NIMC workers accuse FG of covering up COVID-19 in agency
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Subscribers at the National Identity Management Commission office, Alausa, Lagos office of the commission…on Monday. Photo: @prinzgbemi
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The National Identity Management Commission officials across the country on Thursday began a strike action over the fear of COVID-19 spread in the agency.
The President of the Association of the Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC unit, Asekokhai Lucky, in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja, said already the virus had been detected in three officials of the agency at its headquarters.
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The Aworis in Lagos have thrown their weight behind a candidate in the race for the vice chancellorship of the Lagos State University, Ojo, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, saying she is the right person for the job.
The Akogun of Oto-Awori Kingdom, Dawodu Avoseh, in a statement on Wednesday, noted that Olatunji-Bello, a PhD holder in Physiology, was qualified to become the VC having occupied the position in acting capacity for almost two years and having earlier served as a deputy vice chancellor.
Avoseh disclosed that of the three shortlisted candidates for the position, Olatunji-Bello was the most experienced.
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People living with disabilities in Lagos State have asked the state government for more job opportunities and inclusive education to improve their standard of living.
They made the requests on Wednesday during an interactive session with the state Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his wife, Dr Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu.
A statement said the session held at the State House, Marina.
An Assistant Director of Programmes at the Lagos State-owned Traffic Radio, Victor Oteri, who represented the cluster of visually impaired persons, called for an increment in the employment ratio dedicated to PWDs in public and corporate organisations in the state from two to five per cent.