Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 21st April 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 21st April 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Covid-19: PDP faults Obaseki’s claim on N1bn spent to fight pandemic
T he opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State yesterday faulted the claim by Governor Godwin Obaseki that over N1 billion had so far been spent by his administration in the fight against the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in the state. This was as the party described the governor’s Sunday Covid-19 speech as “disappointing, curious and scandalous as it failed to address pressing economic issues of the state.” Publicity Secretary of the PDP in the state, Chris Nehikhare, had in a statement in Benin, the…
New Telegraph.
Reliance on foreign-based players: Amuneke backs Rohr
F ormer Super Eagles striker, Emmanuel Amuneke has thrown his weight behind the decision of coach Gernot Rohr to rely on foreign-based players to prosecute national assignments. Rohr guided Nigeria to the 2018 FIFA World Cup and a third-place finish at last year’s AFCON with goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa being the only NPFL player he took to both tournaments. Many Super Eagles fans want Rohr to recreate that scenario, but Amuneke insists inviting home based will be difficult because the local league is no longer as strong…
New Telegraph.
Abia yet to receive FG’s COVID-19 palliatives
A bia State government has not received any assistance, financial or material from the federal government since the outbreak of the dreaded COVID-19 in the country, the State Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, revealed yesterday. Kalu said that apart from the sacrifice of the state government and a few private donations, no assistance had come from Abuja as it battled COVID-19 in the state. He said: “All the palliative food distribution done in Abia State as well as the construction of new isolation centers are projects…
New Telegraph.
Gunmen abduct Plateau traditional ruler
G unmen yesterday kidnapped the paramount ruler of Bogghom, the Pankwal of Bogghom in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State, HRH, Alhaji Shehu Suleiman. The monarch was abducted in his palace. The Chairman of Kanam Local Government Area, Hon. Abbas Wokdung, said the traditional ruler was kidnapped about 1a.m. Wokdung said the local government was working hard in collaboration with the state government and security agencies to secure the release of Suleiman. He said: “We are putting effort with the state government and security…
New Telegraph.
COVID-19: No plan to lock down Sokoto – Govt
S okoto State government yesterday denied any plan to lock down the state on account of COVID- 19. The government said the rumour going round that the state was planning a total lockdown of the state this week was unfounded. It also reiterated that no such decision was taken during the state executive council meeting chaired by Governor Aminu Tambuwal. Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Muhammed Ali Inname, who is also the chairman of the state Task Force on Border Closure, stated this during his routine monitoring…
New Telegraph.
Ganduje’s closing of our company, a witch-hunt, says Tiamin Rice
T he management of Tiamin Rice Limited in Kano State, yesterday said that Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s closing of the company was a design to witch-hunt them. The management said it received with shock, the decision by the state Ministry of Environment to shut down their company over frivolous allegations bordering on alleged air pollution. Tiamin Rice is a leading rice mill in Kano, which produces 320 metric tonnes of rice daily, and has 223 workers on its payroll. The decision of the state government to shut down…
New Telegraph.
FG cuts N200m NCI fund’s interest rate, extends tenure
T he Federal Government has reduced the interest rate for beneficiaries of loans under the N200 million Nigerian Content Intervention (NCI) Fund from eight to six per cent per annum. Government, which said this through the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), added that it had also extended the loans moratorium and tenure effective from April 1. Executive Secretary, NCDMB, Mr. Simbi Wabote, said, according to a statement at the weekend in Lagos, that the move was part of measures to spur business continuity, particularly in…
New Telegraph.
Again, Diri distributes foodstuffs
G overnor Douye Diri of Bayelsa yesterday commenced another round of distribution of the COVID-19 relief items. Diri called on the coordinators to ensure that the foodstuffs get to the less privileged and vulnerable people in the state. The governor gave the charge during the flag-off of the distribution of the items witnessed by legislators from the state and the National Assembly, local government chairmen and some stakeholders at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall in Yenagoa. A statement by the governor’s Acting Chief Press Secretary…
New Telegraph.
BEDC donates food items, pledges supply to isolation centres
B EDC Electricity Plc (BEDC) has announced a donation of 6,000 bags of rice and 4,000 cartons of noodles to Delta, Edo, Ekiti and Ondo states for distribution to vulnerable groups and households in the states. The breakdown is 1,500 bags of rice per state and 1,000 cartons of noodles to each of the states, respectively. The donation, according to the company, is a demonstration of its sensitivity to residents of its franchise states with a view to cushioning the effect of lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak.…
New Telegraph.
COVID-19: Oyeama, Enugu APC chieftains bicker over social media post
KENNETH OFOMA writes on how a social media post pitched the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama against chieftains of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State E nugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) could be described as a party in a continuous state of flux. The State Executive Committee of the party lead by Dr. Ben Nwoye has continuously waged battles with different factions, but most noticeably the faction loyal to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. Onyema had several issues…
New Telegraph.
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