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Mohammed Geidam Since the suspension of the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, the need to draw attention to her various alleged infractions that led to her removal from office has become pertinent. This is because her supporters have been diverting attention away from the real issues. For example, Hadiza is said to have single-handedly awarded and approved contracts without the knowledge and approval of the supervisory Ministry of Transportation. There is a...

Falana said they were awarded in violation of the Public Procurement Act, 2007.

In Short The Situation: President Biden signed an executive order ("Minimum Wage EO" or "EO") seeking to raise the federal minimum wage for government contractor employees, beyond the statutory minimum wage provided by Congress, to $15 an hour. If fully implemented, the new minimum wage will eventually be required for certain types of solicitations, contracts, and "contract-like instruments" (including extensions, renewals, and options on existing contracts). The Result: Under the EO, the Secre...

THE STANDARD NEWS Water rages past a bridge in Ahero, Kisumu County, after River Nyando broke its banks in April last year. [Dennish Ochieng, Standard] Two Chinese firms are embroiled in a vicious legal battle over a Sh20 billion dam project along the River Nyando in Kisumu County. China Gezhouba, one of the firms that had been eyeing the contract, has moved to the procurement review board to contest the award of the tender to China Jiangxi Economic Cooperation. The National Water Harvestin...

Graphic Online BY: Emmanuel Ebo Hawkson 30.5k Shares 705 The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mr Mahama Ayariga, has been acquitted and discharged by the Accra High Court in the matter of alleged procurement breaches in the purchase of an ambulance for his constituency. The case was the first of the only two alleged corruption cases initiated in court by the former Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin Amidu. In a ruling yesterday, the presiding judge, Justice...

Every May Day, the Pastor Poju Oyemade-led Covenant Christian Centre, Lagos invites speakers of all shades of opinions to speak at a discussion programme, THE PLATFORM with the view to preferring solutions to Nigeria’s multifaceted problems. At every edition, speakers give brilliant speeches on how best to make the nation work. Speakers like Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Rev. Fr. Matthew Kukah, Governor Peter Obi, and persons of such ilk have spoken at THE PLATFORM on several topical issues f...

Parly exposes Zinara tender scam BY MIRIAM MANGWAYA THE Zimbabwe National Roads Administration (Zinara) unprocedurally awarded lucrative contracts to private entities to supply equipment and services that prejudiced the parastatal of huge amounts of money. This was revealed in the first report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on the analysis of Zinara’s audited accounts for 2017 and 2018 which was presented by Gweru Urban legislator Brian Dube in the National Assembly on Thursday. Findi...

Union representing 7,000 frontline janitors, airport workers in Virginia endorse Attorney General Mark Herring Published Tuesday, Apr. 20, 2021, 12:05 am Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Mark Herring Members of 32BJ of the Service Employees International announced their endorsement of Attorney General Mark Herring on Monday. The union ...

Partner in Al-Rawi law firm spent 4 years in Attorney Generals office 2 Days Ago Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi during a press conference at the Ministry of the Attorney General and Legal Affairs, Port of Spain on December 21, 2020. - Photo by Ayanna Kinsale PRIOR to joining the law firm Al-Rawi, Haynes-Soo Hon and Company, senior partner Zelica Haynes-Soo Hon spent four years working as part of the staff for Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi. The law firm, owned by Mona Nahous Al-Rawi, the AGs wi...