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Jigawa JSC sacks 3 judicial officers over misconduct
The Jigawa State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has sacked three judicial staff over misconduct. The commission also advised three Shari’a Court judges to resign and reprimanded two others for dereliction of duty. This is contained in a statement by Abbas Wangara, Director of Protocol and Publicity, Jigawa State Judiciary, on Sunday in Dutse. He said the commission, at its 178th…
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LG election: Ondo electoral body to sanction erring officers
The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) says it will sanction any of its officers found culpable in the electoral process and conduct of the Jan. 18 local government election. The ODIEC Chairman, Dr Joseph Aremo, stated this during a two-day capacity building for selected key electoral officers of the commission in Akure on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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Reps move to sanction MTN, Airtel, other defaulting coys on CSR
The House of Representatives Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility (SCR) has resolved to sanction MTN, Airtel, and other companies for failing to perform their Corporate Social Responsibilities. The committee said that it would enact laws to sanction any offenders in that regard. Rep. Oby Orogbu, the Chairman of the Committee on Corporate Social Responsibility, said this during a public hearing…
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Ondo Govt. to sanction unregistered health facilities
The Ondo State Government has directed all private health facilities in the state to register or face sanctions. The Permanent Secretary of the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr Adeniran Ikuomola, gave the directive during a meeting with private health practitioners on Thursday in Akure. Ikuomola, who asked the private health facilities to register with the state’s Department of Hospital Services,…
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Judges’ sanction: Ex-NHRC chairman faults NJC’s disciplinary measures
Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, former Chairman, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has faulted the recent disciplinary measures meted out to three judges by the National Judicial Council (NJC). Odinkalu alleged that the NJC, under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, “has destroyed its own credibility. He spoke in an interview on Channels TV programme: “Politics…
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