NARD may call off the strike before the weekend, says Reps

The Chairman, House Committee on Health, Tanko Sununu, on Tuesday, expressed hope that the ongoing strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) would be called off before the week runs out.

He spoke during a meeting of the Committee with the Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, and the leadership of NARD at the National Assembly.

He also urged the Ministry of Health to initiate payment of outstanding salaries of doctors as well as residency training funds for 2020 and 2021, as demanded by the aggrieved workers, so that the strike could be called off soon. 

Minister seeks partnership for water security

Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, has sought partnership with the private sector for water security.

In his keynote address at a national validation workshop on the draft National Water Protection Policy on Tuesday in Abuja, he said there was an urgent need for the protection of water sources to reduce health challenges in the country.

The minister stated that the non-passage of the Water Resource Bill by the National Assembly had hindered the much-needed private sector participation and democratisation of the sector, explaining that only a management contract was existing with no proper regulations. 

Customs seizes contraband worth N54m in Kano/Jigawa zone in 3 months

The Nigeria Customs Service says it made seizures of various items with a Duty Paid Value of fifty-four million naira from June till date in Kano/Jigawa axis.

coordinator of the Comptroller General of Customs Strike Force of the axis, Oseni Aliyu-Olorukoba, stated this on Tuesday, at a news briefing on the unit’s achievements in the three months since June.

Aliyu -Olorukoba said the seizures included five vehicles, two motorcycles, 20 bales of second-hand clothes, 50 jerry cans of foreign vegetation oil, 279 bags of foreign rice, 675 cartons of foreign tomatoes and 1,517 cartons of foreign soap, and urged traditional rulers in the area to enlighten their subjects to understand that smuggling was an act of sabotage of the nation’s development and revenue drive. 

World Bank lists Nigeria, nine others as countries with high debt risk exposure

The World Bank has stated that Nigeria is among a list of top 10 countries with high debt risk exposure.

It stated this in the financial statement for International Development Association, which was among the World Bank FY21 audited financial statements released on Monday.

The financial statement said, the International Development Association IDA faces two types of credit risk: country credit risk and counterparty credit risk.

Nigeria was rated fifth on the list with $11.7bn IDA debt stock, while India led the list with $22bn IDA debt stock, followed by Bangladesh with $18.1bn IDA debt stock, Pakistan with $16.4bn IDA debt stock, and Vietnam with $14.1bn IDA debt stock.

NPFL: Kwara United reject NFF committee ruling, threaten CAS action

Kwara United FC has rejected the ruling of the Nigeria Football Federation Appeals Committee on the match-day 34 Nigeria Professional Football League tie between Jigawa Golden Stars and Rivers United.

Kwara United FC had ended the season with 65 points and +20 goals difference, which guaranteed them third place on the final NPFL table and CAF Confederation Cup ticket.

But the decision of the Appeals Committee, which awarded three points and three goals against Jigawa Golden Stars for fielding an ineligible player in the game, meant Rivers, who were sixth with 63 points, climbed to second place with 66 points, overtaking Enyimba on goals difference. It also meant that Kwara United was knocked out of continental football as they slumped to fourth.

But Kwara United, in a statement, expressed dissatisfaction with the ruling of the committee, questioning the “one-sided attendance of the committee,” as well as its headship. 

 

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