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Nigeria – It is time to reform Governance

Nigeria – It is time to reform Governance

Nigeria – It is time to reform Governance By Segun Aluko   Over the years, Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria has been plagued with bad governance in various forms. For a country that got its independence as far back as 1960, it is disheartening to see that it still has not got so many things…

FG prepares 1,300-bed facility to isolate evacuees

FG prepares 1,300-bed facility to isolate evacuees

The Federal Government says it has secured a total of 1,300-bed spaces for the isolation of Nigerians abroad willing to be repatriated into the country amid the pandemic. According to a statement by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, an agency under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this at the Presidential…

We now use private buildings, hotels as isolation centres ― Sanwo-Olu

We now use private buildings, hotels as isolation centres ― Sanwo-Olu

The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has revealed that some private buildings and hotels in the state have been converted into isolation centres to ensure that all those who tested positive to COVID-19 are adequately catered for. Disclosing this during a press briefing, Sanwo-Olu said that the idea of not making the location known to…

Kano may subsequently carry out house to house sample collection, says Ganduje

Kano may subsequently carry out house to house sample collection, says Ganduje

In the face of the increasing cases of coronavirus, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State says it may subsequently carry out house to house sample collections to stem the spread of the deadly disease. Ganduje stated this on Monday evening while receiving a donation of N2 billion, 5 ambulances and 20 Hilux vehicles from…

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…