Tag: Sack
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Melaye condemns sack of Kogi workers, says it is ‘illegal, unacceptable’
…Urges affected civil servants to seek redress in court Senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye on Tuesday condemned the state government’s recent sack of some civil servants in the state. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the Kogi State Government on Sunday confirmed the compulsory retirement of eight permanent secretaries, some directors and dismissal of 1,…
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Court stops sack of over 20,000 Kaduna teachers
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, Kaduna division, on Thursday, stopped the planned sack of 21,780 primary school teachers who failed a competency test organised by the state government. The lawyer representing the teachers, Samuel Atum, had on October 30 filed a motion of “interlocutory injunction”, asking the court to restrain the government from dismissing…
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Tongue in cheek, APC says Buhari’s sack of Lawal, Oke vindicates them
…Their sack was long overdue – Itse Sagay The All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that the party has been vindicated following the sack of the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Babachir Lawal. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, stated this on Monday in Abuja while reacting to the sacking…
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BREAKING: Buhari sacks Babachir Lawal, Ayodele Oke; appoints Boss Mustapha as new SGF
President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the suspended Secretary to Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir Lawal, and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mr Ayodele Oke. The president accepted the recommendation of the panel to terminate the appointment of Mr. Lawal, and has appointed Boss Mustapha as the new Secretary to the Government of…
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Exam failure: Teachers union commence 3-day fasting, prayer over planned sack of 20,000 in Kaduna
The Nigeria Union of Teachers, Zaria Local Government Area Branch will on Tuesday begin three days of fasting and prayers over the planned sack of 20,000 primary school teachers. 68 per cent of the teachers had failed an examination conducted by the Kaduna State Government. The teachers failed to pass the primary four pupils’ exam…
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Lagos LG poll: APC members protest, call for Muiz Banire’s removal [Photos]
Some members of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the Mushin area of Lagos, on Tuesday protested to the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa, Ikeja, demanding the expulsion of the APC National Legal Adviser, Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), from the party. Recall that TheNewsGuru.com had earlier reported that Banire who is dissatisfied with…
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Air Zimbabwe set to sack 200 workers
Loss-making Air Zimbabwe is cutting half of its 400 jobs as part of a restructuring plan to revive the ailing national carrier, its Chairwoman, Chipo Dyanda, said on Wednesday. Dyanda told Reuters that Air Zimbabwe would cut 200 jobs in its fourth round of layoffs in eight years. “We were overstaffed by a lot and…
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JUST IN: S’Court sacks Senator Danladi, orders him to return salaries, allowances within 90 days
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday, ordered Sen. Sani Abubakar Danladi, representing Taraba North Senatorial District, to vacate his seat and refund all salaries and allowances he received within 90 days. The court also declared Alhaji Shuaibu Isa Lau, as the senator representing Taraba North. The order was contained in the judgement of the…
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‘Resume work or risk sack,’ Gov Ayade warns striking workers
Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has ordered that the striking workers in the state should immediately resume work or he will sack them. Organised labour in the state have been on an indefinite strike since Monday this week over nonpayment of salaries to several civil servants, pension, and gratuities as well as the…
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Buhari sacks striking doctors
The President Muhammadu Buhari led Federal Government has asked Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Federal Tertiary Hospitals to replace resident doctors who are currently on a warning strike. This development is coming barely 24 hours after the commencement of one week warning strike by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD. The…