Nigeria news today headlines : Saturday 18th April 2020
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Brazil’s President Accuses Maia Of Attempting To Overthrow Government
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has accused the country’s lower house speaker, Rodrigo Maia, of turning governors against him and of wanting to remove the current government due to the existing differences in COVID-19 response measures. “I regret the position taken by Rodrigo Maia, who took on the role of the executive and continues to attack …
Turkish Employers Not Allowed To Lay Off Workers Amid Virus Crisis
No Turkish employers are allowed to lay off any worker during the coronavirus pandemic, declared Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, the country’s labor, social services and family minister. Likewise, employment contracts cannot be nullified for a three-month period except in unconscionable situations, Selçuk added. Turkey will also pay 39.24 Turkish liras, or about $5.70, a day for …
(BREAKING) COVID-19: Abba Kyari Is Dead
Lagos– Chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mallam Abba Kyari is dead. The news of his death was made public on social media by Femi Adesina in the early hours of this morning, April 18, 2020. Details soon…
Iran, Qatar To Jointly Run Energy Sector
Iranian minister of energy and Qatar’s minister of industry and trade in a video conference on Thursday evening agreed to examine avenue to jointly run energy sector and sign relative documents. Following the postponement of the Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation meeting between Iran and Qatar, which was scheduled to be held in Isfahan in …
Indonesians Asked To Cancel Ramadan Gathering
Indonesians have been asked to cancel various gatherings that have been a common tradition during the Ramadan festive season as the number of daily coronavirus cases spiked by the most since the country reported its first case. The world’s fourth most populous nation reported 407 new infections on Friday, taking the total confirmed case count …
IAEA To Send Anti-corona Equipment To Pakistan
Pakistan says the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is providing Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine, biohazard safety cabinets, test kits and related consumables to help the country fight the novel coronavirus. In her statement at the weekly news briefing in Islamabad on Friday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqui said the provision of this equipment will …
Netflix, Netherlands Film Fund Launch Coronavirus Aid
Netflix and the Netherlands Film Fund have launched a new film and TV production fund to help workers who have been hit hardest by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Streaming giant Netflix, which has its EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam, will make €1m ($1.08m) available in the Netherlands to launch the fund. Production of films and TV …
Professor Ken Walibora Dies At 56
Renowned Kenyan linguist, author and journalist Ken Walibora is dead. Prof Walibora, 56, lost his life after being knocked down by a matatu on Landhies Road in the Kenyan capital Nairobi on Friday. He had been missing since Friday, with his family searching for him for days. His body was later found at a mortuary …
Health Workers Harassed In Chile
As healthcare workers battle on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic, many are being applauded for their work, while others become the targets of abuse. In Chile, there are increasing reports of discrimination and attacks by people afraid medical workers might infect them. There are reports of similar attacks in other countries, including Argentina …
AFP Photographer Wins World Press Photo Award
Agence France-Presse photographer Yasuyoshi Chiba has won the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year Award with a picture of a Sudanese demonstrator reciting protest poetry, illuminated by mobile phones, in which judges saw a symbol of hope. Chiba’s picture, taken during the popular uprising in Sudan calling for the return to civilian rule last …
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