Shell Corporation. Photo: AFP The Federal Government has filed a $1.1 billion lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell and Eni at a commercial court in London, United Kingdom in connection with a 2011 oilfield deal.The OPL 245 facility is also at the heart of an ongoing corruption trial in Milan, Italy where officials of the two […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, met behind closed doors with 36 state governors of the federation on the lingering disagreement between the organised labour and state governments on the proposed N30,000 national minimum wage.Some of the governors were represented by their deputy governors at the meeting which lasted for […]
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Members of the House of Representatives have begun moves to return the country to a parliamentary system of government. A bill aimed at amending the 1999 Constitution to achieve the goal was presented on the floor of the House on Thurs day during a plenary presided over by Speaker Yakubu Dogara. About 71 members of […]
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Activist Femi Aborisade, reviewing the newly unveiled book – Footprints of A Selfless Servant: The Autobiography Of Comrade Oyekan Arije, at Royal Parklane Hotel, Ijapo Housing Estate, Akure, Ondo State, on Thursday December 13, 2018
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Book Review Title: Footprints Of A Selfless Servant: The Autobiography of Comrade Oyekan Arije Publishers: Alabi-Eyo & Co Ltd. Date of first publication: 2018. Number of Pages: 435 Price: Not stated Author: Oyekan Arije Reviewer: Femi Aborisade, Esq. Date: 13th December 2018 Introduction I am deeply grateful to Comrade Oyekan Arije and the Book Launch Planning […]
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By Banji Ayoola State receives same ‘pittance’ as derivation fund since 1992 11 wells not being credited to the state Ilaje, Ese Odo devastated, ‘extremely marginalised’ Ondo State is being shortchanged by the Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, on revenue due to it from its oil derivation quota, it was revealed on Thursday. Making the […]
Continue ReadingTheresa May has won a vote of confidence in her leadership (PA Images) Theresa May has warded off a challenge to her leadership, winning a vote of confidence by 200 votes to 117. This means she will continue as Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party, and another no confidence vote cannot be held […]
Continue ReadingBrain drain or drain brain must stop for our healthcare system to get better Yearly budget for internship should increase Health Minister should check budget for internship, and application in hospitals Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist/Medical Director of Optimal Specialist Hospital Surulere, Lagos, Dr. Ugochukwu Celestine Chukwunenye, told Chukwuma Muanya that in order to improve the […]
Continue ReadingOlaopa President of the National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD), Dr. Olusegun Olaopa, in this interview with Chukwuma Muanya said there is no hospital in Nigeria today that meets international set standard for residency programme. We have less than 11, 000 specialists for a population of 180 million Few institutions offering residency training […]
Continue ReadingDoctors at work • Residency training for doctors in a shamble, more funding would create more spaces – NMA • Govt spends N50m to train one resident doctor for seven years • All doctors cannot be specialists – LUTH CMD For medical doctors, the journey to becoming certified to practice, like other professionals, begins with […]
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