indebtedness

Jul

2020

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Abia Health Workers to embark on indefinite strike action over non- payment of April, May salaries amidst COVID-19 ***Bemoan breach of trust, confidence by Ministry of Local Govt’ and Chieftaincy Affairs

NEWS#COVID-19, Abia governent, health workers, indebtedness, ministry of local government and chieftaincy affairs, poor treatment

The State Executive Council, (SEC) of Medical and Health Workers' Union, Abia State chapter has resorted to withdrawing her members' services at the various health facilities in the 17 LGA's of Abia state following the refusal of the government to pay both April and May salaries of her health workers despite commitments to wagging war against COVID-19. This is even as they expressed dissatisfaction towards the treatment meted out to the health workers in spite of their relentless efforts towards combating the extant COVID-19, by Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, headed by Sir Gabriel Onyendilefu, the Honourable Commissioner.…

May

2020

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By Famous Reporters

$3.4b loan: There’s a limit to what a country can borrow… Alex Otti warns FG

NATIONAL NEWS$3.4b, COVID-19, Dr. Alex Otti, federal government of Nigeria, indebtedness

A foremost Nigerian banker and economist, Dr. Alex Otti has made strong case for African countries to take very decisive and well thought out economic measures to halt the mess which the Coronavirus pandemic has literally brought on African economy, especially Nigeria. Speaking during a special interview he granted to an international television station, AfricaNews, monitored in different African countries on Tuesday, May 19, 2020, Otti disclosed that African economies were badly hit "because most of them are mono economies." Alex outlined that with the disruption in the global supply chain, as well as the disruption in globalization, import dependent…