April 3, 2021

NMA Slams Ngige For Saying US, UK Don’t Pay Resident Doctors

NMA Slams Ngige For Saying US, UK Don’t Pay Resident Doctors

April 3, 2021 11:54 pm

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has come hard on the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, for saying developed nations like the United States and the United Kingdom don’t pay resident doctors.

Recall that Ngige, who is also a medical doctor,  had on Friday berated the National Association of Resident Doctors for embarking on a nationwide strike, claiming that developed countries don’t pay resident doctors Nigeria does.

He had also stated on Channels Television that resident doctors in foreign countries actually pay the hospitals where they work.

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Five Wedding Guests Killed By Soldiers In Taraba

Five Wedding Guests Killed By Soldiers In Taraba

April 3, 2021 6:05 pm

Nigerian soldiers at Bassa village in Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State were reported to have killed five persons returning from a wedding ceremony on Friday morning.

The victims identified as Abdulkadir Bello, Tukur Bello, Philip Yakubu, Habu Yarima and Ya’u Misa, were alegedly returning from a wedding ceremony in Garin-Baka around midnight on motorcycles when the soldiers on patrol allegedly opened fire on them.

One of the youth, Isah Umar, who escaped, said he and his friends riding on motorcycles back to their village, Basa, ran into the soldiers who, on sighting the convoy of their motorcycles, opened …

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MTN, Banks’ Fallout: Communications Minister Wades In

April 3, 2021 4:22 pm

Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has assured that the inability of MTN users to use the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) channel will be resolved soon.

According to Pantami, the issue emanated from a fallout between MTN Nigeria and some banks.

He went on to reveal that he has intervened in the feud and the situation will soon be resolved.

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‘On the fallout between MTN Nigeria and some banks on USSD services today, I engaged with both regulators, the Governor of Central Bank …

COVID-19: Active Cases Drop, As NCDC Reports 127 Recoveries

COVID-19: Active Cases Drop, As NCDC Reports 127 Recoveries

April 3, 2021 11:57 am

The total number of active COVID-19 cases across the country has dropped to 9,270.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made the revelation on Friday night while giving update on its official website.

The health agency while confirming 66 fresh cases of the virus said that about 127 patients have also been treated and discharged.

The development brings the total number of recorded cases in the country to 163,063 with 2,058 fatalities while no fewer than 151,835 patients have been successfully treated and discharged from various isolation centres.

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Missing Jet: NAF Responds To Boko Haram’s Video

April 3, 2021 11:56 am

The Nigerian Air Force has dismissed claims by Boko Haram that it shot down the missing Alpha jet – NAF 475.

The aircraft went off the radar on Wednesday during an operation around the Sambisa Forest in Borno State.

NAF Director of Public Relations, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said the footage in circulation could be from a previous incident.

Gabkwet, in a statement on Friday, stressed that there was nothing to prove that the aircraft belonged to NAF.

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The spokesman noted that the lush vegetation in the video …

Four UN Troops Killed In Major Attack In Northern Mali

Four UN Troops Killed In Major Attack In Northern Mali

April 3, 2021 5:33 am

The UN mission has revealed that four United Nations peacekeepers were killed Friday when suspected jihadists staged a major attack on their camp in Aguelhok, northern Mali.

The peacekeepers ‘bravely pushed back a complex attack carried out by several heavily-armed terrorists,’ MINUSMA said in a statement, adding that four troops had died and others were wounded, according to a provisional toll.

The statement said the attackers had suffered heavy losses and had abandoned “several of their dead”.

A source in MINUSMA said the attack occurred around 200 kilometres (120 miles) from the Algerian border, targeting a contingent of peacekeepers from …

Shell Confirms Oil Spill In Bayelsa Community

Shell Confirms Oil Spill In Bayelsa Community

April 3, 2021 2:53 am

The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has confirmed an oil spill from its facility at Agbura-Otuokpoti area of Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital.

The confirmation came from The company’s Media Relations Manager, Bamidele Odugbesan when he spoke to newsmen in an interview.

According to Odugbesan, the company got a report of the spill on March 31. ‘At about 8.30 am on March 31, a community surveillance vendor reported a leak on the company’s Joint Venture pipeline at Nun River in Bayelsa.

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‘Following the development, the facility was shut down …

Why I Turned Down IGP’s Secret Invitation – Sunday Igboho

Why I Turned Down IGP’s Secret Invitation – Sunday Igboho

April 3, 2021 12:57 am

Popular self acclaimed Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, fondly called Sunday Igboho, has revealed reasons why he turned down a secret invitation sent to him by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to the Force Headquarters in Abuja some days back.

This revelation was made a spokesperson to Igboho, Olayomi Koiki, who spoke via a video clip that has now gone viral on social media, stating that the invitation from IGP was brought to his principal’s residence in Ibadan on Thursday, this week, by six police officers.

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Koiki went …

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