Author: National Record

Defying cries and pleas of communities spread across four local government areas of Okpokwu, Ohimini, Otukpo and Ado in Benue State, the Dangote Group of Companies continues, in greater ferocity, the strip mining of coal that may have left in its wake endangered thousands of residents; National Record’s Onah L. Iduh and John Ameh report.

While the Information Commissioner said Dr Ongbabo did not disclose the reasons for his resignation, there are speculations that he may have been removed by Governor Ortom on allegations that he was not active, particularly with respect to the handling of Covid-19 pandemic in the state.

The Commission operates under a Board of Directors (The Board) headed by a part-time Chairman with the Director General as the Chief Executive Officer. The Board is made up of representatives of critical stakeholders, such as the Head of Civil Service of the Federation; Federal Ministry of Finance; Nigeria Labour Congress; Trade Union Congress of Nigeria; Nigeria Union of Pensioners; Nigeria Employers Consultative Association; Central Bank of Nigeria; Securities and Exchange Commission; Nigerian Stock Exchange; and National Insurance Commission.

In a Sallah message, Shaaban encouraged the observance of COVID-19 safety standards throughout the festive period.

Oxfam, in its monthly newsletter, July 2020 edition, stated that combined with ongoing conflicts, spiraling inequality, and an escalating climate crisis, the coronavirus has exacerbated existing vulnerabilities and shaken an already broken food system to its foundations thereby leaving millions more on the brink of starvation.

In a statement, entitled “WHAT DO YOU THINK, DOCTOR?” signed by the President of GMD, Professor Olufemi Emmanuel Babalola, the Guild said though “Dr Stella Immanuel strongly attests to treating over 350 patients in her clinic in Houston, Texas, with the combination of Hydrochloroquine (HCQ), Zinc and Zithromax” people should however understand that that is not scientific evidence but “just her own personal, unsubstantiated claims.”

One of the retirees, who slumped but was revived, Margret Onuoha, said she retired from the state civil service on Grade Level 14. She claimed that her late husband, Eugene Onuoha, also a retiree, died in the struggle in 2016 and was never paid till date.

“The Panel concurs with the Committee in its findings in respect of all the allegations against the President and finds that they were properly considered and dismissed by the Committee,” the three-person independent review panel asserted in its report.

Governor Ortom, who signed the revised budget on Monday at Government House, Makurdi, said the initial budget estimate for 2020 was N190.89 billion.

“These were the unanimous decisions reached today at a virtual consultative meeting between the Federal Ministry of Education, Honourable Commissioners of Education of the 36 states, the Nigerian Union of Teachers, (NUT), the proprietors of private schools, and Chief Executives of examination bodies.