Breaking News in Nigeria Today Sunday 26th April 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Sunday 26th April 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Idi Farouk: Nigerian may lose COVID-19 battle if…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to take its toll on the entire globe, eminent Nigerians have been voicing out their opinions on how best the disease can be tamed to save humanity. In this interview, a former Director General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Alhaji Idi Farouk tells ONWUKA NZESHI that Nigeria may lose the battle unless the government resolves the challenges facing citizens as a result of the prolonged lockdown imposed on the country How has the lockdown been in your area? I started my…
New Telegraph.
Day ghosts came in pair
Chief clears his throat, looks around him, then at the three men and a woman and clears his throat again. Sam is getting irritably impatient. He feels like rushing to Chief and forcing the words out of his mouth. He looks around him and notices that no one is as eager as he is to hear what Chief has to say. Obviously, he’s the only person that’s in the dark. He turns to Kim and notices a glow in her eyes. Tears? “Fate has a way…
New Telegraph.
It’s crazy to divert soldiers’ allowances, says Oritsejafor
Chief (Dr.) Roland Oritsejafor was the Minister of Defence (State) in the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration and one of the most senior chiefs under the Olu of Warri. A former Deputy National Secretary of PDP and also a founding member of the party in Delta State, Chief Oritsejafor, in this interview with OLA JAMES says Nigerians should come together and tackle the worrisome issues of corruption, insecurity and threw his weight behind the establishment of state police What is your impression about the Nigerian political class today? …
New Telegraph.
COVID -19: Why Umahi approved N1.5billion, by Orji
Ebonyi is one of the few states in Nigeria that has not yet reported a confirmed ease of coronavirus. In this interview with our Correspondent KENNETH OFOMA, the State’s Commissioner for Information, Barr Uchenna Orji speaks on preparations and measures put in place by the state government to ensure that the state remains safe. He also speaks of the new virology centre for testing of coronavirus (the only one in South-East), the closure of boundaries, total ban on motorcycle operators and palliatives to Ebonyians to cushion the effect of movement…
New Telegraph.
Price of ventilators up 200% to over N30m
A s the price of life saving ventilators rose by over 200 per cent to N37.8 million per unit at the weekend, Sunday Telegraph learnt that the Federal Government is yet to respond to the proposals sent to it through the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment by indigenous companies, including Innoson Vehicle Manufacturers (IVM) on local nanufacturing of the ventilators. Innoson and some other companies in the country have expressed their readiness to commence manufacturing respiratory equipment as soon as government places orders. The…
New Telegraph.
We’ve taken steps to assist Abule-Ado explosion victims -Archbishop Martins
•Provided N10m food stuff for needy The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, His Eminence Dr Alfred Adewale Martins, has stressed that the Archdiocese has not neglected victims of the Abule-Ado explosion in Lagos State. In a statement, issued by the Director of Social Communication, Rev Fr. Anthony Godonu, the Archbishop explained that the Archdiocese had taken a number of steps to help victims of the incident and their families. The statement states: “Our attention has been drawn to a trending article that alleged that the church in the…
New Telegraph.
Use debt relief savings to tackle COVID-19, diversify economy –Experts
…say relief package for small businesses not enough Nigeria will get debt relief from May I to enable it fight the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) courtesy of China and G20 countries. PAUL OGBUOKIRI reports that the country is expected to utilise the debt relief savings to provide the non existing health infrastructure to fight the pandemic, provide adequate welfare to the needy as well as support the private sectors, especially small businesses and the informal business people to reboot the economy Debt relief will give government fiscal…
New Telegraph.
Coca-Cola Foundation, others boost response against COVID-19 spread in Nigeria
T he Coca-Cola Foundation, the philanthropic arm of The Coca-Cola Company, has provided a grant to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to help curb the spread of COVID-19 across Nigeria. This intervention is to scale up community sensitisation and procure essential protective kits such as medical masks, face shields, hand gloves and hand sanitizers which are increasingly needed for healthcare workers and others who are courageously battling the pandemic on the frontlines in the most affected states in the country. …
New Telegraph.
$200m judgement debt may stall Mambilla Power Project
I ndication at the weekend were that failure in paying $200 million settlement claims to Sunrise Power over the Mambilla power project could stall the construction of the long delayed $5.8 billon hydroelectric project. An online news outlet, The Cable on Wednesday reported that President Muhammadu Buhari had in his reply to a memo from the Attorny General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, said that the Federal Government does not have $200 million to pay Sunrise to withdraw its $2.354 billion claim against the country at the…
New Telegraph.
COVID-19: 60m more Nigerians, others to go into poverty in 2020 –World Bank
…as IMF advocates wealth taxes to raise revenue N igeria and the rest of the sub-Sahara Africa will be the most effect as the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is set to push between 40 and 60 more people into abject poverty, the World Bank has said. The World Bank is predicting a rise in global poverty in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. If that holds true, it will be the first increase since 1998. The international financial institution’s economists believe the pandemic will push…
New Telegraph.
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