About 88 ‘ghosts’ received N48.2 million in car loan from the Ondo State government in 2018, according to the 2019 audit report submitted to the Ondo State House of Assembly. Some beneficiaries got double car loan while 86 workers in both the civil and teaching service collected loans above what they were qualified for. It was through the audit report that the lawmakers learnt that the sum of N4.3bn was stashed in a Zenith bank account for over 10 years. Part of the audit report stated that the sum of N9,750,000 was fraudulently disbursed to 16 non-public officers between October…
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The World Bank Group has again raised an alarm that the growing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global economy and shutdown of many advanced economies could push as many as 60 million people into extreme poverty. The World Bank Group President, David Malpass, said the situation erases much of the recent progress recorded in poverty alleviation around the world. He said these prospects were what compelled the World Bank Group to move swiftly and decisively to establish emergency response mechanisms that allow donor groups and organisations to rapidly expand help programmes in 100 countries, home to 70 per…
THE House of Representatives on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to set up a strategic N15 billion Coronavirus Emergency Fund for universities and other tertiary institutions. It said this would enable such institutions to respond to the impact of the pandemic on academic, research and administrative operations. The Green Chamber also advised the government to immediately establish an Infectious Diseases Research Institute in six selected Federal Government universities across the six geo-political zones. The institutes should get specific research funding from the Federal Government, the House said. It also urged Nigerian universities and other tertiary institutions to launch a Coronavirus…
A NEW drug is being tested by scientists at China’s Peking University. Beijing (AFP) – A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt. The outbreak first emerged in China late last year before spreading across the world, prompting an international race to find treatments and vaccines. A drug being tested by scientists at China’s prestigious Peking University could not only shorten the recovery time for those infected, but even offer short-term immunity from the virus, researchers say. Sunney Xie, director of the university’s Beijing Advanced Innovation Center…
Worried by the lingering insecurity in various parts of Plateau State, the Federal Government has deployed thirty-five special forces to the state to arrest the spate of attacks on innocent citizens and to fully entrench peace in all the troubled areas. The troops who arrived the state aboard NAF aircraft around 8:50 am were moved to the Nigerian Air Force Headquarters, 205 Combat Search and Rescue Group, in Mangu Local Government Area of the state where they were received by the Commander, Air Commodore Eeimobo O. Ebiowe. The Air Officer Commanding, Special Operations Command Bauchi, Air Vice Marshal Charles Ohwo…
A 22-year-old coronavirus patient receiving treatment at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, has been delivered of a set of twins. LUTH Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee, Prof Wasiu Adeyemo, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, said the delivery brings to four, the number of expectant mothers that had put to bed at the isolation facility. Adeyemo said, “A team of LUTH doctors, anesthetists and nurses today, Tuesday 19th May, 2020, delivered the fourth expectant mother (22 years old) diagnosed with COVID-19 of a (set of) twins (3.2kg and 3.25kg for girl and boy respectively) through a Cesarean Section.…
The World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to continue funding the agency, saying it will initiate an independent review into its handling of the coronavirus pandemic “at the earliest appropriate moment.” Speaking at the 194-member World Health Assembly virtual conference, the WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, also called on all nations to “do everything it takes to ensure that the 2020 coronavirus pandemic is never repeated.” Mr Ghebreyesus called on nations to invest in strengthening and implementing the many tools at disposal. Most especially, he advised the global treaty that underpins global health security, the International Health Regulations to implement its policy.…
The Senate has received a request from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of Mr. Lamido Yuguda as the new Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Also to be screened and confirmed are three nominees as full-time Commissioners of the Commission. The President’s request was contained in a letter read by the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, during plenary on Tuesday. The letter reads: “Pursuant to Section 3 and 5(1) of the Investment and Securities Act 2007, I write to request for confirmation by the Senate, the appointment of the following four nominees as Director General and Commissioners…
Thirteen illegal miners, including nine Chinese, one Ghanaian and three locals were on Monday apprehended by Amotekun Security Corps in Osun, Tribune Online authoritatively gathered. They were said to have been arrested at four different illegal mining sites during operations carried out by Amotekun corps in collaboration with the State Joint Task Force (JTF). The illegal sites were located at Itagunmodi, Igun and Ariye 1&2, all in Atakunmosa West local government area of the state. The operation that lasted two hours was carried out following a tip-off from members of the public. Confirming the arrest of the expatriates to our correspondent in…
Sahara Reporters In another grand corruption, abuse of office and misuse of public funds, SaharaReporters has uncovered how Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, made the parliament approve N34.7m for the organisation of media and civil society organisations parley. Sources within the Lagos Assembly, who spoke with SaharaReporters, revealed that Obasa gave the responsibility of putting together the parley to his “protocol and foreign relationship madam”. The sources said that lawmakers and officials not only termed the act as an abuse of office by the Speaker but also demeaning of the House Committee on Media saddled with…