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New Slovak Government Sworn In Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

New Slovak Government Sworn In Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

March 21, 2020 5:54 pm

Slovak President Zuzana Caputova on Saturday appointed a centre-right coalition government headed by Igor Matovic, leader of the Ordinary People and Independent Personalities (OLANO) party, after a February election which swept anti-corruption parties to power.

Matovic and his team were sworn in at a ceremony with participants wearing protective masks as a precaution against the coronavirus. Slovakia has reported 137 cases of the virus this month with no deaths.

‘Let’s go to battle’

The government handover came as the coronavirus outbreak

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Lagos Govt Meets With Uber, Taxify Operators, Gives New Directives

Lagos Govt Begins Mass Fumigation Against Lassa Fever

March 13, 2020 10:52 am
The Lagos State Government on Friday began an eight-week massive disinfection and fumigation of about 27 model colleges with hostel facilities, abattoirs and slaughterhouses, agricultural produce markets as well as regular markets in the State.

The Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal, said the fumigation exercise is aimed at preventing the outbreak and spread of Lassa Fever in Lagos State through rats.

He listed the Model Colleges to be fumigated to include the Lagos State Senior and Junior Model Colleges, Meiran; Lagos Senior and Junior Model Colleges, Igbookuta; Civil Service Senior and Junior Model Colleges, Igbogbo; Oriwu Senior and Junior

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Zimbabwe: Government Reduces Farm Sizes

February 17, 2020 1:15 pm

Government has streamlined the sizes of all individual farms in the country’s five ecological regions, in a move that will see more people having access to land.

The reduction in farm sizes will also boost capacity utilisation of land following concerns that some farms were unnecessarily big and underutilised.

Government compulsorily acquired over 12 million hectares of arable land previously occupied by white farmers, resulting in some black beneficiaries getting vast swathes of land they cannot put to effective use.

The downsizing of farms, which has been ongoing, starts with recommendations from the respective provincial lands committees.

The Ministry of

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Uzodinma Should Run Inclusive Government – Ugorji

January 27, 2020 9:05 am

Dr. Ugorji Okechukwu Ugorji, was the Global Coordinator of the Buhari International Group (BIG) in 2019 and conceptualized the seminal GoBigNigeria.com campaign for President Buhari’s reelection. 

He is also the Executive Director of the US-based African Writers Endowment (AWE). In this interview, Dr. Ugorji spoke on various issues including the recent judgement by the Nigerian Supreme Court that awarded the 2019 governorship election to APC’s Hope Uzodinma.

How do you feel about the recent judgement by the Supreme Court wherein Senator Hope Uzodinma of your party was declared the real winner of the 2019 governorship election?

At this …

Trump: Americans Worship God And Not The Government

January 24, 2020 2:43 am

President of the United States, Donald Trump has declared that the Americans don’t serve the Government, rather they serve God.

He made this declaration during a speech, where he talked about some political powers who were working against religion and Christianity in the white house and in America.  And how they were trying to steer the people’s minds away from worshipping God when Christianity formed the basis on which America was built.

Read Also: Democrats Urge Republican ‘Courage’ At Trump Trial

 

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A Curious Cabal In Government

January 8, 2020 11:38 pm
In apparent confirmation of the fears expressed at different levels and fora by Nigerians, the presidency has at last confirmed that the Buhari administration is curiously run with the assistance of a cabal. Mallam Garba Shehu, a Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, asserted the other day that there indeed had been a group of unofficial advisers working with the president whom he called ‘‘kitchen cabinet,’’ branded by the Nigerian media as a cabal. He justified the practice and virtually berated the media for being sensational in reporting the cabal matter. No matter how nicely
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Gov. Dapo Abiodun And His Inclusive Government

January 5, 2020 10:29 am

During the 2019 guber elections, some political forces came together to make sure the Apc candidate Dapo Abiodun won and became the governor of Ogun state. The state was turned to a battle ground, because the Governor at the time Gov. Ibikunle Amosun favoured the Apm candidate Adekunle Akinlade while Vice President Yemi Osinbajo favoured Abiodun. The ruling party broke into two factions and their power tussle turned very violent and some party faithful’s on both sides lost their lives. The governor at the time Gov Ibikunle Amosun had the ears of the President Muhammud Buhari,even though he was able …

French Government, Unions Exchange Barbs In Strike Deadlock

December 30, 2019 4:59 pm

The French government and a key trade union on Sunday exchanged bitter accusations over who was to blame for France’s over three-week transport strike against pension reforms, as the stalemate showed little sign of relenting.

Deputy Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari accused the hardline CGT union of a “systematic opposition to any reform” while the union’s chief Philippe Martinez charged the government with strewing “chaos” in the conflict.

The strike — now longer than the notorious 22-day strike of winter 1995 — has lasted 25 days and is on course to surpass the longest transport strike in France which lasted for

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Ugandan Government To Borrow More $1.89b

December 30, 2019 2:41 pm
Uganda says it planned to borrow 1.89 billion dollars (6.9 trillion shillings) from external lenders in the 2020/2021 (July-June) fiscal year to partly finance its budget.

This could come under pressure as veteran leader Yoweri Museveni seeks re-election.

A finance ministry budget paper on Monday showed that the funds would be in the “form of concessional and non-concessional” credit.

Read Also: UNIJOS VC Rejects Nomination For Plateau Award

The paper did not indicate how much was borrowed in the previous financial year.

It also did not indicate from whom the money would be borrowed, but in recent years China has

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Ikpeazu-Led Government Showing Wickedness To Abia People

December 28, 2019 7:22 am
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) and the 2019 governorship candidate of the party in Abia State, Alex Otti has expressed dismay over the continued impoverishment of people of the State with draconian policies of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu-led administration.

This came as the State chairman of APGA, Hon. Nkem Okoro, had in a statement during the week, carpeted the Abia government on the non payment of State workers, saying that it was both unlawful and ungodly to do otherwise given the amount of money the government receives every month.

However, Otti, who spoke in a press statement issued

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Bad Advice, Bane Of Buhari’s Government, Say Useni

December 21, 2019 3:48 am

Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Lt General Jeremiah Useni, has said that the influence of bad advisers working under the regime of President Muhammadu Buhari was constituting a threat to good governance and democratic practice in the country.

Senator Useni stated this in an interview with journalists in Jos yesterday. He said unless those responsible for misleading the administration and that other Nigerians resolve to do the right thing at all times in their given areas of responsibility, the country may continue to experience problems.

Useni said, “As a President, Buhari does not do everything by himself, he …

Theft In Bayelsa Government House: Policemen Arrested

December 7, 2019 2:48 am

Three policemen, four personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and one maintenance staff attached to the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Bayelsa State Government House, Mrs. Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown were on Thursday arrest over alleged involvement in the theft of ₦ 3.5 million from the office.

The alleged theft, which reportedly occurred on Wednesday night, was discovered on Thursday morning with the safe where the cash was kept reportedly vandalised.

Sources close to the office of the Deputy Chief of Staff confirmed that the office where the money was kept, which had …

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