The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has moved decisively to address the widespread Quality of Service (QoS) degradation and network outages frustrating subscribers across Abuja, officially confirming the cause as a diesel supply disruption, reports ITREALMS.
The Commission, in a press statement available to ITREALMS, endorsed by its Head of Public Affairs, Mrs. Nnenna Ukoha, directly linked the service interruptions to the activities of the National Oil and Gas Suppliers Association (NOGASA).
The recent warning by the Federal Government to invoke the “No Work, No Pay” policy against the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has once again exposed the government’s recurring failure to engage meaningfully with one of its most strategic partners in national development, the education sector.
ASUU’s two-week warning strike, declared over unresolved issues such as unpaid allowances, poor welfare, and unfulfilled agreements, reflects the union’s growing frustration with the government’s inconsistency. Yet, instead of addressing these long-standing grievances, the government has chosen confrontation over conversation.
The Anambra State chapter of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has raised an alarm over the shameful and inexcusable failures characterizing the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise across the state, reports ITREALMS.
State Publicity Secretary, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Anambra State Chapter, Comrade Uzo Ekemezie Esq, in a press statement available to ITREALMS, lamented that what should have been a seamless civic process has become, in many communities, a deliberate scheme to disenfranchise Ndi Anambra.
The Oyo State government has opened an alternative route in the Olodo axis, appealing to road users not to hinder the flow of traffic on the new route, following the collapse of the bridge, reports ITREALMS.
The Commissioner for Works, Public Infrastructure and Transport, Professor Daud Kehinde Shangodoyin, who visited the 2.5 kilometre Oki Junction-Olodo Bank Road fixed by the government as an alternative route for road users in the axis, said the collapsed bridge would also be fixed in six months.
Two Nigerians have fixed some ventilators at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) Free-Of-Charge (FOC) as their own contributions to the ongoing battle to curb ChineseVirus-19 also known as Coronavirus or COVID-19 in the country, reports ITREALMS.
The duo of Gyang William and Nura Jibrin, ITREALMS gathered from an eye witness, Femi Johnson, they had quietly walked into JUTH and requested to fixed all their broken down ventilators at “NO COST” as part of their contribution to fight Covid-19.
This is coming as Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has commended them and threw his weight behind homegrown efforts to win #COVID-19.
Confirming this, the registrar of JUTH, Dr. Daniel Meshak, was quoted as saying that the cost of one ventilator ranges between $30,000 to $50,000 (about N12 million to N18 million).
The above figure, he noted would be “before you add tax, custom duty, freight, etc. That will make us appreciate their contribution.”
Dr. Meshak also revealed that the duo of Gyang and Nura, have so far fixed two that were considered scrap thereby bringing the total number of ventilators in JUTH to 6. “In many cases, persons infected by coronavirus require ventilator to survive and its a critical tool in the fight against this disease,” he declared.
Meanwhile, the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has commended the efforts of the duo.
He said, “I commend these moves aimed at seeking homegrown solutions to the #COVID19 pandemic in Nigeria. Also commendable are the efforts of Gyang William and Nura Jibrin, who at their discretion and no cost, fixed faulty ventilators at Jos University Teaching Hospital, in Plateau State.”
Atiku in a recent Tweet, reiterated his support for a homegrown solution and efforts to battle COVID-19.
Nenye Dom/Editor with additional reports by Femi Johnson. *JOIN our alert's group | Share stories with us | Advert placement: WhatsApp | SMS: +2348033592762 *Twitter: @ITREALMS *Email: itrealms.dsa@gmail.com*
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