May 2020

Umar Bello - Perm Sec Replies Buhari’s Query

Umar Bello: Perm Sec Replies Buhari’s Query

May 26, 2020 5:07 am

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Mohammed Umar Bello, has replied to a query bordering on contractual liability and property purchase.

Folasade, Yemi-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, signed the query on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari.

The official was accused of alleged infractions when he was the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD).

Read Also: President Buhari Warns Nigerians To ‘Be Very Careful’

Bello allegedly caused the federal government a contractual liability of over N48billion incurred due to ‘delay in payment to contractors’.

He also allegedly bought a

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NBA: Supreme Council Of Sharia Declares Position On Gov el-Rufai

El-Rufai Threatens To Jail Parents Enrolling Children In Almajiri

May 26, 2020 5:06 am
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has warned that parents who enroll their children into the Almajiri education system stand the risk of prosecution and up to two years jail.

El-Rufai stated this in Kaduna on Monday when he visited some 200 Almajiri children repatriated from Nasarawa State and undergoing rehabilitation and optical screening at Government College, Kurmin Mashi, Kaduna, NAN reports.

Almajiri are children enrolled to be taught Islamic knowledge under Islamic Clerics, but who loiter on the streets with bowls begging for alms and food.

Read Also: I Will Sack You If You Embark On Strike, El-Rufai Threatens

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NNPC - Numbers Of Staff, Offices, Other Details Revealed

NNPC: Numbers Of Staff, Offices, Other Details Revealed

May 26, 2020 5:05 am

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) currently has 6,621 staff.

This includes those at the headquarters, all subsidiaries, divisions and offices nationwide.

NNPC made the disclosure in its report of compliance with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Open Data requirements.

Read Also: NNPC Reacts To Tanker Fire In Central Lagos

The staff strength also includes 1,050 fresh graduates recruited in February.

In the report released on Monday and published by NAN, NNPC has 13 Divisions/Strategic Business Units.

While 5,410 of the workforce, representing 81.7 percent are male, 211 are women, representing 18.3 per cent.

The three refineries – Kaduna,

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Awka Youths Dare Obiano, Hold Egwu Imo Festival Despite Ban

Awka Youths Dare Obiano, Hold Egwu Imo Festival Despite Ban

May 26, 2020 5:04 am
Youths of Awka community in Anambra State have defied the order of the state governor, Chief Willie Obiano to shelve this year’s Imo Awka masquerade festival as a result of the coronavirus disease.

Egwu Imo Awka festival is an annual celebration of the people of Awka kingdom, which is used to venerate their gods, which is represented in monkeys.

The festival is a popular one that binds Awka indigenes, no matter their city of residence in the world, as they usually troop back home to celebrate.

Read Also: Gov Obiano Ruins The Economy Of Anambra

Obiano had on 10th

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How Minister, Pantami Drove Us Out Of Office With Guns – Dabiri-Erewa

How Minister, Pantami Drove Us Out Of Office With Guns – Dabiri-Erewa

May 26, 2020 5:03 am

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, has explained how the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Ibrahim Isah Pantami, allegedly chased her staff away from their office at the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, with armed men and locked up their personal items.

The NIDCOM boss said the office complex was allocated to her commission by the NCC, adding that they were evicted just after two days.

Read Also: Abike Dabiri, Patami fight Dirty On Twitter Over Office Space

Dabiri-Erewa , who lamented that her commission was yet to have a permanent office after one

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Victims Of 2019 Presidential Election Violence Get N450m From Wike

Victims Of 2019 Presidential Election Violence Get ₦450m From Wike

May 26, 2020 4:59 am
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, has made good his promise to victims of the 2019 Presidential election in Abonnema, Akuku-Toru Local government area of the state with the release of the sum of ₦450 million.

Speaking during a meeting preparatory to giving out the cash, Governor Wike said the gesture was in fulfilment of his promise to the people of Abonnema at the Church service to honour those who lost their lives, the injured and those who lost properties during the crisis.

Read Also: Wike’s Government Battles EFCC Over ₦118b Fraud Claim

Represented by the Secretary to the State Government,

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INEC To Redesign Polling Units To Comply With Virus Regulations

INEC To Redesign Polling Units To Comply With Virus Regulations

May 26, 2020 4:58 am
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that Polling Units shall be redesigned by the commission to ensure substantial compliance with the COVID-19 protocols established by health authorities.

