The Sha’aya’u S-Pawa Foundation, a political group in Zamfara state, says arrangements are in top gear to give an award of ‘Resilient Journalist’ to Mr. Eyo Charles, the Media Trust representative, assaulted by a former Aviation minister in line of duty. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Charles was the journalist that was verbally assaulted by a former Minister of Aviation, Mr. Femi Fani -Kayode in Calabar, Cross River at a media conference. He had accused the journalist who sought to know in a question who was bankrolling his programme. He has however since tendered a public apology for…
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Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the reopening of schools in the state from September 14. According to him, tertiary institutions will re-open from September 14 while primary and secondary schools are tentatively billed for re-opening from September 21. The Governor stated these in his COVID-19 briefing on Saturday. “This decision is not cast in stone and is subject to review of our ongoing modelling and what procedure comes out from the Ministry of Health,” Sanwo-Olu said. Details shortly…
BABAJIDE Sanwo-Olu, the Governor of Lagos State on Saturday visited the site of helicopter crash that happened at Opebi, Ikeja on Friday. The governor, who disclosed this development on his Twitter page, promised the residents that the state under his leadership would rebuild the buildings damaged by the helicopter. He stated that his visit to the site was to have on-the-spot assessment of the crash, just as he sympathized with the families of the victims,” Sanwo-Olu said. “I was at the site of the helicopter crash at Opebi for an on-the-spot assessment. We sincerely sympathize with the families of the…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says primary and secondary schools in the state will be allowed to reopen effective September 21, 2020. “As regards our primary and secondary schools, we are working towards reopening them around the 21st of September 2020. This position is not cast in stone and subject to a review of our ongoing monitoring and procedures from the Ministry of Health. “Remember that we said that the virus will peak and we will flatten the curve in the month of August. From what we have seen, it appears we have flattened the curve. In the last two…
Ondo State government on Saturday denied plans to sack about 2000 workers in the state after his victory at the October governorship election in the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation and Chairman, Communications Committee, of Akeredolu Campaign Organisation, Mr Donald Ojogo, alleged that the erroneous news item emanated from the camp of the opposition. Ojogo stated that there was no plan to sack or relief workers from the duty posts saying the Akeredolu administration has always been giving priority t the welfare of the workers in the state. He described the information as not only untrue, illogical…
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has approved the payment of stipends to the exiting N-Power beneficiaries under one of its National Social Investment Programmes. According to a statement from the ministry, signed by Nneka Anibeze, Special Adviser on Media to the minister, Farouq stated on Monday, August 24, 2020 that approval has been given for the payment of the outstanding stipends for the exited N-Power Batches A and B beneficiaries. The approval for payments for up to the month of June, 2020 for the two batches has already been forwarded to the…
The National Co-ordinator, Congress of University Academics (CONUA), Dr ‘Niyi Sunmonu, on Saturday said its members were ready to resume work. Sunmonu said this in a statement he issued after its National Executive Council meeting and made available to newsmen on Saturday in Lagos. He urged the Federal Government to reopen universities and put in place infrastructure and COVID-19 protocols that would facilitate resumption in the institutions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that CONUA was an association of lecturers from five universities following cracks in the Association of Senior Staff of Universities (ASUU). The new Union was announced…
The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, says the Federal Government will support the National Agency for food and Drug Administration control (NAFDAC), to meet international standards in research into the development of a vaccine for the new coronavirus. Mr Ehanire said this at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 joint briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said the government would support NAFDAC to reach international maturity level and encourage researchers to work towards the development of vaccines for the virus. Mr Ehanire said Nigeria participated in a World Health Organisation (WHO), African Regional Conference, held virtually and chaired by the…
Despite being at what he calls “the low ebb of resources caused by COVID-19 and fallen oil prices,” Nigeria will continue to provide support for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) based in N’djamena, Chad Republic, President Muhammadu Buhari has assured. According to a statement by Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, Mr. Buhari spoke Friday at State House, Abuja, while receiving Ambassador Mamman Nuhu, Executive Secretary, Lake Chad Basin Commission and Head of Mission, MNJTF. President Buhari said despite paucity of resources, security of Nigeria and that of her neighbours must have pride of place, “so I will consult with…
Some Youth in Akure, Ondo State, on Friday protested and also demanded the arrest of a former Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Isaacs Kekemeke, over his comment to cause violence in the October 10 governorship election. They explained that the statement of Kekemeke had shown that the All Progressives Congress had plans to cause violence in the state during the forthcoming election. Speaking on behalf of the youth, Mr Oluwatuyi Adekanbi, said there was a need to call Kekemeke to order to avoid violence and crisis in the state during the election. He said, “We call on the…