Nigeria’s Air Peace has announced the resumption of flights to Johannesburg from Oct. 17, spokesperson Mr Stanley Olisa said.

He said that the Lagos-Johannesburg service would operate twice a week — Thursdays and Sundays — with the luxury wide-body Boeing 777.

“We are happy to announce to our teeming customers the resumption of our Johannesburg service,” he said.

He added that the flights would be operated in strict compliance with established COVID-19 protocols.

He implored the flying public to follow all the stipulated guidelines for international flights.

Olisa said that customers could now book for the flights on the airline’s website- flyairpeace.com or its mobile app.

He reiterated Air Peace’s commitment to providing best-in-class flight services, observing the highest standards of safety.

The airline suspended its Johannesburg operations following the international flight restrictions imposed by the South African Government some months back.

Air Peace commenced Johannesburg operations in Dec. 2020 and currently services 19 domestic routes, six regional routes and two international destinations.

It also boasts of a varied fleet of 30 aircraft, the latest being four brand new 124-seat capacity Embraer 195-E2 jets.

Kaduna State Water Corporation (KADSWAC) has confirmed the dismissal of 286 staff, following a recent head-count and certificate verification.

Mr Sanusi Maikudi, Managing Director of KADSWAC, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Kaduna.

He said the corporation dismissed the workers over alleged fake certificates after verifying from the various institutions they claimed to have attended.

“Through the exercise, we were able to identify ghost workers, over-aged workers, people who were too sick to work, and those who were illegally recruited.

“A sizeable number indicated fake certificates which is a criminal offence, as such we have fired them,” Maikudi said.

He added that the exercise unearthed cases of fraud, abuse of trust, bribery, corruption and misappropriation of funds by members of staff.

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“They were meant to pass through disciplinary procedure and if found innocent, were exempted while those found guilty were punished according to the gravity of their offences.

“Those with lower qualifications, fake results, cases of gross financial misappropriation, breach of public service rules had their services terminated while some were retired,” he said.

Maikudi said the move became necessary considering the importance of water and sanitation to the public.

“Water corporation is very important and a key driver in water supply and sanitation.

“The state government has spent a lot of money to develop the sector, what is required are highly qualified and properly motivated staff to operate the water sector for the benefit of every stakeholder.

“Our major duty is to safeguard public health and prevent people from diseases because over three quarters of sicknesses are water borne or water related,” he said.

On manpower, Maikudi said the corporation, after the Zaria Water Supply Expansion and Sanitation Project, employed 50 security men, seven technical staffers and five others at the commercial directorate.

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday adopted a report by its Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes for the confirmation of nominees as board members of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

After the report was read by the Committee Chairman, Senator Suleiman Abdu Kwari, who also represented Kaduna North Senatorial District, Senators who made contributions commended the Committee for the discreet investigation of the nominees.

Senator Jibrin Barau expressed his view in support of the report, given that there was no controversy trailing any of the nominees.

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Before the open debate, the Chairman of the Committee submitted that the nominees made themselves available and were thoroughly scrutinized in line with the mandate of the Committee, while he urged Senators to approve the nominees.

“That the Senate do receive and consider the report of the Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes on the confirmation of the nominees,” he said.

After contributions on the need for EFCC to have a board in place to strengthen activities of the agency, Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege put the report to a voice and it was passed.

The following nominees were confirmed.

1. George Abang Ekungu – Secretary of the Commission
2. Luqman Muhammed – Board member
3. Anumba Adaeze – Board member
4. Alhaji Kola Raheem Adesina – Board member
5. Alhaji Yahaya Muhammad – Board member.

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have suspended their threat to shut down healthcare services in the country.

This was made known by the JOHESU acting general national secretary (Matthew Ajorutu) in a communique issued on behalf of the association on Tuesday.

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has warned Nigerians against consuming frozen poultry products and other food items preserved with formalin.

NAFDAC’s spokesman, Dr Abubakar Jimoh, gave the word of advice in an interview with newsmen.

Jimoh noted that unscrupulous business owners had been using formalin to preserve poultry products, chicken and turkey, in particular.

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”Formalin is capable of preserving such products for weeks before they get to consumers.

“NAFDAC is alerting Nigerians to this practice. There are enough poultry products in the country than to resort to frozen chicken smuggled in, despite Federal Government’s ban,” he said.

He further warned consumers patronizing business owners who smuggle poultry products into the country, adding that if such patronage continued, indigenous poultry farmers and marketers would not grow.