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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Rosemary Onuoha DUE to the incessant loss of jobs occasioned by the economic downturn, a total of 12,464 disengaged workers were paid N4 billion from their pension contribution in the third quarter of 2016 by their different Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs). The payments were made in accordance with the Pension Reform Act, 2014 which allows workers below 50 years under the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, to access 25 per cent of their pension contribution if they are not able to get another job after four months. According to the 2016 third quarter report of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), the private sector accounted for 95.43 per cent of the figure which represents 173,578 of the disengaged workers, while the public sector accounted for 4.57 per cent, totaling 8,305 disengaged workers. The pension regulator noted that N56.9 billion has been paid to 181,883 disengaged workers since the inception of the CPS. It said N1.84 billion was also paid a...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Caleb Ayansina The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brig-General Sulaiman Kazaure, yesterday, commended Buhari  administration for the ousting of Boko Haram insurgents from the North-East and the return of peace to the region. The commendation came as the NYSC reopened its Orientation Course for Corps members in Adamawa State after the government closed the camp and converted it to host internally displaced persons for several years. Addressing Corps members of the 2017 Batch ‘A’ (Stream One) at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in the state, Kazaure particularly noted that the final defeat of the insurgents had made the resumption of the hosting of the Orientation Course in Adamawa possible. The post DG hails FG as NYSC reopens camp in Adamawa appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2roarT7 via Blogger http://ift.tt/2rRPvVY

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Caleb Ayansina The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brig-General Sulaiman Kazaure, yesterday, commended Buhari  administration for the ousting of Boko Haram insurgents from the North-East and the return of peace to the region. The commendation came as the NYSC reopened its Orientation Course for Corps members in Adamawa State after the government closed the camp and converted it to host internally displaced persons for several years. Addressing Corps members of the 2017 Batch ‘A’ (Stream One) at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in the state, Kazaure particularly noted that the final defeat of the insurgents had made the resumption of the hosting of the Orientation Course in Adamawa possible. The post DG hails FG as NYSC reopens camp in Adamawa appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2roarT7

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The incarceration of the former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido on the charge of incitement is an unusual example of a former governor being prosecuted by his successor on the charge of incitement. Beyond the charge is the shadow boxing between the former governor and his foes By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor & Aliyu Dangida GOVERNOR Muhammed Baduru may be said to have continued the quirky tradition of his predecessors of doing the unusual in Jigawa State. Governor Aminu Turaki who governed the state between 1999 and 2007 won a national reputation of governing the state mostly from outside the state and projecting surreal scientific scenarios for the largely agrarian state. Governor Sule Lamido while departing from the path of his predecessor went the extreme of popular endearment between 2007 and 2015, becoming one governor in Nigeria with a phone accessible by even the local commercial motorbike operator. He was one governor who took his...

http://ift.tt/2dmMyUY By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor & Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari was last night on his way to London for another round of medical treatment for his yet undisclosed ailment. No duration has been given for the medical vacation. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, gave notice of the trip on his twitter handle last night at about 8.25 p.m., saying “PMB travels tonight for medical follow-up. Length of stay to be determined by London doctors. Govt to function normally under VP.” The President himself subsequently confirmed his departure and his notification of the trip to the National Assembly in a series of tweets from his personal twitter handle. The President’s return to London will be his fourth medical vacation to the United Kingdom since his inauguration on May 29, 2015. He returned from his last trip to the United Kingdom on March 10, 2017, which lasted 49 days, a trip that caused anxiety ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J As Reddington unveils advanced Breast, Gynaecological Centre By Chioma Obinna WIFE ofthe Vice President Mrs. Oludalopo Osinbajo has unveiled the first one –stop Breast and Gynae Centre in Nigeria even as she said the centre would address several health challenges peculiar to Nigerian women.Unveiling the Centre established by Reddington Hospital Group in Lagos, Osinbajo said the facility would put an end to medical tourism in the country as regards breast cancer treatment as well as other gynaecological problems,  urging hospitals in the country to be equipped with the right equipment. According to her, the Centre has been designed to address not only the clinical needs but the emotional, psychological and physical needs of the women, who are often times unable to get all required therapies in one- stop- shop. “There are many women who need help in areas of breast cancer, fibroid, gynaecology, among others. Reddington has taken a bold step to address this. ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J by Gabriel Olawale T he Nigerian doctors in Diaspora under the umbrella of Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas, ANPA, has successfully carried out a series of surgical operations in Nigeria as a way of giving back to their home country and promote healthy living. The exercise which ran for five days in Lagos witnessed paediatric surgery, anal operation, abdominal and breast surgery among others. The President of ANPA, Dr. Johnson Adeyanju, who spoke during a dinner co-hosted by the Lagos State Ministry of Health, First Consultants Medical Centre and Channels Television, praised the Nigerian government and medical expert in the country for their timely response to the meningitis outbreak even as they called for more proactive approach. Adeyanju who explained that medical tourism was not only peculiar to Nigeria called for more investment in infrastructure, skill development and welfare of care providers. “Some of the factors that promote medica...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J By Victor Ahiuma-Young W ORKERS of Mobil Producing Nigeria, MPN, yesterday, began a three-day warning strike over capital flight, indiscriminate retrenchment of Nigerians and replacement of same with expatriates, breach of agreement reached with the management in December 2016, among others. The workers, on the platform of Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, claimed that the management had been avoiding further meetings, but had been using security operatives to harass and intimidate union leaders. The union lamented that even as the issue of 83 staff retrenched last December was yet to be resolved despite the intervention of the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachukwu, the manage-ment was planning to sack over 90 staff. Meanwhile, Exxon-Mobil disclosed in an e-mail that “the matters you raised have been the subject of several reports since December 2016. Our company’s policy concerning employee conduct specific...

http://ift.tt/2ddAXnG as NGE drums support for CBN’s policies By Babajide Komolafe The Naira yesterday depreciated to N391 per dollar in the parallel market due to increased demand. Vanguard’s market survey revealed that the parallel market exchange rate which closed N385 per dollar last week rose to N391 per dollar yesterday. Market operators however expressed optimism that the Naira will appreciate today once the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) delivers the $20,000 bi-weekly sale to bureaux de change today. Meanwhile, the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has urged Nigerians to support the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in its activities to diversify the economy, just as it commended efforts of the bank towards resuscitating the nation’s ailing economy. Rising from its 2017 biennial convention in Lagos attended by over 350 editors of media outlets in the country, the guild said efforts of the Federal Government at diversifying the economy are commendable. The guild commended the CB...