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Post Date : September 10, 2020

Police Academy Fixes Entrance Examination For Sept 17

The Police Command in Kaduna,says the entrance examination into the 8th Regular Course of Police Academy Wudil, has been scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 17, across the country. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna. According to him, candidates from Kaduna centre are expected to sit for the examination at the National Teachers Institute (NTI), along Kaduna- Zaria express way. ”The Police Command in Kaduna State wishes to inform the general public, particularly Kaduna residents that, the entrance examination into the 8th Regular Course of Police Academy Wudil, Kano is slated for Sept. 17, across the country. “Therefore, the command enjoins all candidates who applied for the programme to brace up and adequately prepare for the Computer Based Test (CBT), which will be conducted simultaneously on same date nationwide. “The Command equally informs that candidates can now print their latest examination card using either their telephone numbers or the RRR code, as required in the column provided, which is labelled as ‘Selection Examination Card’,” he said. (NAN)

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Post Date : September 10, 2020

Only final-year students of tertiary institutions will resume Sept 14 –Lagos

As tertiary institutions reopen next Monday in Lagos State , the state government says final- year students will go back to the classrooms before students on other levels . Tokunbo Wahab, Special Adviser on Education to Governor Babajide Sanwo – Olu, made this known on Thursday while featuring on Channels Television’ s Sunrise Daily programme Schools in the country had been shut in March as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease . But the Federal Government announced the resumption of graduating pupils last month to write this year’ s West African Senior School Certificate Examination from August 17, 2020, through September 12, 2020. Sanwo- Olu had subsequently announced the reopening of schools in the state starting with tertiary institutions on September 14, 2020. “ I am pleased to announce that our tertiary institutions will be allowed to reopen from September 14, 2020, all our tertiary institutions , ” the governor had said , adding that secondary and primary schools would resume a week after. Speaking on Thursday, Wahab explained that the government had put in place necessary facilities and processes to ensure a safe reopening of classrooms in the state. He also emphasised that the students in the state will resume in phases. The governor ’ s aide said , “ Basically, we are at a point where scientifically we ’ ve been proven to have flattened the curve. And it invariably means that we are not as exposed as we used to be some five , four , three months back So , consequently, we have to find a way to bring our lives back to normal . And in doing that , education is very critical to whatever we are going to do . “ In the past few weeks, we ’ ve been putting in place measures and facilities that will enable our children come back to school.

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Post Date : September 10, 2020

Israel to begin trials on COVID-19 vaccine

Israel will hold first trials of a COVID-19 vaccine with 100 volunteers, Sheba Medical Centre in central Israel said on Thursday. The trials are scheduled to begin in October at Sheba hospital and Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem, both selected for the task because they have large centres for clinical trials. The vaccine, developed by Israel’s governmental Institute for Biological Research (IIBR), is based on another virus that is not harmful to humans. One component of this virus has been replaced by a component of the novel coronavirus, which is responsible for its binding to human cells. The body’s immune system is supposed to identify the binding site and develop antibodies against it, preventing the coronavirus from binding to the cell. In June, the IIBR announced success in the vaccine trials on hamsters, as it was that the vaccinated hamsters’ blood did not contain residues of coronavirus, and they also developed antibodies against the virus. In the first stage the safety of the vaccine will be tested, after the volunteers will receive the vaccine at one dose, through a muscle, hand or buttocks. If it is proven that the vaccine has no significant side effects, the trials will be expanded to hundreds of volunteers, and then its effectiveness will also be tested. Zeev Rotstein, Director-General of Hadassah, told the Hebrew news website “Ynet” that the hospital staff is ready, including special facilities needed for the first phase of the complex trials. “We will have to do it according to the rules and in a perfect way that will be good, efficient and without additional risks,” he added. NAN

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Post Date : September 10, 2020

Niger Govt. sacks 80 civil servants for fraud

The Niger State Government has dismissed 80 civil servants for allegedly placing themselves on salaries above their current status. Hajiya Salamatu Abubakar, the state Head of Service, who disclosed this during a press conference in Minna, said that their dismissal was approved by the state Executive Council at its meeting on Thursday. The Head of Service explained that those affected were uncovered by the salary committee earlier set up by the state Governor, Sani Bello. Abubakar added that the officers placed themselves on allowances above their current status and entitlement. She said the report of the committee was submitted to the office of the head of service which transmitted it to the Auditor General for further action. The head of service added that the report was later presented to the state executive council, which approved the dismissal of the 80 officers from service on Thursday. She said that the officers were from the Ministries of Health and Education, as well as Hospital Services and Management Board and Primary Health Care Development Agency. Others were from School of Health Technology, Tunga Magajiya, School of Midwifery, the High Court and Sharia Court of the state Judiciary.

