The National Industrial Court, sitting in Lagos will on Thursday decide whether it has jurisdiction to hear the case instituted against the Lagos State Government by the 788 medical doctors whose appointment were recently terminated. Presiding justice Benedict Kanyip fixed the date after counsel to the two parties argued a preliminary objection filed by the State Government challenging the jurisdiction of t ...

The Lagos State Government on Thursday issued eviction notice to the recently sacked doctors who are still living in official quarters. The eviction notices directed the doctors to vacate the quarters by Friday (Today). The notices dated May 8, 2012, were signed by the Secretary of the Staff Housing Board for the Head of Service, I.A Shoyemi. Each of the notices read: “Consequent upon your dismissal from th ...