Major oil marketers in Kaduna metropolis and environs have drastically reduced their hours of operations as a result of high consumption of diesel which they utilised to service the motoring public. This has led to queues by motorists who have to buy within the limited time in the filling stations across the state, despite the availability of the products in some of the stations. A visit by Voice of Liberty to some of the major stations saw some selling for between 6 and 8 hours, then shut down to sell…
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ABU Zaria decries staff shortage, urges lift of employment embargo
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria has decried the shortage of academic staff in some of the institutions faculties, attributing it to the deployment of Integrated Payroll and Personal Information System (IPPIS). Professor Kabiru Bala, the Vice-Chancellor of the university, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the 2023 induction ceremony for 67 inducted doctors from the institution. Bala, represented by Professor Danladi Ameh, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics), said the university was in need of more academic staff, not only in the College of Medical Sciences but…
Read MoreMina Tent Shortage: 10,000 Nigerian Pilgrims move to new site
By; Abdull-Azeez Ahmed Kadir, Makkah. Following the concerns raised by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON on shortage of tents in Mina that has inconvenienced Nigerian Pilgrims, the Saudi authorities have agreed to relocate about10,000 pilgrims to a new site in order to decongest the present tents. The decision was sequel to the complaint lodged bNAHCON to the Muttawwif of African Non Arabs on inadequate tents, inadequate food supply and late food service to the pilgrims. A statement by Mousa Ubandawaki, Deputy Director, Information and Publication NAHCON said the…
Read MoreCritical care beds run short as COVID-19 numbers soar in New Delhi
Hospitals are running out of intensive care beds for critical COVID-19 patients in New Delhi on Friday as fresh infections soared in the Indian capital. A local government-run mobile phone app that provides COVID-19 related information showed only one to five beds with ventilators were available early on Friday in the intensive care units of 28 hospitals. The rest of the 100-odd private and state-run hospitals with designated COVID-19 facilities showed full occupancy for intensive care unit beds. More than half of the COVID-19 beds outside intensive care units are…
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