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Post Date : September 10, 2020

My husband treats me like a piece of filthy rag – divorce seeking woman tells court

A public servant, Mrs Blessing Etim, on Thursday prayed the Customary Court in Jikwoyi, to grant her divorce from her husband on grounds that he treats her like a piece of filthy rag. Etim, who resides in Nasarawa State,made the allegations in a divorce petition to the court. “I am exhausted in this marriage. Since I married my husband I have not known peace. He is always fighting me. The worst of it all is that he harasses me before family members and in public. ”He treats me like a piece of filthy rag,” she alleged. The petitioner told the court that her husband almost strangled her on one occasion, “saying if not for my neighbours who came to my rescue, I would have been long dead”. She also alleged that her husband has stopped caring for the family “I have been the one paying our house rent, medical bills, feeding, clothing and even the children’s school fees, I can’t continue with this marriage “. The respondent was not in court and did not send any correspondence stating reasons his absence. The presiding judge, Jemilu Jega , in his ruling said:”the respondent is not in court and has not sent any correspondence. In view of the circumstances, for the interest of Justice, hearing notice will be pasted at the respondent’s residence”. Jega adjourned the matter until Sept 15, for hearing. (NAN)

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Post Date : September 10, 2020

WHO says over 30 COVID-19 vaccines undergoing clinical trials

More than 30 vaccines against COVID-19 are currently undergoing clinical trials in different countries, including in Russia, and this is very encouraging, the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) spokeswoman in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, said. “WHO is encouraged by the fact that more than 30 candidate vaccines are currently undergoing various stages of clinical trials, including in the Russia,” Vujnovic said. According to her, the WHO continues to interact with Russian scientists and authorities and is looking forward to learning the details of the Russian vaccine trials. On Aug. 11, Russia became the first country in the world to register a vaccine against the coronavirus, named Sputnik V and developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. The vaccine is currently undergoing phase 3 of clinical trials. (/NAN)

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Post Date : September 10, 2020

Why We Shut Down Four Oil Refineries – NNPC

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has revealed why it shut down four oil refineries across the country. According to the Group Managing Director of the NNPC, Mele Kyari, the four oil refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna were shut down because they were functioning below capacity. Kyari who was a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday stated that having ascertained that the refineries were underperforming, it became necessary to stop them from operating altogether. “All the four refineries in three locations are shut down and it was a deliberate decision for two reasons. One is that the delivery of crude oil to these refineries is completely challenged because the pipeline network has been completely compromised by vandals and all kinds of people that will not allow us to operate these pipelines. “That means you are not able to deliver crude oil to these refineries effectively to their maximum capacity. Secondly, what you call rehabilitation is different from the turn around maintenance. Turnaround is routine which every refinery does but when you talk about rehabilitation, it is that colossal loss of capacity in the refinery and it means you haven’t done the turnaround maintenance properly. “Typically, every refinery is expected to operate at 90 per cent of its installed capacity. With the best of effort, with all the turnaround maintenance that has taken place, it is impossible to run any of the refineries before the shutdown at that level. Our estimate was to run it at 60 per cent of capacity but if you do that, all you are doing is value destruction. You will take $100 crude into the refinery and bring out $70 product. It doesn’t make sense.” Mr Kyari also weighed in on the recent increase in fuel price, dismissing the criticism that followed the recent hike. “The outburst is very understandable but I also believe very strongly that it is misplaced because Nigerians are not aware of the opportunities lost,” he said during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday. According to Kyari, the issue of subsidy has been a big issue in the country for many years but the government can no longer afford it because of the economic issues facing the country. “And not only that, every corruption that you are aware of in the downstream industry is one way or the other connected to fuel subsidy,” the NNPC boss added. Kyari is the latest government official to defend the decision to fully halt subsidy, a decision that saw the price of fuel surge from N48/litre to N60-61/litre drawing criticism from organised labour, the opposition and many Nigerians. But the NNPC boss insists it is the right decision. “It requires courage to make this decision, I can share this with you. Only a Buhari regime can make this decision,” he said, insisting the move would pay off in the long run. According to the NNPC boss, contrary to what most people believe, subsidy is something that is beneficial only to the rich, not the average man. “The subsidy in itself, is by every means an elitist thing and I can share this with you. It is only the elite that will have three, four, five cars in their houses, fill their tanks and also feel comfortable doing this. “The ordinary man is not the beneficiary. First, he loses in infrastructure, hospitals are not built, schools are not built and ultimately, the brunt of the corruption in the downstream sector will be transferred to the ordinary man. So, overall, you lose everything. “It is very understandable for people to get angry that prices have gone up. Just like the prices of every commodity, when it goes up, there can be difficulties and challenges that people will naturally face but once prices go up, the other natural thing that must happen is that your income needs to increase so that you are able to procure the things that are now delivered at higher prices. “You can’t do this anywhere in the world if there is no productivity. “And there will be no productivity except there is growth in infrastructural development, industries are able to work, therefore, there is a connection between production and consumption. What subsidy does is to remove that connection. “When people get angry, this is coming from people who, practically are not aware of this situation and they are not aware of the loss that they have and most importantly they are being engineered into making those statements, and we understand this perfectly. “We are the national oil company, it’s our role to ensure energy security. But you can’t do this until you are able to deliver cost. And that cost is lost daily as prices of crude oil goes up and you are unable to do many things”.

