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FG extends closure of Airports by four weeks

FG extends closure of Airports by four weeks

The Federal Government Wednesday announced the extension of the current closure of Airports and flights into the country by four weeks. Disclosing the extension at the briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 yesterday, Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the government of the federation, said after due consultation, the federal government decided to extend…

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…

Zenith Bank records N166.8bn gross earnings in Q1 2020

Zenith Bank records N166.8bn gross earnings in Q1 2020

LAGOS — Zenith Bank Plc said it recorded gross earnings of N166.8 billion for the first quarter ended March 31st 2020 (Q1’2020), representing six percent increase from N158.1 billion in the corresponding quarter of 2019 (Q1’2019). The bank disclosed this in the unaudited statement of account presented to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) yesterday, saying…

Sokoto budgets N500m on Ramadan feeding, blames inflation

Sokoto budgets N500m on Ramadan feeding, blames inflation

Sokoto State Government will expend the sum of N500m for the feeding of its citizens during Ramadan. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, while constituting a 32-person committee on COVID-19 Ramadan feeding programme in the state said, “Unlike last year, there is significant rise in the amount to be spent from N380m last year to N500m this…

Court fines Ekiti pastors N.1m for lockdown violation

Court fines Ekiti pastors N.1m for lockdown violation

An Ado Ekiti Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday convicted two pastors, Abiodun Daramola and Sunday Akinwande, for violating the lockdown order of the state government. The Magistrate, Mr Lanre Owoleso, who found the clerics guilty of the two counts preferred against them, ordered them to pay N50,000 fine each and as well as engage in one…

Bandits kill four soldiers in Zamfara

Bandits kill four soldiers in Zamfara

Four soldiers were feared dead in an ambush by bandits in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State on Tuesday. A source said troops of Operation Hadarin were taken unawares by the bandits in the bush between Birane and Garin-Kada villages of the Zurmi Local Government Area. The soldiers were said to be conveying food to their…

Ramadan: Look for moon in your homes, NSCIA tells Muslims

Ramadan: Look for moon in your homes, NSCIA tells Muslims

The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs on Tuesday called on Muslims to observe the practice of social distancing when looking out for the moon in the forthcoming Ramadan. The organisation specifically advised that Muslim fateful should look for the moon at their residences without going out in groups. The Deputy Secretary-General of NSCIA, Prof….

Ondo begins mass production of face masks

Ondo begins mass production of face masks

Following the plan to make face marks wearing compulsory for the people of the state, the Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, on Monday, said government had commenced mass production of the masks. The governor also disclosed that the military man who first contracted the disease in the state had tested negative. Akeredolu, who addressed…

Top Nigeria politics forum: Liberating Nigeria

Top Nigeria politics forum: Liberating Nigeria

Originally Published On April 07, 2020 Liberating Nigeria forum is currently the only Nigeria Politics forum that is fully dedicated to enlightening, organizing, influencing and uniting first-time voters across Nigeria. This forum seeks to engage a lot on current Nigeria political news, digitally organizing and enlightening Nigerian students and social media politicians, as well as…