The Federal Government has evacuated 289 more Nigerians stranded in the United States due to coronavirus-related border closure.
An Ethiopian Airlines plane conveying the evacuees took off from New Jersey on Tuesday night and is expected to land in Abuja on Wednesday afternoon.
This is the fourth evacuation flight, which brings to 1,095 the total number of stranded Nigerians so far repatriated by the Federal Government from the U.S.
Two families of seven were dropped from this flight, according to the Consul General of Nigeria in New …
The House of Representatives urged Nigerians not to relent in asking from Niger Delta Minister, Godswill Akpabio, and the Interim Management Committee, how ₦81.5billion was squandered in six months.
“What happened to Nigeria’s ₦81.5billion under the charge of NDDC in the space of 6 months?”, the Reps asked in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement indicated that the row between Akpabio and the House of Representatives was far from being resolved.
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In the statement by spokesman and Committee Chairman on Media Affairs and Publicity, Benjamin Kalu, the House asked the …
He noted that Nigeria had tried rotational presidency for three consecutive times and it’s now time to focus on unity and not regions.
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Mamman Daura made the suggestion in a rare interview he granted the Hausa Service of the BBC, which was monitored in Abuja, on Tuesday.
He said: “Rotation has been done once, twice and three times; it is …
Ozekhome, who met with the Justice Ayo Salami-led panel on Tuesday, further strengthed the corruption allegations against Magu by submitting six exhibits, including two video clips and some documents.
During the session, which lasted about two hours, the senior advocate accused Magu of being unprofessional with the handling of his office.
Ozekhome also pointed at the investigative deficiencies …
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“I apologize for my voice, lately I have to talk a lot. But the most surprising thing is that today you are seeing a person who managed to power through coronavirus standing on his feet,” he said during a visit to a military
Three Sudanese migrants were killed in a shooting in Libya after the country’s coast guard intercepted them at sea and returned them to shore, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday.
The UNHCR said it “deplores the tragic loss of three lives and calls for an urgent investigation” into the shootings at Al-Khums, a port city about 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of Tripoli late Monday.
“The shooting occurred after more than 70 people were disembarked from a vessel,”
Canada on Tuesday gave the green light for people with severe symptoms of COVID-19 to be treated with the anti-viral drug remdesivir.
“Remdesivir is the first drug that Health Canada has authorized for the treatment of COVID-19,” said the health ministry.
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At least two major US studies have shown that remdesivir can reduce the duration of hospital stays for COVID-19 patients.
Washington authorized the emergency use of the medicine — which was originally intended as a treatment for Ebola — on May 1, followed by several Asian nations including Japan and …
The Nigerian Stock Exchange returned to negative territory on Tuesday with the market capitalisation shedding ₦70 billion due to losses by some blue chips.
The market capitalisation was down 0.54 per cent to close at ₦12.858 trillion compared with ₦12. 928 trillion on Monday.
Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) dipped 133.45 points or 0.54 per cent to close at 24,650.16 against 24,783.61 recorded on Monday.
The downturn was impacted by losses recorded in large and medium capitalised stocks, amongst which are; Seplat, Total, MTN Nigeria Communications (MTNN), Julius Berger and Guaranty Trust Bank.
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Abdulrasheed Maina, ex-Chairman, Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT), has been released from Kuje Correctional Centre nine months after his detention, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has confirmed.
Maina, who was arraigned before Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Oct. 25, 2019, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside his son, Faisal, and firm, Common Input Property and Investment Ltd., had been in detention since the period.
However, Maina’s Lawyer, Adeola Adedipe, in a telephone interview with NAN on Tuesday, said the ex-PRTT boss was finally released on Monday evening after completing the …
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina after he was cleared of all corruption allegations levelled against him by an anonymous group.
His exoneration, the President said, is further validation of his competence and integrity to lead the institution.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, President Buhari called on Dr. Adesina to remain steadfast as he continues to lead the institution.
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Apart from Dr. Adesina, the President also hailed …
Senator Dino Melaye has lost the bid to return to the Senate, about eight months after he was defeated in the Kogi West senatorial district election.
He contested the November 2019 poll on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and lost to Senator Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Senator Melaye had filed a suit at the Court of Appeal to challenge the judgement of the Kogi State National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed the election of Senator Adeyemi.
He asked the court to upturn …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters also called out Father Ejike Mbaka, the founder and head of Adoration Ministries in Enugu.
The group wondered why the cleric, known for his predictions, saw no vision about the killings.
The Catholic priest was accused of seeing only judgments delivered by Nigeria’s apex court.
“Fr Mbaka is obviously blind to the killings happening in Southern Kaduna. He only sees who the Supreme Court wants to make Governor”, it tweeted.
