Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 18th April 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Saturday 18th April 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Emirates to airlift stranded Nigerians in Dubai for $650, $1,360
Stranded Nigerians desirous of returning home would be airlifted by Emirates Airlines to the country tentatively on April 26, 2020 according to Nigeria’s Embassy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In a letter dated April 17, titled: “COVID-19 Travel Adisory-Update” signed by the Consular and Immigration Section of the Embassy informed members of the Nigerian community in the UAE requiring emergency evacuation during this challenging period of coronavirus pandemic that Emirates Airlines is making arrangements to operate a special flight to repatriate Nigerians from Dubai to Lagos only tentatively on…
New Telegraph.
CHILDHOOD DISEASES: ‘WASH’ TO THE RESCUE
Sanitation, water and hygiene, among the forgotten foundations of health –Experts Clean water, basic toilets and good hygiene practices are essential for the survival and development of children. Without these basic needs, the lives of millions of children are at risk. For children under five, water and sanitation-related diseases are one of the leading causes of death. ISIOMA MADIKE, who just returned from Bangai in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau, tells a story of how primary school pupils have become change agents in saving lives from preventable…
New Telegraph.
Wike to prosecute 22 EXXONMOBIL stafff or lockd own violation
…second index case tests negative Rivers State governor, Mr. Nyesom Wike, has declared that 22 staff of oil major, ExxonMobil who were arrested for entering the state from Akwa Ibom State for not submitting themselves for quarantine will be prosecuted. The governor, who disclosed this at the Government House, Port Harcourt yesterday, while updating journalists on COVID-19, noted that the 22 Exxon- Mobil staff violated the state government’s ban on movement from other state in a bid to check the spread of Covid-19. Wike, who also disclosed that the…
New Telegraph.
Lockdown: EcoBank donates relief materials to Osun govt, urges others to emulate gesture
The management of the EcoBank Plc yesterday donated food items to support the Osun State government in its bid to mitigate the effects of the lockdown in the state. The Eco-Bank Head of Sales, Agric-business, Mr. Donald Abe, while delivering the food items to the officials of the state government, said the gesture was aimed at complementing the efforts of the government at this critical time. He said the organisation was motivated to reciprocate the warm relationship it enjoyed with the government over the years. Abe, who led other officials…
New Telegraph.
Name thieves in govt or keep quiet, Presidency tells Ndume
The Presidency yesterday told Senator Ali Ndume to either name those he accused of stealing funds meant to provide palliatives for the poor in the fight against the global coronavirus pandemic (COVI-19) or keep quiet. The Borno State-born Senator had recently accused members of the Presidential everybody and belonged to nobody. What was true then remains true today. “He believes in public service, as a servant of the people, and he expects the exact same commitment from members of his government and, of course, his closest aides. “The President has…
New Telegraph.
FG condoles with victims of Ngala IDP camp fire
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has commiserated with the families that lost their loved ones in what she described as a sad and shocking fire incident that killed 14 people on Thursday at a camp for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. The minister prayed for the souls of the deceased to rest in peace and wished the injured speedy recovery and promised to immediately deliver relief items to the surviving victims of the incidence. She…
New Telegraph.
Corpse, 50 buses nabbed for violating dusk-to-dawn curfew in Ondo
About 50 buses conveying over 100 persons to the northern part of the country have been nabbed by the Ondo State Special Task Force for flouting the curfew order imposed by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. Also, a corpse that was being transported for burial to Kogi State through the state was seized by the Task Force for breaching the dusk till dawn curfew. It would be recalled that Akeredolu had imposed curfew on the state as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Besides the curfew,…
New Telegraph.
Runsewe: We’re working on post COVID-19 projects
The Director General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Segun Runsewe, has appealed to Nigerians to be calm and endure the present situation imposed on them as a result of the fight against COVID – 19. He also said the NCAC would unveil far-reaching, self – help projects, including skill acquisition trainings, to help the economic rebound post the pandemic era. Runsewe particularly appealled to residents of Lagos and Ogun states, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FTC), Abuja, to brace up for the challenge,…
New Telegraph.
COVID-19: Rep urges constituents to obey govt’s directives
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Lagos Mainland Constituency, Olajide Jimoh, has denied the allegations making the rounds in some quarters that he has not provided palliatives for members of his constituency to assist them cushion the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Jimoh said apart from interfacing with the relevant agencies to take care of the interest of his constituents, he, as a law abiding citizen, cannot flout the presidential regulation of lockdown and social distancing in Lagos State. The lawmaker, therefore, advised all his constituents to comply with…
New Telegraph.
Ohanaeze seeks inquiry into killings by security agents
Pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has called for a highpowered judicial inquiry into the frequent killing of young men and women by trigger-happy security operatives posted to the Southern part of the country. In a statement made available to journalists in Enugu yesterday, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Nnia Nwodo, recalled that in the past few days alone, four vibrant young men were killed in cold blood by security agents in Aba, Abia State and Onitsha, Anambra State. He added that another young man was brutally mowed…
New Telegraph.
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