August 2020

Bello - PDP Wanted To Snatch Edo Like ‘A Market Pickpocket’

Bello: PDP Wanted To Snatch Edo Like ‘A Market Pickpocket’

August 7, 2020 1:34 pm

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has described the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a roguish party which wanted to snatch away Edo State like “a pickpocket eyeing someone’s purse in the market”.

The Governor, who stated this on Friday through his Chief Press Secretary, Onogwu Mohammed while reacting to the impeachment of the speaker, Edo State House of Assembly, described the emergence of the new principal officers as a welcome development.

The Kogi State helmsman while averring that Edo was an APC State which was snatched through the back door by the PDP, assured the Edo APC and her …

Ogun spends N4.3bn on construction of seven roads

Ogun Spends ₦4.3bn On Construction Of Seven Roads

August 7, 2020 9:06 am

The Ogun State Government says it will continue to open up the industrialization and economic frontiers of the State through its infrastructural and other developmental projects.

It said had spent a total of ₦4.325bn in the last six months on road construction and rehabilitation.

The State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Adebowale Akinsanya, stated this while defending the Ministry’s 2020 budget performance before members of the State House of Assembly Committee on Works and Infrastructure led by Abayomi Fasuwa at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

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According to the …

Fallen fuel tanker crushes woman to death in Lagos

Fallen Fuel Tanker Crushes Woman To Death In Lagos

August 7, 2020 9:05 am

A fallen fuel tanker has crushed a woman to death at Mile 2 area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

The incident occurred on Friday morning.

Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu said the incident took place around 12.30am.

He said upon the arrival of the agency’s response team, it was discovered that a tanker with registration number KSF 260 XY loaded with 55,000 litres of PMS (Petrol) rammed into a pothole directly in front of the Nigerian Army Signal Barracks in Mile Two and fell sideways, resulting in its contents spilling out onto the road.

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Rapist Of Babies In Nasarawa Will Regret – Gov Sule

Rapist Of Babies In Nasarawa Will Regret – Gov Sule

August 7, 2020 9:05 am

The Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has stated that the man who raped a three-year-old girl and others will be punished severely.

He spoke on Thursday in Lafia during the inauguration of the State Action Plan (SAP) on United Nations Security Council Resolution on Women, Peace and Security (UNSCR 1325).

In June, one Ahmadu Yaro, 27, was arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for defiling four different babies in Adogi village of Lafia Local Government Area.

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The governor said the incident had left the state in shock.

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Avoid Partisan Politics – Gov Wike Charges New GOC

Avoid Partisan Politics – Gov Wike Charges New GOC

August 7, 2020 9:04 am

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has charged the new General Officer Commanding 6 Division of the Nigeria Army, Major-General Olu Irefin, to focus on fighting crime in the division and avoid getting involved in partisan politics.

Governor Wike, who conceded that there are pockets of criminal elements in the state, also pledged the readiness of his administration to collaborate with the new GOC to flush them him.

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He made the submission Thursday when the new 6 DIV GOC, Major-General Irefin paid him a courtesy visit at Government …

International Flights: August 29 Resumption Not Certain - FG

FG Set To Resume International Flights, Lists Guidelines

August 7, 2020 9:03 am

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has asked airline operators and aviation authorities, to begin the process for resuming international flights.

The PTF Coordinator, Sani Aliyu, stated this during Thursday’s media briefing in Abuja.

Aliyu said the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and other agencies should commence the process.

According to him, passengers would arrive three hours before flights, when the country’s airspace finally opens for international operations.

Read Also: FG Yet To Pay June Allowance Of Medical Workers

He said, “Specific to air transportation, as you are aware, domestic flights have already resumed, the railway sector has also

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We’ll Go On Strike When Schools Reopen – SSANU, NASU

We’ll Go On Strike When Schools Reopen – SSANU, NASU

August 7, 2020 8:07 am

Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have resolved to proceed on strike immediately schools reopen.

Samson Ugwoke, Chairman, Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the unions, made the disclosure at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja.

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Ugwoke, also SSANU President, and NASU General Secretary, Peters Adeyemi, signed the resolution.

They are protesting the lingering Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) debacle, non-payment of arrears of earned allowance and minimum wage.

The unions are also aggrieved over …

Access Bank Acquires Zambia's Cavmont Bank

Access Bank Acquires Zambia’s Cavmont Bank

August 7, 2020 8:06 am

Access Bank Zambia, a subsidiary of Nigeria’s Access Bank Plc, has reached a ‘definitive agreement’ with Cavmont Capital Holdings Zambia Plc (CCHZ) to acquire Cavmont Bank Ltd.

The tier-1 bank announced this latest development regarding the merger talk which has been ongoing for a while, in a statement that was signed by its Company Secretary (Sunday Ekwochi) and issued to the Nigerian Stock Exchange earlier today.

According to the statement by Access Bank, the deal is a highly complementary transaction that is expected to combine Access Bank Zambia’s wholesale and trade finance capabilities with Cavmont Bank’s retail and commercial banking …

Naming Of Rail Stations - Amaechi, Buhari Insulted Jonathan – Clark

Naming Of Rail Stations: Amaechi, Buhari Insulted Jonathan – Clark

August 7, 2020 8:04 am

Former Minister of Information, Chief Edwin Clark has said that the naming of the railway complex in Agbor, Delta State, after Goodluck Jonathan was an insult to the former President and the Ijaw nation.

Clark said instead a national monument should be named after the former President.

The elder statesman said this while addressing the media on Thursday, insisting that the naming of the station after the ex-President was not a compliment.

Clark noted that Jonathan was the brain behind the resuscitation of rail transportation in Nigeria, particularly the Abuja to Kaduna rail project.

Addressing State House Correspondents after a …

FG Yet To Pay June Allowance Of Medical Workers

FG Yet To Pay June Allowance Of Medical Workers

August 7, 2020 8:03 am

The Federal Government is yet to pay June hazard allowance of medical workers handling COVID-19.

On Thursday, Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, assured the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) that payment will commence soon.

He blamed a shortfall in government revenue for the delay.

Speaking on Residency Training for doctors, Ngige said the Ministry of Health and the Budget Office were working with the Ministry of Finance to resolve the problem.

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He disclosed that Teaching Hospitals and Medical Centres have been directed to submit the …

We’ll support performance assessment by AGF – Nigerian Governors

We’ll Support Performance Assessment By AGF – Nigerian Governors

August 7, 2020 5:23 am
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pledged to provide appropriate health and security measures for the 2019 Annual Performance Assessment of States (SFTAS) programme expected to start from Sunday.

The body said this in a communique issued after its 14th teleconference meeting and signed by its Chairman, Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti.

The communique said that the 36 state governments would ensure a seamless exercise by the teams from the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation.

“The NGF Secretariat will provide Technical Assistance to the remaining five states yet to publish their Audited Financial Statement (AFS),” it said.…

NAFDAC Alerts Nigerians As US Places Sanitisers On Watch List

NAFDAC Warns Nigerians Over Drug, Food Purchase

August 7, 2020 5:19 am

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians to be cautious while buying food and drug.

Director of Public Affairs, Jimoh Abubakar, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday.

He stated that all regulated products, including food, drugs, medical items and packaged water must be licensed.

Emphasisng on NAFDAC registration number, Abubakar told citizens to look out for labelling requirements.

“Examine the content of the product, the seal of authority or the approved registration number from NAFDAC,” he said.

The spokesman explained that NAFDAC puts every …

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