia’s Cavmont Bank

August 7, 2020 8:06 am

Access Bank Zambia, a subsidiary of Nigeria’s Access Bank Plc, has reached a ‘definitive agreement’ with Cavmont Capital Holdings Zambia Plc (CCHZ) to acquire Cavmont Bank Ltd.

The tier-1 bank announced this latest development regarding the merger talk which has been ongoing for a while, in a statement that was signed by its Company Secretary (Sunday Ekwochi) and issued to the Nigerian Stock Exchange earlier today.

According to the statement by Access Bank, the deal is a highly complementary transaction that is expected to combine Access Bank Zambia’s wholesale and trade finance capabilities with Cavmont Bank’s retail and commercial banking …

Naming Of Rail Stations: Amaechi, Buhari Insulted Jonathan – Clark

August 7, 2020 8:04 am

Former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark has said that the naming of the railway complex in Agbor, Delta State, after Goodluck Jonathan was an insult to the former President and the Ijaw nation.

Clark said instead a national monument should be named after the former President.

The elder statesman said this while addressing the media on Thursday, insisting that the naming of the station after the ex-President was not a compliment.

Clark noted that Jonathan was the brain behind the resuscitation of rail transportation in Nigeria, particularly the Abuja to Kaduna rail project.

Addressing State House Correspondents after a …

FG Yet To Pay June Allowance Of Medical Workers

August 7, 2020 8:03 am

The Federal Government is yet to pay June hazard allowance of medical workers handling COVID-19.

On Thursday, Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, assured the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) that payment will commence soon.

He blamed a shortfall in government revenue for the delay.

Speaking on Residency Training for doctors, Ngige said the Ministry of Health and the Budget Office were working with the Ministry of Finance to resolve the problem.

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He disclosed that Teaching Hospitals and Medical Centres have been directed to submit the …

We’ll Support Performance Assessment By AGF – Nigerian Governors

August 7, 2020 5:23 am

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pledged to provide appropriate health and security measures for the 2019 Annual Performance Assessment of States (SFTAS) programme expected to start from Sunday.

The body said this in a communique issued after its 14th teleconference meeting and signed by its Chairman, Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti.

The communique said that the 36 state governments would ensure a seamless exercise by the teams from the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation.

“The NGF Secretariat will provide Technical Assistance to the remaining five states yet to publish their Audited Financial Statement (AFS),” it said.…