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Post Date : September 10, 2020

Updated: Huge fire at Beirut port weeks after deadly blast

A huge fire raged in Beirut port on Thursday, AFP correspondents said, sparking alarm among Lebanese still reeling from a devastating dockside explosion that disfigured the capital last month. Thick black columns of smoke rose into the sky, as the army said the blaze had engulfed a warehouse storing oil and tyres. It was not immediately clear what caused the blaze. “Operations have begun to extinguish the fire and army helicopters will take part,” the military said in a statement on Twitter. Social media users posted video footage, which sparked alarm among Beirut residents only just recovering from the country’s deadliest peace-time disaster. “Insane fire at the port, causing a panic all across Beirut. We just can’t catch a break,” Human Rights Watch researcher Aya Majzoub wrote on Twitter. The August 4 explosion of hundreds of tonnes of ammonium nitrate fertiliser at the port killed more than 190 people, wounded thousands and ravaged large parts of the capital. The blast sparked widespread outrage after it emerged authorities had been aware of the presence of the huge stockpile, and prompted the government to resign. Human rights researcher Omar Nashabe tweeted: “Where are we living? This is the scene of the crime a month ago! Where is the judiciary? Where is the state? Where is responsibility?” The port blast piled new misery on Lebanese already battling the coronavirus pandemic and the country’s worst economic crisis in decades, which has seen poverty rates double to more than half the population. AFP

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Post Date : September 10, 2020

No excuse for sexual harassment — Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the notion that victims or potential victims of sexual harassment are architects of their fate, especially by their attitude, dressing or willingness to be in a compromising place with their violators is wrong. Osinbajo was quoted in a statement in Abuja by his aide, Laolu Akande, to have expressed this view on Wednesday at a webinar on Anti-Sexual Harassment. The theme of the webinar is, “Finding Safe Spaces for Female Students in Nigerian Universities,” organised by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. The event was based on the book authored by notable journalist and former presidential spokesman, Mr Olusegun Adeniyi, titled Naked Abuse: Sex for Grades in African Universities. The vice president said the idea of blaming the victim should be resisted in every situation. The vice president said the idea of blaming the victim should be resisted in every situation. “The victim must always be seen as the victim; there cannot be an excuse, especially given the power configuration between students and lecturers, that the victim could have somehow invited the abuse upon themselves. “ I think it is an important consideration to be made and we must not allow that notion to persist. He said that there was also the comparison sometimes made between demanding bribes for service and sex for grades. According to the vice president, people will argue sometimes that a bribe is a bribe and there is no reason why the punishment for sex as the currency of the bribe should be stricter than an ordinary bribe. Osinbajo said developing and adhering to a set of ethical codes of conduct for conversations and interactions involving lecturers and students in universities would greatly address the problem. “To ensure that both faculty and students are sufficiently clear about the issues and rules, there is a need for a code of conduct or ethical guidelines based on best practices inappropriate student/lecturer interactions. “It is important that these are clearly defined in ethical guidelines that are contained in some documents that people can refer to and see. “It is important both for the lecturer and the student that there is some reference to some code of conduct,” he said. Osinbajo also recommended the adoption of a mandatory well-thought-out whistleblower process, emphasising confidentiality, professional legal and medical help for victims or potential victims. Dignitaries, who also spoke at the webinar besides Adeniyi, the Guest Speaker, included the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq. The First Lady of Ekiti State, Mrs Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi and the Vice-Chancellor of OAU, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbode also featured. Meanwhile, in another development, Osinbajo underscored the synergy between the legislature and the executive in supporting policies and programmes of the administration, especially those geared towards boosting the nation’s economic base. The vice president made the submission on Wednesday at a virtual Citizens’ Dialogue on the Green Imperative Project. The Green Imperative Project is a bilateral initiative between Nigeria and Brazilian to develop Nigeria’s agricultural production base through a mechanisation programme that is spread across the 774 Local Government Areas in the country.

