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Per adventure the Federal Government fails to speedily meet their demands by March 13, health workers under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) will proceed with their planned industrial action, which was suspended last Thursday. JOHESU put the strike on hold till March 13 when it will meet with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyi m. In a telephone chat with The Guardian yesterday, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Olumide Akintayo, said: “We have not called off the strike; we have only suspended the strike. “We want government to show commitment to the resolutions and move with the speed of light in meeting them. We want them to issue regular circulars. If they have not implemented the resolutions to our satisfaction, we will go back to strike.” In a statement jointly signed by Akintayo and JOHESU Chairman, Wabba Ayuba, the body added: “Other issues include receiving encourag

Super-Minister' in N3.1 bn Private Jet Scandal - by: Abdulsamad Yusuf - March 11, 2014 In what is seen as a reprisal attack, fresh allegations are flying over mounting profligacy by another female minister in the cabinet of President Goodluck Jonathan. One of the remaining two super-female ministers is being alleged to be wasting billions from public purse to maintain a private aircraft. A group, Concerned Aviation Professionals (CAP) in a petition to President Goodluck Jonathan against the minister whom they described as celebrated but most controversial in the history of Nigeria said she have committed up to N3.120 billion in maintaining the jet devoted to family businesses alone. Although CAP fell short of mentioning names, researches by Economic Confidential suggest that the group could be referring to Mrs. Dieziani Alison-Madueke. CAP requested Jonathan to immediately launch a probe into the ownership, maintenance and usage of the Challenger 850 Jet mar