September 2020

Brazil Jobless Rate Hits Record 13.8%

Brazil Jobless Rate Hits Record 13.8%

September 30, 2020 5:42 pm

Brazil’s unemployment rate hit a record 13.8 percent from May to July as Latin America’s biggest economy suffered the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to official figures released Wednesday.

The rate is the highest since the current tracking method was introduced in 2012, and two percentage points above same period last year.

The previous record — 13.7 percent — was registered in the first quarter of 2017.

The South American giant of 212 million people has been hit hard by the new coronavirus, with nearly 143,000 people killed, the second-highest death toll worldwide after the United States.

Far-right President …

Man Shot Dead During Campaign Clashes In Guinea

Man Shot Dead During Campaign Clashes In Guinea

September 30, 2020 5:34 pm

A man was shot dead Wednesday in a central Guinean city shaken by clashes since the prime minister visited it the day before to campaign for President Alpha Conde’s re-election.

Security forces on Wednesday shot and killed Habib Petel Diallo, 20, during a protest in the city of Dalaba against the premier’s visit, the man’s brother Lamine Diallo said.

A police officer who asked not to be named said the young man had died with a shot to the head.

Guinean authorities have not officially confirmed the death.

The latest incident in Dalaba follows dozens of deaths in previously anti-government …

Biden calls Trump debate performance a ‘national embarrassment’

Biden Calls Trump Debate Performance A ‘National Embarrassment’

September 30, 2020 5:00 pm
Democrat challenger Joe Biden on Wednesday branded Donald Trump’s debate performance a ‘national embarrassment’ for not addressing concerns of everyday Americans and failing to clearly denounce white supremacist groups.

 

“Maybe I should not say this, but the president of the United States conducted himself the way he did — I think it was a national embarrassment,” Biden said during a stop in Alliance, Ohio as part of a train tour through swing state Ohio and neighboring battleground Pennsylvania.

Trump and Biden engaged in a fierce verbal brawl Tuesday in Cleveland where they faced off in their first presidential debate.…

President Buhari Speaks Ahead Of Ondo Election

Appointment Of Judges: President Buhari Floors 15 SANs

September 30, 2020 4:59 pm
A suit filed by a group consisting of 15 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, SANs, challenging the selection of 21 out of 31 persons chosen by President Muhammadu Buhari for appointment as judges in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory was on Wednesday dismissed by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.
Justice Okon Abang, in his judgment, held that the plaintiff lacked locus standi to institute the case in view of the fact that they have not shown any special interest as to confer on them the locus to commence the suit against the respective parties.
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\Organised Labour In Cross River Goes On Indefinite Strike

How Organised Labour Deceived Nigerians

September 30, 2020 4:25 pm

I was very skeptical when the current leadership of Organised Labour in Nigeria objected to the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw fuel subsidy and hand over the pump price of petrol to the forces of demand and supply, also known as market forces. Labour, represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and their affiliates and privies in civil society, further threatened that they were opposed to the hike in electricity tariffs. They issued a statement in which they railed against neo-liberal policies, bad timing, and the insensitivity of government.

They made heavy …

Indonesia landslides kill 11 including infant twins

Indonesia Landslides Kill 11 Including Infant Twins

September 30, 2020 3:28 pm
Two 10-month-old twins were among at least 11 people killed in landslides across an Indonesian city early on Monday, a search and rescue officer said.

Several houses were buried in four separate locations around Tarakan on Borneo island after hours of heavy rain and strong winds.

Five children were among the dead while four other people were rescued alive.

Read Also: Nearly 300 Rohingya Migrants Reach Indonesia After 7 Months

“The heavy rain and strong wind triggered landslides in several locations at almost the same time and some people could not save themselves,” local search and operation chief Amiruddin, who …

UK economy shrinks 19.8% in Q2

UK Economy Shrinks 19.8% In Q2

September 30, 2020 1:51 pm

Britain’s economy shrank by a record 19.8 percent in the second quarter, entering recession on the coronavirus lockdown, but the contraction was less severe than first thought, official data showed Wednesday.

