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…Considers bill to address exodus of doctors, nurses The Senate, on Thursday, moved to block revenue leakages from medical tourism with the consideration of a bill that would see to the reduced number of Nigerians traveling to other countries for medical care. The bill titled: Federal Medical Centres (Establishment) Bill, 2021, was sponsored by Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (APC, Adamawa Central). Leading debate on the bill, Senator Ahmed said the absence of a legal framework for the regulatio...

Daily Post Nigeria Published The Senate has commenced moves to block revenue leakages from medical tourism with the consideration of a bill that would reduce the number of Nigerians travelling to other countries for medical care. The bill titled: Federal Medical Centres (Establishment) Bill, 2021, was sponsored by Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (APC, Adamawa Central). Leading the debate on Thursday, Ahmed said the absence of a legal framework for the regulation, development and management of Fede...

….considers Bill to address disease outbreaks in Nigeria, provides for voluntary immunization   The Senate on Wednesday considered a critical bill that would see to the eventual repeal of the obsolete Quarantine Act enacted in 1926, and help Nigeria deal with any impending outbreak of infectious and contagious diseases in the future.  The Health Emergency Bill, 2021, which scaled Second Reading on the floor during plenary, also does not make it mandatory for any Nigerian to be subjected to ...

February 1, 2021 For the third consecutive year, following the publication of Gibson Dunn’s ninth annual U.S. Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Outlook and Review on Data Privacy Day, we offer this separate International Outlook and Review. Like many recent years, 2020 saw significant developments in the evolution of the data protection and cybersecurity landscape in the European Union (“ EU”): CJEU” or “ Court”) struck down as legally invalid the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, on which some ...

Graffitti on quotas: party lists should be gender equal Moviment Graffitti says the gender corrective mechanism to enhance the number of women MPs will only serve to strengthen the main political parties’ voice in parliament as it proposes quotas for party candidate lists instead 26 January 2021, 4:08pm by Karl Azzopardi Moviment Graffitti has called for gender quotas on party candidate lists instead of a proposed mechanism that will reserve a number of parliamentary seats for the under-re...

A Senate Joint Committee has been investigating alleged preferential treatment of foreign vessels and breach of the Cabotage Act 2003 and Local Content Act 2010. Ben Olasupo, who has been following the probe, says testimonies by DG of NIMASA and evidences so far point to needless ado about nothing. Although the concept of maritime cabotage has several meanings from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, such as short sea shipping, coastwise trade, coasting trade, it boils down to protecting domestic shi...

Gardiner Roberts LLP "The factual background to this summary judgment motion is a sad story that has frequently been retold in courtrooms across the land with the same tragic ending."... Stikeman Elliott LLP The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has released a significant new decision, Caplan v. Atas, 2021 ONSC 670 ("Caplan"), setting out a new tort of "harassment in internet communications."... Stikeman Elliott LLP For many employers, 2020 was a difficult year. On top of the challenges that CO...

Celebrate Sunday Mass - 1.17.21 1/17/2021 Dear Catholic Online Community and Catholic Online School students... I AM HAPPY TO OFFER EACH OF YOU AN INVITATION TO SUNDAY MASS ON THE SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME in the Catholic Diocese of Tyler. The response to offering these beautiful liturgies has been overwhelming. The readings, as always, offer so much for us to reflect on. It is helpful to pray through them and reflect upon them before we assist at Holy Mass. Our first reading for Holy Mas...

ANIMAL welfare was the focus of a discussion in the House of Lords yesterday in which a Cumbrian baroness quizzed the minister. Former Workington MP and now Baroness of Ullock, Sue Hayman quizzed Lord Goldsmith the minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Prior to the meeting, Baroness Hayman pledged to hold Government to account on promises made around animal rights. Speaking to The Minister of State in the Lords, she said: “The Animal Welfare Sentencing Bill is an important...

Wyoming Legislature Announces 2021 Schedule The 2021 session of the Wyoming Legislature is scheduled to convene today for one day, with lawmakers being sworn in and Governor Mark Gordon addressing the legislature at 2 p.m. The public can attend the session today in person or watch via youtube. But because of COVID-19, this years session will be unlike any other in the states history: Tuesday, January 12 Session is convened remotely. Certify election results; elect and swear in leadership; adopt...