The People's Alternative Political Movement (TPAP-M) has requested information on the N3 trillion fuel subsidy demanded by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited for 2022. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued President Muhammadu Buhari and two others at the Federal High Court, Lagos for failure to probe allegations that over N3.1 billion of public funds are missing from the finance ministry. The National Industrial Court (NIC) will hear the contempt suit filed by the Association of Specialist Medical Doctors in Academics against Ahmed for alleged disregard to a court order. The court had ordered the defendants to pay the doctors based on the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and associated allowances, which was approved by the Federal Government on September 29, 2009. However, from August 2021 till date, the defendants are yet to fully comply with the order. The claimants are seeking an order for leave of the court to proceed with committal proceedings for disobedience to its order.
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