January 30, 2020

Vietnam will stop issuing visas for Chinese tourists, the government said on Thursday, after the Southeast Asian country detected three new cases of coronavirus.

“Cross-border trade between Vietnam and China is not encouraged at the moment.

“The outbreak is spreading rapidly, and in a serious manner,” the government said in a statement.

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According to Vietnamese government statistics, Chinese tourists accounted for one-third of tourists visiting Vietnam in 2019, NAN reports.

In 2019, Vietnam’s health ministry said two Chinese citizens in Vietnam had tested positive for coronavirus, however,

The Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Emefiele to appear before it over an unpaid $53 million garnishee order in favour of Mr. Joe Agi, SAN and a team of lawyers.

In a documents made available to newsmen in Calabar on Thursday stated that when the matter came up for hearing on January 23, Emefiele was not in court and upon hearing from

The United Kingdom has offered to assist Nigeria in retrieving the Ife Bronze Head, an antique stolen at National Museum, Jos in 1987 and found with a Belgian collector in London, about thirty years after.

The British Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism, Helen Whately, made the pledge on Thursday in London, when the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed paid her an official visit.

Speaking after a closed-door meeting with his counterpart, Mohammed said they resolved to explore an amicable resolution to the matter to avoid possible collateral damage among Nigeria, UK and Belgium.

“UK authority is ready

The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, says the Commission has activated its 112 toll-free Emergency Telephone Number at Emergency Communication Centres (ECCs).

The 112 toll-free line, established late 2019, is currently functional in 18 states.

Danbatta, who spoke at the Forum of Spokesperson of Security and Response Agencies (FOSSRA) Meeting, on Thursday, in Abuja, listed the states as Katsina, Ogun, Kano, Plateau, Anambra, Enugu, Kaduna, Benue, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Oyo, Edo, Ondo, Ekiti, Kwara, Adamawa, Imo and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The NCC boss added that efforts are ongoing to

The National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, has dismissed speculation that Thursday’s meeting of the National Security Council discussed the fate of the country’s service chiefs.

Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari had on Thursday presided over the 2020 maiden meeting of the National Security Council with Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and the security chiefs in attendance.

The meeting came amidst calls in some quarters for the removal of the service chiefs due to the ongoing security challenges in some parts of the country.

Speaking to State House correspondents at the