October 8, 2020

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Include Workers In COVID-19 Bailout Funds – NLC To Govt

October 8, 2020 5:19 am

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday called on government at all levels to include workers in its bailout funds, to help them establish businesses that will supplement their meagre monthly take home.

The Union also decried the economic crisis being faced by workers in Plateau State, ranging from the non-implementation of the new minimum wage, non-payment of COVID-19 allowances to frontline health workers in the 17 Local Government Councils, insufficient Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), among other issues.

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The Plateau State NLC chairman, Comrade Eugene Manji, while briefing journalists at the Union’s …

President Buhari Speaks Ahead Of Ondo Election

October 8, 2020 5:19 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that all necessary measures have been put in place to ensure that the October 10 gubernatorial election in Ondo State is peaceful, transparent and credible.

President Buhari also assured the electorate in Ondo of the provision of adequate security to forestall any breach of the peace by unscrupulous elements.

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In a video message to party supporters at the Grand Finale of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign for the Ondo Governorship Election, the President urged the electorate to turn out en masse to …

Nuhu Bamalli: Mallawa House Produces New Emir Of Zazzau

October 8, 2020 5:18 am

The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau.

He succeeds HRH Alh. (Dr.) Shehu Idris who died on Sunday, 20th September 2020 after reigning for 45 years.

In a statement on Wednesday by Commissioner, Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Ja’afaru Ibrahim Sani said, Alh. Bamalli is the first emir from the Mallawa ruling house in 100 years, following the demise in 1920 of his grandfather, Emir Dan Sidi.

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According to the statement, ‘Until his

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Catholic Priest Reportedly Shot Dead In Benue

Thieves Break Into AIT Office, Cart Away Hardware

October 8, 2020 5:17 am

Persons suspected to be thieves on Wednesday, burgled the Adamawa State office of the privately-owned African Independent Television (AIT), based in Yola.

Chief Timawus Mathias, the Yola Head of the station, confirmed the incident to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Yola.

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Mathias told Newsmen that some sensitive hardware was stolen by the suspected burglars.

‘We have reported the matter to the Police and the security man was invited for investigation.’

‘And equipment so far discovered carted away include 2 pieces of 42 inch TV, One piece

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Coronavirus Climbs Again In Nigeria, Lagos Leads

October 8, 2020 3:25 am

Nigeria recorded a rise in Coronavirus infections on Wednesday, with Lagos ramping up more than half of the new cases.

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 155 new infections, an increase from the 118 cases raked in the previous day.

Lagos posted 84 new cases, with Rivers, 31 cases, Kaduna, 12 cases and Osun, 10 cases, making the top four.

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Overall, the nation now has 59,738 confirmed Coronavirus cases, with 51,403 discharged and1,113 deaths recorded.

The fresh cases were recorded in seven states and the Federal Capital Territory.

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Lagos Serves Abatement Notice To Houses In Agege, Ejigbo

October 8, 2020 3:25 am

In a bid to restore cleanliness to Housing Estates and other parts in the State, the Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) has reiterated its readiness at promoting a cleaner, hygienic and aesthetically resplendent environment through constant monitoring of environmental infractions and other nuisances such as distressed soak-away, inappropriate discharge of wastewater, defective plumbing works, improper waste disposal, and untidy general surroundings.

The Corps Marshal of the Agency, CP Gbemisola Akinpelu (Retd) expressed her displeasure on these unwholesome acts at the Agency’s Command Headquarters Bolade-Oshodi.

According to her, ‘’the present administration of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is poised at ensuring a healthy …