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82.9m Nigerians below poverty line — NBS

82.9m Nigerians below poverty line — NBS

By Elizabeth Adegbesan The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, said yesterday that over 82.9 million or about 40 per cent of the country’s population were classified as poor in 2019. The bureau disclosed this yesterday in its 2019 Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria: Executive Summary Report. The NBS report was, however, trailed by mixed reactions….

Oil prices rise as countries ease lockdown

Oil prices rise as countries ease lockdown

Oil extended gains in Asia Tuesday on signs of improving demand as coronavirus-hit major economies begin to ease strict curbs and as top producers slash output. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for June delivery was up 7.26 per cent at $21.87 a barrel in morning trade. The contract ended about three per cent higher in…

Enugu Police allegedly shoots final-year law student to death, refuses to release corpse

Enugu Police allegedly shoots final-year law student to death, refuses to release corpse

There is tension in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State over the death of a 27-year-old, 500 level law student of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Augustine Ugwu, who was allegedly murdered by an officer of the Nigerian Police Force at Nsukka. The deceased was said to have gone to a beer parlour at Odobido…

Don’t treat spread of Coronavirus with Kid-gloves- health workers tell FG

Don’t treat spread of Coronavirus with Kid-gloves- health workers tell FG

By Chioma Obinna As President Muhammadu Buhari reopens Lagos and Abuja after a four weeks lockdown, health workers under the auspices of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP, have expressed concerns over the increase in reported cases of COVID-19, saying, “the present rate of spread of the virus should not be treated with…

JAMB remits N7bn to FG for 2020 UTME

JAMB remits N7bn to FG for 2020 UTME

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has made a remittance of N7bn to the Federal Government, saying the amount is part of the excess funds generated in 2020, particularly from the March and April Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The board said on Sunday that it made “an interim remittance of N3.5bn to the Federal Government’s…

FG retains N125/litre petrol price despite crude oil crash

FG retains N125/litre petrol price despite crude oil crash

Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The Federal Government has failed to review the N123.5 to N125/litre pump price of petrol for the month of May 2020 despite continued crash of crude oil price. The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency had stated that the cost of petrol would be reviewed monthly in accordance with the fluctuation of crude…

Sacked workers’ll get monthly salaries for insured jobs — Insurers

Sacked workers’ll get monthly salaries for insured jobs — Insurers

Insurance operators have said that workers who took job loss insurance covers before the commencement of COVID-19 pandemic will get insurance compensation. According to them, the compensation would be in form of regular monthly salaries that would be paid by the underwriters for a year or until the beneficiary gets another job. The Chairman, Nigerian…

Lille receive €85m bid for Osimhen

Lille receive €85m bid for Osimhen

Lille have received an €85m bid for Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen, according to Telefoot. According to the report, the unnamed club is interested in securing the services of Osimhen in the summer. The Super Eagles forward has been the subject of interest of clubs, especially in the English Premier League. The clubs include Liverpool, Manchester…

I am glad Kim Jong Un is back and well ―Trump

I am glad Kim Jong Un is back and well ―Trump

US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was “glad” about the reappearance of Kim Jong Un and that the North Korea leader is apparently healthy. “I, for one, am glad to see he is back, and well!” Trump tweeted, following Kim Jong Un’s first public appearance in nearly three weeks after intense speculation that he…

16 health workers got infected of coronavirus in Borno – Commissioner

16 health workers got infected of coronavirus in Borno – Commissioner

The Borno state government says no fewer than 16 health workers have been infected with COVID-19 since the outbreak of the disease in the state. The 16 in Borno are among the 113 health workers infected with the virus across the country. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Salisu Kwaya-Bura, made this known on Saturday in…