The Nigeria Erosion and Watershed Management Project (NEWMAP), backed by the World Bank and the Ondo State Government have begun work at the coastline to stop sea incursion. Residents of Ayetoro, the community experiencing sea incursion for years, were full of joy when they saw preliminary work carried out by NEWMAP. Speaking at a ceremony […]
No matter how bad or worse the COVID-19 pandemic may get in the coming days, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said nothing would make it alter the September 19 and October 10, 2020 dates for the gubernatorial polls scheduled for Edo and Ondo States. INEC said it is committed to conducting the forthcoming […]
Dissenting views by stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State weekend greeted the direct primaries adopted in the coming gubernatorial election in the state. While Edo APC adopted the indirect mode of primaries, the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party insisted on direct primaries. Indirect mode means that delegates alone elect […]
The recent appointment of an ex-diplomat, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, as the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari may be the much-needed elixir for prompt resuscitation of the highly polarized the ruling All Progressives Party (APC) party in Kwara State. Kwara APC, solidified by Otoge! movement against the ageless political rulership of late […]
The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF) yesterday cautioned Nigerians against panic buying of Hydrxoychloroquine, insisting that health and pharmaceutical authorities have not yet certified the drug for treatment of COVID-19 in Nigeria. It apologised to journalists, medical personnel and other essential workers, who have suffered one form of harassment or the other from security agents […]
School closures by authorities to stem the spread of the COVID-19 scourge have left some 60 per cent of the world’s children without education, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). In its new report titled, Human Development Perspectives COVID-19: Assessing the impact, envisioning the recovery”, the global agency estimated the percentage of primary […]
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Ogun Command, has arrested 14 Togolese and 10 Nigerians at Ajilete and Ilase border posts in the state. The NIS Spokesman, Mr Sunday James, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. The Comptroller, Ogun State Command, Mr Kunle Osisanya, […]
Disruptions in supply chain and Federal Government’s imposed lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, as well as other measures adopted by state governments, may have triggered higher inflation in the country. This became evident as consumers paid higher for food items, while farmers suffered higher losses for produce that could […]
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF) yesterday urged state governors to exercise caution in relaxing restrictions, stressing that large gatherings beyond 20 persons remained prohibited. The Chairman of PTF and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, who gave the advice at the daily press briefing yesterday in Abuja, said […]
Kaduna State Government has vowed to keep its health facilities running and protect staff willing to provide services to the public, in the event of any strike action by health workers. In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna and signed by Special Adviser to Gov. Nasir El-Rufai on Media and Communication, Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, the […]
Monarch tasks FG, others on unanswered Bakassi questions Governor Ben Ayade has lifted ban on public worship in Cross River State. Ayade said the lifting of the about two months old ban was in consideration of the spiritual economy and in response to appeals by religious leaders in the state. Special Adviser to the Governor […]
Disruptions in supply chain and Federal Government’s imposed lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, as well as other measures adopted by state governments, may have triggered higher inflation in the country. This became evident as consumers paid higher for food items, while farmers suffered higher losses for produce that could […]