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Post Date : September 10, 2020

Doctors’ strike: FG approves additional N8.9bn for June COVID-19 hazard allowance

The Federal Government has approved additional N8.9 billion to pay up the large chunk of the June 2020 COVID-19 allowance to all Medical Health Workers in the country. Sen Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment disclosed this during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the end of the meeting between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wenesday in Abuja. It would be recalled that NARD had embarked on a total and an indefinite strike in all Federal and State hospitals in the country to press for its demands. NARD demands include payment of the Medical Residency Training funding to all members as approved in the revised 2020 Budget, provision of genuine Group Life Insurance and Death in Service Benefits for all health workers. Others are payment of outstanding April/May and June COVID-19 inducement allowance, determination of revised hazard allowance for all health workers as agreed in previous meetings with relevant stakeholders, immediate payment of salary shortfall of 2014, 2015 and 2016, among others. Ngige said that implementation of the payment of the Special Hazard and Inducement Allowance has been concluded. According him, the meeting was satisfied that the N20 billion already appropriated in 2020 COVID-19 budget has been exhausted. He said the meeting, therefore, commended the Federal Government and Mr President for approving additional N8.9bn to pay up the large chunk of the June 2020 COVID-19 allowance to all Medical Health Workers. He added that this has been cash backed and the mandate sent to the Central Bank of Nigeria for payments to start with effect from Sept. 9. According to him, this will bring the total disbursement to about N288 billion. Ngige noted that discussion for review of a Permanent Hazard Allowance for Health Workers would commence as soon as possible after consultation by the Minister of Labour and Employment with all stakeholders in the health sector. He noted that based on the principles of ability to pay, this would cover all health workers in a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and that the meeting would be convened as soon as possible in that regards. The minister also said that on the Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), NARD had agreed that the Hospitals and Isolation Centres, have sufficient PPE. He also said that on the provision of Group Life Insurance for Doctors and other Health Care Workers and payment of death-in-service benefit to next of kin/beneficiaries, that the government had paid the total sum of N9.3 billion (Nine billion, Three Hundred Million Naira) to Insurance Companies for Life Group Insurance and payment of death benefits for Health Workers. Ngige also said that the enrollment for the Group Life Insurance would be by the submission of nominal rolls by the various Health Institutions, which NARD had been mandated at previous meeting to accomplish. He said meeting also decided that NARD should submit copies of claims already made to the Insurance Companies through the hospitals to the Ministry of Health for onward transmission to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation that would ensure that the Insurance Companies pay the claims. He added that the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment should also be copied in that regards. Ngige, however, said that on the issue of the Universal implementation of the Medical Residency Training Act in all Federal and State Hospitals, that the 2020 Appropriation Act was revised due to COVID-19 pandemic. He noted that the N4 billion appropriated for Residency Training under a wrong heading for Medical Residency Training was to be vired before expenditure. He added that the process of amendment is therefore ongoing and is expected that this process and cash backing would be through in two weeks. According to Ngige, on the payment of outstanding 2014, 2015, and 2016 arrears, the meeting recalled that it had been agreed that the issue will be further discussed post COVID-19 and therefore, no agreement was breached. He also noted that on the issue of Consequential Adjustment of the National Minimum Wage that government would pay all owed arrears to members of the association and would also implement such in States Tertiary Health Institutions. “It was noted that those affected were the Youth Corps Members and House Officers, who are regarded as ad hoc staff and for State Hospitals, the Federal Government can only be persuasive. “It was recalled that NARD had been assigned the responsibility to submit a list from the defaulting hospitals to the Federal Ministry of Health for onward transmission to the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, ” he said. The minister further said that on the issue of domestication of the Residency Training Act by State Government, it agrees to recognise the autonomy of states within the Federation. He added that the meeting agreed that the issue would be tabled at the National Economic Council and National Council of Health to persuade the states to domesticate the Act. He also noted that on the issue Health Workers in the Medical Centres attached to Universities that the meeting agreed that workers had been tied with the ongoing strike by Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and negotiations concerning them would be on a different platform involving Federal Ministry of Education. “In view of these Understandings, NARD will consult with her Executive Council within the next 24hours with a view to calling off the strike by September 10, 2020. “Nobody will be victimized for any activity connected with or for participating in the industrial action,” Ngige said. Dr Sokomba Aliyu, NARD National President said that the meeting was successful as a lot of pledges and agreements were reached with timeline. “Following the outcome of this meeting, we are hoping that all of that will address the concerns of our members, so we shall be convoking a meeting immediate with our members on the way forward,” he said. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that government agencies present at the

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