‘UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have contracted by 19.8 percent in Quarter 2 (April to June) 2020, revised from the initial estimate of a 20.4-percent fall,” the Office for National Statistics said in a statement.’

As the Covid-19 pandemic raged, Britain officially entered recession in the second quarter, after gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by a downwardly-revised 2.5 percent in the first quarter.

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Belgium finally gets new PM, 16 months after vote

Belgium Finally Gets New PM,16 Months After Vote

September 30, 2020 1:50 pm
Flemish liberal leader Alexander De Croo will be Belgium’s new prime minister at the head of a seven-party coalition government, it was announced Wednesday — 16 months after an inconclusive election.

De Croo’s French-speaking socialist rival Paul Magnette confirmed that the parties had chosen the 44-year-old finance minister as premier. He is to be sworn in on Thursday by Belgium’s king.

By choosing a Flemish leader, the incoming government hopes to balance the fact that its parliamentary base will be drawn from mainly French-speaking parties, with the main Dutch-speaking groups in opposition.

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Yusuf Bichi, Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), has activated a lopsided hiring process that could overfill the security agency with

How DSS Marginalised Recruitment Process To Benefit North

September 30, 2020 1:49 pm

Yusuf Bichi, Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), has activated a lopsided hiring process that could overfill the security agency with personnel from the Northern part of Nigeria.

According to an online tabloid, Peoples Gazette, official documents and contributions of senior intelligence officials showed that the North had a massive share of the roughly 1,300 Nigerians currently undergoing cadet training at two different camps of the secret police in Lagos and Bauch.

Of the total 628 cadet trainees, who had resumed at the Bauchi facility as of September 23, 535 identified themselves as trainees joining the service from …

IGP Drags Oyetola’s Deputy COS To Court Over $120k Fraud

IGP Drags Oyetola’s Deputy COS To Court Over $120k Fraud

September 30, 2020 11:45 am

The Inspector-General of Police has dragged the Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State, Abdullahi Binuyo, to a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, over alleged fraud involving $120,000.

Binuyo was charged for conspiracy, fraud, cheating and forgery in a suit numbered CR/975/2020 filed on September 9, 2020.

Rimamsomte Ezekiel, a lawyer in the Legal Prosecution Section of the Force Criminal Investigation Department at the Force Headquarters alleged that Binuyo in January 2017, in Abuja, defrauded one Tunde Ajala and his company, BMA Nigeria Limited.

Read Also: Nigerians Are Afraid Of Police Than Criminals

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N -Delta stakeholders task federal govt on reducing unemployment, illegal bunkering

N/Delta Stakeholders Task FG On Reducing Illegal Bunkering

September 30, 2020 11:30 am

Stakeholders in the Oil and Gas operations in Bayelsa State have tasked the Federal Government to review the National Policies on Agriculture to take cognizance of the geographical and peculiarities of the Niger Delta region.

They have also said that such a review will reduce unemployment, the participation of youths in illegal bunkering and also reduce cases of oil spillage in the region.

The stakeholders made the call in Yenagoa on Wednesday at the presentation of a research report titled “Sustainable Livelihood Assessment in Bayelsa State: Effects of Vandalism, Bunkering and Artisanal Refining on Livelihood” by Safe Environment Advocacy group …

Buhari Appoints Sulaiman Ibrahim As New NAPTIP DG

President Buhari Swears In New Permanent Secretaries

September 30, 2020 11:29 am

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in four newly appointed federal Permanent Secretaries at the Council Chamber of the State House, Abuja.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the swearing-in was held shortly before the commencement of the weekly virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.

The permanent secretaries include Mr James Sule from Kaduna State; Mr Ismaila Abubakar from Kebbi State; Mrs Ibiene Patricia Roberts from Rivers State and Mr Shehu Aliyu Shinkafi from Zamfara State.

Read Also: Buhari’s PenCom Chairman’s Appointment Raises Dusts In Senate

NAN reports that those who joined the president for the Council meeting …

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