May 5, 2020

Working In Fear, Immigrants Keep US Poultry Running

Working In Fear, Immigrants Keep US Poultry Running

May 5, 2020 6:17 pm

Tina says a little prayer every time she heads to work at a Delaware poultry plant, a plea that this will not be the day that the invisible killer picking off her colleagues comes for her.

With the coronavirus shutting down meat plants and threatening the country’s food supply, she would rather not be there at all, but President Donald Trump has designated the sector as strategic, and low-paid workers like her as essential.

The 27-year-old mother works shifts at the Perdue packing plant in Georgetown, a major employer among the thousands of fellow Haitians settled in the area. If …

Red Cross Looks To Global Influencers To Fight Infodemic

Red Cross Looks To Global Influencers To Fight Infodemic

May 5, 2020 6:16 pm

The Red Cross on Tuesday launched what it said was the first global network of social media influencers to battle misinformation about the new coronavirus and spread lifesaving content about the pandemic.

Experts have been warning for months that the pandemic has been cloaked in a massive “infodemic” — a deluge of information, including widespread false claims, which can pose a serious threat to public health.

The World Health Organization website lists a catalogue of dangerous “myths” circulating about the virus, including suggestions that hot peppers or excessive exposure to the sun can prevent or cure COVID-19.

And it flatly …

General Electric To Cut 10,000 Aviation Jobs

General Electric To Cut 10,000 Aviation Jobs

May 5, 2020 6:15 pm

General Electric announced Monday it will cut an additional 10,000 jobs from its aviation sector as the coronavirus pandemic decimates the industry, forcing companies to cancel orders.

The cuts will be a mix of voluntary departures and layoffs and come after an initial wave of 2,600 job cuts in March, GE said in a statement.

The company aims to reduce its aviation employment base by 25 percent, or some 13,000 employees.

The austerity program, which will affect all geographic zones, is reflective of the rough time the entire aviation sector is going through.

Boeing announced last week that it was …

Trump Blocks Virus Expert Fauci From 'House Of Haters'

Trump Blocks Virus Expert Fauci From ‘House Of Haters’

May 5, 2020 3:23 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that the country’s top infectious disease expert, Anthony Fauci, would testify before the Senate.

But he has blocked him from testifying before the House of Representatives filled with ‘Trump haters’.

Trump disclosed this to reporters outside the White House before he departed for Arizona, where he will visit a medical equipment facility.

“Doctor Fauci will be testifying in front of the Senate, and he looks forward to doing that,” the U.S. president said.

Read Also: COVID-19 Vaccine Coming Sooner Than Later – Trump

Trump’s Republican Party holds a majority in the Senate.

The …

Coronavirus Cases In Africa Surge To 46,500

Coronavirus Cases In Africa Surge To 46,500

May 5, 2020 3:23 pm

The World Health Organisation (WHO), says the number of reported Coronavirus cases in Africa has risen to over 46,500 as at May 4.

The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Tuesday.

“There are over 46,500 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 1,800 associated deaths,” it said.

The figures on the dashboard showed that South Africa, Algeria and Nigeria had the highest reported cases on the list in WHO Africa Region.

Read Also: WHO Tackles U.S. Secretary Pompeo On Coronavirus Origin

It showed that …

Nigerians Will Not Forget Yar’Adua’s Achievements - Atiku

Nigerians Will Not Forget Yar’Adua’s Achievements – Atiku

May 5, 2020 3:22 pm

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday said Nigerians would not forget the “indisputable” achievements of late former President Umaru Yar’Adua’s short-lived administration.

Abubakar stated this a tribute issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, to mark the 10th year anniversary of the passing away of the former President.

According to Abubakar, the legacies of late Yar’Adua continued to have great impact on Nigerians.

Read Also: Workers’ Day: Atiku Commends Health Workers

 

“As each year passes by, we are constantly reminded of his outstanding leadership skills and decision making acumen.