INEC noted that, among other things, the redesign would emphasise on social distancing, general hygienic conduct and enforcement of COVID-19 prevention protocols.

The commission disclosed this in a ‘Policy on Conducting Elections in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic’ signed by INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, released on Monday.

Read Also: IPAC Blasts INEC On Deregistration Of Political Parties

The INEC chairman noted that on Election

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WHO Suspends Use Of Chloroquine For Treatment Of COVID-19

WHO Suspends Use Of Chloroquine For Treatment Of COVID-19

May 26, 2020 4:58 am

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday, said it had “temporarily” suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine, as potential treatment for COVID-19.

WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, addressing a virtual press conference, said that the WHO-backed trials had been “suspended while the safety is reviewed”.

The decision has been taken, after a publication indicated that the use of Chloroquine could increase the likelihood of dying.

Read Also: WHO Supports Madagascar’s Cure After Bribery Claims

“It’s important to continue to gather evidence on the efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine.

“We want to use it if it’s safe and efficacious, reduces mortality, reduces

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Bushfire-hit Australians still in tents as virus slows recovery

Bushfire-Hit Australians Still In Tents As Virus Slows Recovery

May 25, 2020 4:50 pm

Victims of Australia’s catastrophic bushfires are still living in tents, garages and makeshift shelters months after the blazes ended, with efforts to rebuild their lives hampered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Inside a small tin shed on Australia’s south-east coast, a family of six takes refuge from the cold as the southern hemisphere winter begins to bite.

The structure — chock-full of toys and beds — has been home to 51-year-old Anita Lawrence and five of her children since February.

Read Also: Australia Loses $2.5b Weekly To Virus Shutdown

She had been in Tasmania when fires ripped through the area, torching

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Russian prosecutors seek 18 years for ex-US marine in spy trial

Russian Prosecutors Seek 18 Years For Ex-US Marine In Spy Trial

May 25, 2020 4:50 pm

Russian prosecutors on Monday requested a former US Marine charged with spying receive an 18-year sentence, after a closed-door trial denounced by Washington and his family.

Paul Whelan, 50, was detained in Moscow in December 2018 for allegedly receiving state secrets, but he insists he was framed when he took a USB drive from an acquaintance thinking it contained holiday photos.

His trial, which caused tensions between Moscow and Washington and sparked speculation of a prisoner swap, concluded with closing arguments on Monday.

Read Also: SR-71 Blackbird: World’s Fastest Spy Plane

Whelan’s lawyer told reporters after the session that prosecutors …

Italian Govt To Recruit 60,000 Volunteers To Enforce Social Distancing Rules

Italian Govt To Recruit Volunteers To Enforce Social Distancing Rules

May 25, 2020 2:49 pm

Italy has revealed plans to recruit 60,000 volunteers who will monitor citizens’ adherence to the social distancing rules in the country’s post-lockdown phase.

The scheme, announced by Regional Affairs Minister Francesco Boccia, on Monday came amid mounting concern that people are mingling dangerously close to one another on beaches, in bars and on public squares.

“The volunteers will not be vigilantes, but spreaders of good behaviour,’’ Bari Mayor and head of the Italian Mayors’ Association (ANCI) Antonio Decaro told Monday’s La Repubblica newspaper, NAN reports.

Read Also: Reopening Of Saint Peter’s Marks First Step For Italy’s Catholics

According to Boccia,

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Japanese Economy Shrinks By 27.8 Percent

Europe Lifts Virus Shutters As Japan Ends Emergency

May 25, 2020 2:48 pm

Europeans flocked to parks, gyms and pools Monday as more countries eased coronavirus restrictions, while Japan lifted its state of emergency but urged vigilance to avoid another wave of infections.

However the virus, which has now infected more than 5.4 million people worldwide and killed almost 350,000, continued its rampage across Latin America, sparking a US travel ban for people coming from Brazil.

With the global economy battered, governments are scrambling to provide relief to businesses and citizens wearying of mass confinement.

In hard-hit Spain, Madrid and Barcelona cautiously emerged from one of the world’s strictest lockdowns with parks and …

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