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Resident permit: Immigration warns Nigerians against fake marriages to foreigners Muhammed Babandede, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has warned Nigerians against marrying foreigners in the attempt to procure resident permits.Advertisement Speaking at a meeting with journalists in Abuja.
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Nigerian government, resident doctors sign agreement to avert indefinite strike
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Nigerian government begs resident doctors to shelve planned strike
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The meeting, which lasted for seven hours, deliberated on the issues raised by the aggrieved doctors in their Notice of Trade Dispute including the non-payment of salaries of some house officers, non-recruitment of house officers, abolishment of the bench fees for doctors undergoing training in other hospitals, non-payment of National Minimum Wage and hazard allowances.
Briefing journalists on the outcome, Ngige assured that all the things written in the MOA will be implemented.
He said, “Twelve hours is a lot of time. Everybody will be working. Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) will be working.
“And hopefully by tomorrow, you will experience the payment as agreed here for the second category of doctors (an overflow of the MDCN quota). We hope it must happen tomorrow and continue.