“Yar’Adua was a man that was never shy

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Abacha Loot - Buhari Opens Up On How $311m Will Be Spent

Abacha Loot: Buhari Opens Up On How $311m Will Be Spent

May 5, 2020 3:21 pm

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday opened up on projects that the repatriated $311m from the United States will be expended on Nigeria.

The amount is part of funds looted by the late Head of State, Sani Abacha and stashed away in the United States.

President Buhari indicated that the funds have been allocated for infrastructure development that is decades-overdue across Nigeria.

Read Also: Breaking: FG Gets $311.7m Abacha’s Loot From US

A statement by the President’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu said the money has been allocated for the completion of the second Niger Bridge, the Lagos-Ibadan and Abuja-Kaduna-Kano expressway.

Also, part

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JAMB Remittance To Federal Purse Excites Nigerians

JAMB Remittance To Federal Purse Excites Nigerians

May 5, 2020 3:20 pm
The Joint Admissions and Ma­triculation Board (JAMB) has been trending all day in Twitter Nigeria as the exam body gets the accolade of Nigerians for remitting yet some new billions to the Federal treasury.

JAMB announced on Monday that it has made an interim remit­tance of ₦3.5 billion to the Federal Government con­solidated revenue account, although lower than the ₦5billion remitted last year.

The agency has phenomenally improved remittances since Professor Ishaq Oloyede took over in 2017.

In the same year, the agency remitted ₦7.8billion, a sharp contrast to 2015 and 2016 when no dime was remitted.

In 2014, the …

Atiku’s University Sacks 400 Workers

Atiku’s University Sacks 400 Workers

May 5, 2020 3:19 pm

Sequel to a long restructuring process, the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, Adamawa, has sacked 400 of its workers.

AUN is owned by former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.

Prof. Abba Tahir, the Vice President for University Relations, AUN, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen in Yola on Tuesday.

Tahir said that majority of the affected personnel were those that had no significant developmental effect on the philosophy of the university.

Read Also: Workers’ Day: Atiku Commends Health Workers

“Certain structural elements have been initiated by the new Governing Council of American University of Nigeria (AUN), …

Ohanaeze Almajiris With COVID-19 Being Sent To S'East - Ohanaeze

Almajiris With COVID-19 Being Sent To S’East – Ohanaeze

May 5, 2020 12:24 pm

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, Worldwide, OYC, has reacted to the interception of Kano State Almajiri children at Enugu State border by the State COVID-19 task force.

OYC described the move to bring in Almajiri children into Enugu as a collaborative rogue operations and nefarious activities of notorious Islamic extremists and Northern Elders.

According to the apex Igbo youth organization, it was a deliberate move to bring in Almajiris with index coronavirus cases to the South East with the evil intent to infect Igbos and make the region suffer what is being witnessed in Kano today.

Read Also: Ohanaeze

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$10m Bill Gates Bribe - Reps Resolve To Seek Legal Action

$10m Bill Gates Bribe: Reps Resolve To Seek Legal Action

May 5, 2020 12:22 pm

The House of Representatives has resolved to seek legal redress on the allegation of $10million bribe from Bill Gates to members of the House to pass the Infectious Disease bill.

On Monday, the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) alleged that the Founder of Microsoft paid the members of the House to give the bill an expedited passage.

“This intelligence is coupled with the information of the alleged receipt, from sources outside the country but very interested in the Bill, of the sum of $10 million by the sponsors and promoters of the Bill to distribute among lawmakers to ensure

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N40bn Fraud - Senate Probes NDDC Management Committee

₦40bn Fraud: Senate Probes NDDC Management Committee

May 5, 2020 12:20 pm

The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday constituted a probe Committee that would investigate alleged embezzlement of over ₦40 billion by the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

Specifically, the Senate said the huge amount was spent within three months by IMC under questionable circumstances.

In line with moves to uncover the fraud, the Senate set up an Ad- hoc committee to be headed by Senator Olubunmi Adetunbi (APC Ekiti North), to look into the financial transactions carried out by IMC on behalf of the commission within the last three months and report back in four weeks.…

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