After its new ultimatum to the Federal Government on unpaid allowances, pay arrears, and unsolved welfare issues expired, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors began a five-day warning strike today. Following what it saw as government procrastination on long-standing requests, the group declared the industrial action.
After its 10-day deadline expired on September 10, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has given the Federal Government another 24-hour ultimatum to fulfill its unfulfilled requests. The National Executive Council met for six hours on Wednesday before making the decision. NARD President Dr. Tope Osundara stated that although the group accepted the government's pledge to address their issues, they demanded prompt action.
President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration's resolve to transform Nigeria's healthcare system, with a particular focus on addressing the ongoing power outage that is seriously impairing the country's hospitals. At the National Stakeholders’ Dialogue on Power in the Health Sector in Abuja on Tuesday, the President, accompanied by Senator George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, stated that no Nigerian should die as a result of power outages in hospitals.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, led by Bayo Ojulari, has the confidence of Dr. Orji Ogbonnaya Orji, Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, to carry out the ongoing reforms and establish new standards for corporate governance in Africa's extractive sector.
To increase public savings, enhance spending effectiveness, and release resources for expansion, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday ordered a review of deductions and revenue retention policies by Nigeria's main revenue-generating organizations. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, the Nigeria Customs Service, and the Federal Inland Revenue Service are among the organizations.
By a number of court rulings protecting their rights, the Independent National Electoral Commission, or INEC, has reiterated its commitment to allowing qualified prisoners to cast ballots in Nigerian elections. This was revealed by INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at a meeting with Nigeria Correctional Service Comptroller General Sylvester Nwakuche on Friday at the Commission's Abuja headquarters.
