Day: March 11, 2024

S/Korea To Suspend Licences Of 4,900 Striking Doctors

Abibat Babalola

Korea said Monday it had started procedures to suspend the medical licences of 4,900 junior doctors who have resigned and stopped working to protest government medical training reforms, causing healthcare chaos. The walkout, which started February 20, is over government plans to sharply increase the number of doctors, which it says is essential to combat shortages and serve South Korea’s rapidly ageing population. Medics argue the increase will erode service quality. Nearly 12,000 junior doctors — 93 percent of the trainee workforce — were not in their hospitals at the…

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BREAKING: President Tinubu Directs States To Implement Wage Award For Workers

Abibat Babalola

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to state governors to start paying the wage awards pending the determination of the new minimum wage to reduce the hardship of the economy on the people. The president implied that if the states had implemented the wage awards, it would provide much-needed relief without causing inflationary pressures. READ ALSO: S/Korea To Suspend Licences Of 4,900 Striking Doctors UK Bans Foreign Health Workers From Bringing Dependants Casualty Figure Hits 9 As Gas Explosion Rocks Ogun Community Speaking in Minna at the flag-off of the…

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UK Bans Nigerian Doctors, Nurses From Bringing Dependants

Ganiyu Amodu

The United Kingdom (UK) has banned health and care workers from foreign countries, including Nigeria, from bringing dependants to the country. The affected workers include doctors, nurses, and other health professionals. The British government made the announcement in a terse statement via the UK Home Office verified X handle (formerly Twitter) on Monday, March 11, 2024. The measure, according to the UK government, was part of its plan to reduce migration into the country. The UK government disclosed that foreign health workers brought an estimated 120,000 dependants to the UK…

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Bitcoin Hits Fresh Record Above $71,000

Ganiyu Amodu

Bitcoin hit a fresh record above $71,000 on Monday as demand for the cryptocurrency picks up amid optimism that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates the year. READ ALSO President Tinubu To Launch Student Loan Scheme Thursday African Games: Team Nigeria Produces Six Gold Medals In Wrestling BREAKING: SSANU, NASU Begin Seven-day Warning Strike The unit hit a peak of $71,432 in afternoon Asian business, according to Bloomberg data, meaning it has advanced almost 70 percent this year. AFP

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President Tinubu To Launch Student Loan Scheme Thursday

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday launch the highly anticipated student loan scheme. The scheme, according to the president, will put an end to industrial actions in the country’s tertiary institutions. The President Tinubu had on June 12, 2023, signed the Access to Higher Education Act, 2023 into law to enable indigent students to access interest-free loans for their educational pursuits in any Nigerian tertiary institution. The Act, popularly known as the Students Loan Law, also established the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, which is expected to handle all loan requests,…

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African Games: Team Nigeria Produces Six Gold Medals In Wrestling

Ganiyu Amodu

Team Nigeria recorded a clean sweep of gold medals on Sunday at the ongoing African Games in Ghana, after six female wrestlers won in their various categories. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mercy Genesis kicked off the gold medal rush, winning Nigeria’s first wrestling gold medal in the 50kg category. It was an atmosphere of joy and excitement for Nigeria after sweeping all five gold medals at the female wrestling events. Olympic silver medalist Blessing Oborodudu led by example as captain of the Nigerian wrestlers to defeat…

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Casualty Figure Hits 9 As Gas Explosion Rocks Ogun Community

Abibat Babalola

No fewer than nine persons were injured in a gas explosion that occurred on Sunday evening at a steel company in the Ogijo area of Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that the explosion occurred at Phoenix Steel Mills in Ogijo. Reacting to the development, the Ogun State government ordered the immediate closure of the company. READ ALSO: BREAKING: SSANU, NASU Begin Seven-day Warning Strike 26-Year-Old Benue Farmer Married Three Women Same Day 4 Reasons Ogun, Oyo, Kwara, Others Are Suffering Poor Power Supply – IBEDC…

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BREAKING: SSANU, NASU Begin Seven-day Warning Strike

Ganiyu Amodu

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union, on Monday, declared a seven-day warning strike. The unions said the declaration was made to demand the payment of four months of withheld salaries of their members by the Federal Government after the 2022 nationwide strike. This followed the resolution of the joint action committee of the two unions after a meeting held in Akure on Saturday and Sunday. Details later…

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26-Year-Old Benue Farmer Married Three Women Same Day

ADEOLA YUSUF

Twenty-six-year-old Benue man, Tersugh Aondona, has disclosed the reason behind his decision to marry three wives on the same day. Aondona set social media agog and got tongues wagging after his marriage to three woman on January 31, 2024, came to public knowledge. Speaking on his matrimonial decision, Aondona stated that his ownership of large farmland played a role in his decision to marry three wives at once. Speaking during an interview with Punch, he also revealed that his father motivated him to have many wives. Aondona, who is from…

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