April 6, 2020

Niger LGs Workers Kick Against 20% Deduction Of Salaries

Niger LGs Workers Kick Against 20% Deduction Of Salaries

April 6, 2020 1:12 pm
Local government workers in Niger State have refused to forfeit 20 per cent of their March 2020 salaries as decided by the state Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to combat the Coronavirus pandemic.

This is coming after a joint meeting of staff of the Medical and Health Workers Union, the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employers (NULGE), the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), Niger state and Non Academic Staff Union (NASU) Niger state.

The workers in a letter through their unions, and dated March 31, 2020 and signed by Comrade Kabiru Yakubu, the secretary of the joint union,

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Coronavirus - Doctor Commits Suicide

Coronavirus: Doctor Commits Suicide

April 6, 2020 1:11 pm

Bernard Gonzalez, the club doctor of Stade de Reims FC, has committed suicide.

French outlet Le Parisien reports that Gonzalez took his own life on Sunday afternoon shortly after being told he had contracted Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Gonzalez, 60, is said to have been in quarantine with his wife, who also had the disease.

Reacting to the development, Stade de Reims’ President, Jean-Pierre Caillot, in a statement, described Gonzalez as a great professional of the sport.

Caillot said: “Words fail me. I am stunned by this news.

“This pandemic affects the Stade de Reims in its heart. He was a personality

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Buhari Orders Withdrawal Of $150m From NSIA Account

Buhari Orders Withdrawal Of $150m From NSIA Account

April 6, 2020 1:09 pm
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered that $150 million be withdrawn from the National Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA).

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, revealed this while speaking with journalists in Abuja.

According to her, the withdrawal would be made from the NSIA stabilization fund, to augment disbursements to the three tiers of government by the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC).

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She said: “Our experience shows that monthly average FAAC receipts should be at N650 billion to allow the federal and state governments meet their current obligations

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UN: Coronavirus Causing Global Surge In Domestic Violence

April 6, 2020 7:13 am

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has decried a “horrifying global surge in domestic violence” against women and girls amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

In a video message on Sunday evening, Guterres linked the development to economic and social pressures occasioned by stay-at-home orders imposed by governments in response to the pandemic.

António Guterres

✔@antonioguterres

Peace is not just the absence of war. Many women under lockdown for face violence where they should be safest: in their own homes.

Today I appeal for peace in homes around the world.

I urge all governments to put women’s safety first as

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3 Things In Life That Are Totally Not Worth It

3 Things In Life That Are Totally Not Worth It

April 6, 2020 7:11 am

Youtube is filled with life coaches. Many of them bathing in the narratives of their own success.

“I was down and out. Nobody believed in me. Then — I started working out.”
Lambo.

The world was against them. Then they rose from the ashes.

Martyrdom: it’s a common trope.

We’ll set aside the extravagant fees these guys charge. We’ll ignore the fact that many of them don’t even own the cars they are posing in front of. We can even disregard that they aren’t living the lives that they’re selling.

Doesn’t it bother you just a bit that everything …

Wike - FG Is Biased For Giving Lagos ₦10bn, Rivers Nothing

Wike: FG Is Biased For Giving Lagos ₦10bn, Rivers Nothing

April 6, 2020 6:46 am
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has berated the Federal Government for politicising the fight against the spread of coronavirus, describing the selective support to states as unfortunate.

In a Broadcast on Sunday, Wike condemned the exclusion of Rivers State from the Federal Government grants in the fight against coronavirus.

He noted that despite the exclusion of the state, Federal Government has continued to endanger the State by flying expatriates into Rivers State.

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He said: “It is quite unfortunate that the containment of coronavirus has been politicized by the Federal Government. While …

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Queen Elizabeth To Britons: We Would Overcome Coronavirus

April 6, 2020 6:44 am

Queen Elizabeth, invoking the spirit of World War Two, told Britons on Sunday that they would overcome the coronavirus outbreak.

She predicated victory on the people staying resolute in the face of lockdown and self-isolation.

The Queen spoke Sunday in a much awaited and rare broadcast, her fifth in her 68-year reign.

The 93 year-old monarch called upon Britons to show the resolve of their forbears and demonstrate they were as strong as generations of the past.

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“Together we are tackling this disease, and I want to reassure you that …

Africa Virus Death Toll Hits 383, With 792 Recoveries

Africa Virus Death Toll Hits 383, With 792 Recoveries

April 6, 2020 6:42 am

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, said there are now 8, 596 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the African continent with 383 deaths.

The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO.

“Africa now has a total of 8,596 confirmed cases, 383 deaths and 792 recovered from 51 Countries.

“Number of cases continue to rise on the African continent with 8,377 cumulative cases reported.

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“Algeria and Cameroon have reported a sharp case increase in the past 24 hours,’’ it …

Police Invite Naira Marley, Funke Akindele’s Husband

Police Invite Naira Marley, Funke Akindele’s Husband

April 6, 2020 6:40 am
The Lagos State Police Command has invited controversial singer Azeez Fashola popularly known as Naira Marley for interrogation for attending a party on Saturday hosted by Nollywood star Funke Akindele for her husband’s birthday.

In a statement by Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana, Naira Marley and Abdul Rasheed Bello a.k.a. JJC Skillz to report at the State CID Yaba on Monday for questioning after they took Funke Akindele into their custody for breaching government ban on large gatherings.

Akindele, popularly known as Jenifa, hosted the party in honour of her husband, Abdul Rasheed Bello a.k.a. JJC Skillz.…

Tinubu 'Why Tinubu Has More Followership In North Than South'

‘Why Tinubu Has More Followership In North Than South’

April 6, 2020 6:39 am

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has more followership in the northern part of Nigeria than in the south, a member of the House of Representatives, Mufutau Egberongbe, has argued.

Egberongbe said this is because the former governor of Lagos has, over time, proved himself worthy as a nationalist, whose main focus is uniting the country to meet the goals set by its founding fathers.

“In the country, the way it is now, only few selfless people you can find whose thinking and actions reflect the need for peace and prosperity of Nigeria. Asiwaju

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Coronavirus - U.S. Faces ”Hardest And Saddest Week”

Coronavirus: U.S. Faces ”Hardest And Saddest Week”

April 6, 2020 6:37 am

The United States is entering what a senior official warned on Sunday would be the “hardest” week of the coronavirus crisis as the death toll mounted, but some saw glimmers of hope from a slight slowing of fatalities in hard-hit New York.

New York, the epicenter of the U.S. coronavirus outbreak, reported on Sunday that for the first time in a week, deaths had fallen slightly from the day before. But there were still nearly 600 new fatalities and more than 7,300 new cases in the state.

Louisiana has become a hot spot for the virus, reporting a jump in …

Coronavirus Scare - 25 Nigerian Doctors Go Into Isolation

Coronavirus Scare: 25 Nigerian Doctors Go Into Isolation

April 6, 2020 6:36 am

A record 25 Nigerian doctors on Saturday night went into isolation at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH).

This followed the death of a patient that tested positive for coronavirus.

He initially tested negative along with two other patients.

The other two patients are now being treated at an isolation ward at the hospital, Chief Medical Director of UBTH, Prof. Darlington Obaseki.

The Association of Residents Doctor (ARD), UBTH chapter, in a statement, said that 25 doctors had contact with all the three patients, before their true status was confirmed.

ARD said 13 of the 25 doctors were house …

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