Tag: Sack
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Killings: Miyetti Allah rejects calls for sack, replacement of service chiefs
The umbrella body of the Fulani social-cultural organisation in Nigeria, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, has rejected calls in some quarters for the sacking and replacement of the service chiefs because of the gruesome and persistent killings going on in some parts of the country. The Secretary-General of the group, Saleh Al-Hassan, said this during an…
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Delayed accounts: CBN threatens to sack CEOs, chairmen of defaulting banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed that henceforth the CEOs and chairmen of any bank which fails to publish its annual account 12 months after the financial year end will be removed from office. This directive is contained in the CBN’s Monetary, Credit, Foreign Trade and Exchange Guidelines for Fiscal Years 2018/2019 released…
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Trump hails sack of FBI deputy chief, Andrew McCabe
U.S. President Donald Trump has hailed the firing of outgoing FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe by Attorney-General Jeff Sessions two days to retirement after two decades of service to the bureau. McCabe announced his retirement from the bureau abruptly in January and it was to take effect on Sunday. His dismissal, just days before he…
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Buhari threatens to sack heads of 50 govt agencies, others, over failure to defend budget before NASS
Indications emerge on Saturday that President Muhammadu Buhari may sack chief executives of federal parastatals and agencies that fail to appear before the National Assembly to defend their budgets. The president reportedly made his position known during a meeting he had with the leadership of the National Assembly at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday…
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Vote of no Confidence: In saner climes, Fayemi would have been sacked by now – Reps
Sequel to passing vote of no confidence, the House of Representatives on Thursday said it will no longer address the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, as ‘honorable minister.” The lawmakers also noted that in other climes, passing a vote of no confidence in a minister was enough grounds for the President…
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NJC recommends sack of Abia Chief Judge, warns others
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has the sack of Theresa Uzokwe, Chief Judge of Abia State and Obisike Oji of Abia State High Court. The council said it recommended Ms. Uzokwe’s sack following the recommendation of two panels that investigated allegations against her. According to a statement by its spokesperson, Soji Oye, the NJC also…
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Tillerson unaware of reason for sack, did not speak to Trump – Official
United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is unaware of why President Donald Trump has asked him to resign and did not speak to him about it, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Steve Goldstein said in a statement on Tuesday. “The Secretary did not speak to the President and is…
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KOWA faults Buhari’s reinstatement of NHIS boss, demands ‘immediate sack’
The National Executives of KOWA Party on Friday condemned President Muhammadu Buhari for reinstating Prof. Usman Yusuf as the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). The party further demanded that President Muhammadu Buhari should do the needful by sacking the reinstated NHIS Executive Secretary immediately. At a press conference in Lagos, the…
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We won’t sack you, Dickson assures Bayelsa teachers
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Thursday assured teachers on its payroll that the state government wouldn’t sack them. Instead, Dickson said the government would train and retrain the teachers for greater productivity. A statement signed by Dickson’s Special Adviser on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, said the governor gave the assurance when he…
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El-Rufai’s incessant sack of civil servants will increase crime rate in Kaduna – PDP
…backs ongoing teachers’ strike The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said it was in support of the current indefinite strike by public school teachers in Kaduna State. The State Chairman of PDP, Mr Felix Hyat made the declaration in a statement signed by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Mr Abraham Catoh in Kaduna. He faulted…