March 2020

Uganda - Desert Locust Invasion Could Cost Country $218M

Uganda: Desert Locust Invasion Could Cost Country $218M

March 3, 2020 4:19 pm

Kampala, Uganda — Uganda risks losing up to Shs 800bn (US$218.3 million) in export revenue if the desert locusts are not halted in the coming weeks, according to the agriculture ministry.

East Africa’s third largest economy earns billions of shillings from maize, cotton, coffee, fruits, vegetables and simsim exports. In 2018, Uganda earned US$ 106.8 million in maize exports, followed with cotton (US$ 44.3 million), fruits and vegetables (US$ 40.6 million) and simsim (US$ 26.6 million).

Vincent Ssempijja, the agriculture minister said on Feb.25 that Uganda is at risk of incurring more losses if locusts decimate a dozen crops that

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Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC

Packaging Food In Polythene Bags Causes Cancer – NAFDAC

March 3, 2020 12:44 pm

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) has warned that polythene bags popularly known as nylon causes cancer.

It appealed to Nigerians to stop using the materials for food packaging.

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of NAFDAC spoke in a chat with journalists on Monday in Abuja.

 

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“Packaging of pap in nylon is not encouraging; green leaves are all over the place, leaf is the best thing to use for packaging item and it must be clean”, she said.

“Nylon is not good for packaging

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Coronavirus: Reps To Shutdown Activities For 2 Weeks

Coronavirus: Reps To Shutdown Activities For 2 Weeks

March 3, 2020 12:43 pm
The House of Representatives has resolved to shut down legislative activities for two weeks over Coronavirus scare.

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The green chamber reached the resolution following the adoption of a motion by Unyime Idem. Entitled “emergency response to the dreaded coronavirus.”

the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu moved the amendment to adjourn plenary for two weeks to allow the management of the National Assembly to equip the complex with measures to prevent spread to the National Assembly.

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Pope Francis Receives COVID-19 Vaccine

Pope Francis’ Test Result Revealed

March 3, 2020 12:43 pm

Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has tested negative for the novel Coronavirus days after rumours of his contact with a COVID-19 patient broke.

This is as reported by an Italian newspaper Il Messaggero on Tuesday.

The clergy had cancelled some of his engagements since last Thursday, a day after appearing to be suffering from a cold during an Ash Wednesday service.

The 83-year-old had a “cough, a bit of a temperature, sore throat, and shivers.”

His doctors stepped in immediately for the appropriate checks.

Speaking during the Ash Wednesday service, Pope told well-wishers: “I wish, again, to express my closeness to

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Oyo Assembly Passes Amotekun Into Law

Oyo Assembly Passes Amotekun Into Law

March 3, 2020 12:42 pm
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law the Oyo State Security Network Agency Bill 2020.

The passage of the bill followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Security and Special Duties led by Mr. Akeem Obadara representing Ibadan North West constituency.

The new security outfit which was launched in January this year by some governors of the six states in the South West region is code-named ‘Operation Amotekun’.

Majority of the members of the assembly wore regalia likened to that of Amotekun (Leopard) to the house, which gave an insight that the

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Benue APC Chairman, Inalegwu Ichapi Is Dead

Benue APC Chairman, Inalegwu Ichapi Is Dead

March 3, 2020 12:42 pm

The chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC) in Apa Local Government Area of Benue State, Mr Inalegwu Ichapi, is dead.

Ichapi ‘s death was confirmed in a statement issued by the party’s Acting Publicity Secretary, Mr James Ornguga.

Ornguga stated that the State Chairman of the party, Mr Abba Yaro, and his executive council were deeply saddened by the demise, adding that they sympathized with the family of the deceased and the entire Apa APC.

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“Until his death, Ichapi was APC chairman in Apa and has contributed immensely to the development

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Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), the apex Igbo socio-cultural youth organizatioN has called on the federal government through the Ministry of Health as a matter of urgency

Ohanaeze Demand IDs Of Coronavirus Victim Co–Passengers

March 3, 2020 12:41 pm
Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), the apex Igbo socio-cultural youth organization has called on the federal government through the Ministry of Health as a matter of urgency and national security, disclose true identities of 156 Passengers on board the aircraft that brought in the index case of coronavirus to the county.

The call was contained in a press release jointly signed by the President-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro and Secretary-General, Okwu Nnabuike.

The group asserted that the disclosure would encourage Nigeria citizenry adopt early preventive measure and further lauded the collaborative approach of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria towards the handling

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Hope Talks On Preservation Of Nigeria’s Natural Habitats

Hope Talks On Preservation Of Nigeria’s Natural Habitats

March 3, 2020 12:40 pm
The Governor of Imo state Senator Hope Uzodinma has stressed the need to preserve both the aquatic and terrestrial habitats of the state, regretting that people’s activities have not added any value to it.

Governor Uzodinma stated this while delivering an address at the 7th edition of World Wildlife Day celebration held today in Owerri, the Imo state capital.

He said that the actions and inactions of the people with respect to conservation of natural biogenetic pools may have a direct impact on future generations.

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“Habitat degradation

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I Cant Pay Minimum Wage- Gombe State Governor Says

March 3, 2020 9:19 am

Gombe State Governor, Muhammad Yahaya, has decried the inability of his administration to pay the N30,000 minimum wage to workers in the state.

The governor who was interviewed during Channels Television’s News Night said there is no way he can mint money in a bid to meet the workers’ needs.

“The situation is like everywhere else. Our own is terribly worse because as a state, if you check through the revenue table, Gombe is virtually second to the last.

“I think we only top Nasarawa and Ekiti or we go virtually at the same level. There’s no way I …

Kanu: 'World Is Watching Tanko And His Judicial Tricks'

Kanu: ‘World Is Watching Tanko And His Judicial Tricks’

March 3, 2020 9:19 am

Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has taken to his verified Facebook page to react to the ongoing Supreme Court Judgement review of  January 14, 2020 verdict which ousted Emeka Ihedioha from the Gubernatorial seat and replaces him with Senator Hope Uzodinma.

In a series of messages, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu expressed  his displeasure on the conflicting verdicts and cross-verdicts the Supreme Court of Nigeria gave and squarely blamed Justice Tanko Mohammed for dragging the Supreme Court into APCs political mess and ruining the name of the Judicial System in Nigeria.

Read Also: Ihedioha Vs Uzodinma: Kanu

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Sani: If It Was A Nigerian Who Took The Virus To Italy

Sani: If It Was A Nigerian Who Took The Virus To Italy

March 3, 2020 5:11 am

Shehu Sani, a former lawmaker representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, has taken to his verified Twitter account to say what would happen if it was a Nigerian who took the Novel Coronavirus into Italy.

“If na naija man carri corona go Italy, the Italy Govt for don put him photo and that of him mother and father and granny and even the monkey wey dey him village for dem newspaper.”

“If it were to be a Nigerian who took the coronavirus disease to Italy, the Italian Government would have put up his picture and that of his family …

FFK: If Cows Were Affected By Virus, What Buhari Will Do

FFK: If Cows Were Affected By Virus, What Buhari Will Do

March 3, 2020 4:48 am

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has taken to his verified Twitter account to ridicule President Muhammadu Buhari on his lackadaisical reaction to the influx of the deadly Novel Coronavirus into Nigeria. He uses references to the President’s reaction if it were cows and not Nigerians that were infected by the virus.

 

“If cows had been the ones affected by #coronavirus & were dying all over the world Buhari would have done a national broadcast by now & told us that what we are facing is the greatest tragedy in world history. Which type of leader puts the lives of cows before

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