Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health has suspended the recruitment exercise for positions in the medical fields. The Vice-President, Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Adejo Arome, confirmed this development to The PUNCH. According to Arome, the organisers suspended the exercise because of the massive publicity it gathered. The latest recruitment exercise comes amid ongoing strike…
UN Secretary General António Guterres on Thursday condemned the terror attacks around Kabul airport in Afghanistan and expressed his support for both the injured and the families of those who have been killed. Stephane Dujarric, the Secretary-General’s spokesman, disclosed this at a briefing for news correspondents at the UN headquarters in New York. “He condemns…
The Director Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr, says the Armed Forces under the leadership of Gen. Lucky Irabor, will not allow Nigeria to disintegrate. Sawyerr stated this when he paid a courtesy call on the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Buki Ponle, on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the Armed Forces…
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 12-man Inter-Ministerial Committee, to plan the Nigeria’s 61th independence anniversary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria will turn 61 on Oct. 1. Inaugurating the committee, on Thursday, in Abuja the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, said that the idea behind…
...vows to deal with corrupt officials. The management of State House, Abuja, says it will not hesitate to make an example of anyone who betrays the trust and confidence reposed in him in the course of his/her assignment. Permanent Secretary, State House, Mr Tijjani Umar, gave the warning at the inauguration of the State House…
The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says the review of the revenue allocation formula will be ready for presentation to President Muhammadu Buhari by the end of 2021. The Chairman of the commission, Mr Elias Mbam, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja. Mbam said the review was one of the major…
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Malam Mele Kyari says that N287 billion profit after tax made by the corporation in 2020 was huge but not sufficient for the nation Kyari disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Abuja, on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says that Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections on Wednesday stood at 188,880. A total of 637 additional infections and seven deaths were recorded on Aug. 25, the NCDC announced via its verified website on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), however, reports that the new infections indicate a decrease…
Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has called on Nigerians particularly those in leadership positions to protect the sanctity of the nation by upholding the Rule of Law. The governor made the call when he briefed State House correspondents after a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to him,…