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(Nigeria) Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has commended the staff and management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, UBTH, for their unwavering commitment, dedication, and hard work in providing high-quality healthcare services to the people of Edo State and Nigeria in the past fifty years. Obaseki, at a dinner organized in honour of the Committee of Chief Medical Directors of Nigeria, at the Government House, Benin City, reassured the government’s continuous partnership and collaboration with the federal government-owned health institution to strengthen the health system and ensure quality health delivery to Edo people. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, reeled out the gains of the government’s reforms in the health sector, commending the medical centre for bolstering the government’s efforts at transforming Edo State into a health hub. He said, "We came into a wilderness where you have to cut a part for yourself and fix it. We held

*Niger Delta Development Commission's Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku (Nigeria) Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has said that capacity-building and thinking out of the box were necessary ingredients for the realisation of the commission’s resolve to make a difference in the development of the Niger Delta region. Speaking while declaring open a two-day training in Capacity-Building on Policy Process and Security Management in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, NDDC's Managing Director, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, stressed the importance of training and re-training in any organisation, noting that periodic update of knowledge was necessary to enhance the service delivery of the commission. Ogbuku, who was represented by the Executive Director Finance and Administration, Major General Charles Airhiavbere,(retd), said that the NDDC management recognised the need for staff development and urged the participants to pay attention and take advantage of the training. The NDDC Chief

*Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN (Nigeria) By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN Precisely on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, the unthinkable happened in Great Ife, as a student was mobbed, beaten up and killed with bare hands, by his fellow students. Their banal excuse was that he allegedly stole a mobile phone. They snuffed life out of him, they killed his dreams and threw his family into everlasting mourning and disarray. They spilled blood upon the rich heritage of a university known worldwide as the birthplace of giants, moulder of destinies of distinguished personalities and builder of men and women of great accomplishments. Here are the facts of this gruesome act. Okoli Ahize, a 500-level student of the university was accosted by fellow students at the Obafemi Awolowo Hall for allegedly stealing a mobile phone in the said hall of residence. A mob of about 10-15 students descended on him, beating him to a state of unconsciousness. He was confirmed dead in the university hospital. Awo Hall is one o

*Late Prof. Nimi Briggs (Nigeria) Ex-President, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has expressed sadness over the passing of former Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Nimi Briggs, who died on Monday. In a condolence message to the Briggs family, the former President described him as a distinguished academic and renowned professor of medicine. Dr. Jonathan also noted that late Briggs was a great administrator who contributed so much towards the growth of education in the country and did so much to promote human advancement. He stated: “I condole with the Briggs family, his friends and professional colleagues from the academia as well the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) on the death of Prof. Nimi Briggs. “Prof. Briggs was a renowned scholar, an accomplished physician and an excellent administrator who served twice as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt and handled other national assignments in the course of his life journey. “Prof

*Executive Secretary, Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Omosigho Izedonmwen (left) visits candidates during the computer-based test exercise held at the Edo State Secretariat Complex, in Benin City, on Tuesday. (Nigeria) The Edo State Government has commenced the recruitment process for the employment of over 700 healthcare practitioners to strengthen its primary healthcare system in line with ongoing reforms in the health sector by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration. The Executive Secretary, Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Omosigho Izedonmwen, while addressing journalists during the computer-based test held at the Edo State Secretariat Complex, Benin City, said about 720 professionals including doctors, nurses, community extension workers, and administrators, among others, will be recruited. He said, “We are bringing onboard about 720 people into the primary healthcare development agency. The recruitment cuts across the full spectrum of th

(Nigeria) Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project , SERAP , has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and the acting Accountant General of the Federation, Sylva Okolieaboh to immediately reverse the apparently illegal deductions from the salaries of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities , ASUU , for October 2022.” SERAP is also urging him to “direct Mr Ngige and Mr . Okolieaboh to pay ASUU members full salaries for the duration of their strike action.” The Federal Government recently allegedly paid half-salaries to members of ASUU for the month of October, 2022. Some professors reportedly received salaries ranging from N71,000 to N121,000 for October. In the open letter dated November 5 , 2022 , by SERAP deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare, the organisation said: “Paying half salaries to ASUU members solely for exercising their human rights is patently unlawful and incompatible with the Nigerian

(Nigeria) A non-governmental organi s ation , NGO, Help for School Foundation, has given out s cholarships, s chool bags and exercise books to community children in Amukoko, Ajegunle. The project tagged “Back to School Delight” was held , weekend. Speaking on the project, Executive Director, Help for School Foundation, Bunmi Oreaje-Ogbori noted , “ I t is one of the many ways the foundation has been making impacts in the community since its inception in 2019. “I am so happy for the success of today’s outreach and delighted that “Back to School Delight” was able to impact 300 school children in two low cost schools, (Sadec Schools, Funmiland Nursery and Primary School) and had three more visiting schools in attendance. “The foundation gave out 150 s cholarships, s chool bags and e xercise b ooks to the children. We gave priorities to Orphans and Vulnerable Children, while the other scholarships were awarded through a fair raffle process since majority of the children actually we

(Nigeria) Workers and Youths Solidarity Network , WYSN , has condemn ed the ruling of Justice Hamman of the National Industrial Court, who ordered the Academic State Union of Universities, ASUU , to return to classes with immediate effect. Secretary of WYSN , Damilola Owot , in a statement on Thursday, said: “We condemn in totality the ruling of Justice Hamman, a vacation judge, who ordered ASUU to resume work, even when the purported case hasn’t passed through the Industrial Arbitration Panel, IAP, before landing at the National Industrial Court . “ We also hold the court ruling lacks every moral ground to compel the striking union to resume work, when there is no concrete plan to resolve all of the contradictions that led to the strike. As a way forward, ASUU needs to outrightly reject and defy the court ruling and take the struggle beyond the mere sit-at-home strike and engage in nationwide protests and stoppages. We also call on the National Labour Congress to declare a 3-

  NICN – JUDGMENT   IN THE NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT OF NIGERIA IN THE ABUJA JUDICIAL DIVISION HOLDEN AT ABUJA   BEFORE HIS LORDSHIP, HON. JUSTICE P. I. HAMMAN (VACATION JUDGE) DATE: 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2022                      SUIT NO: NICN/ABJ/270/2022 BETWEEN: 1 . FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA      - CLAIMANTS/ APPLICANTS 2 . MINISTER OF EDUCATION       AND ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITIES (ASUU) - DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT RULING 1.0. By a letter dated 8th of September, 2022 the Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment forwarded to this Court a Referral Instrument in respect of the trade dispute between the parties for adjudication pursuant to section 17 of the Trade Disputes Act, Cap. T8, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (LFN), 2004. The questions for determination and the reliefs sought by the Claimants are as stated in the Referral Instrument dated 7th September, 2022 and the Claimants’ supporting originating processes filed on the 12