Breaking News this Afternoon in Nigeria Tuesday 10th March 2020
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Ondo Govt., UNICEF collaboration yielding results-Commissioner
Mr Donald Ojogo, Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, has described the collaboration between the state government and UNICEF as “fruitful and robust’’. Ojogo said this while declaring open the 2020 Communication for Development (C4D) Sharing and Proposal Writing workshop in Akure on Tuesday. The commissioner said that the relationship had resulted in improvement
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Trump set to announce economic plan to offset virus
U.S. President Donald Trump is set to announce economic stimulus measures to offset the hits the country is taking as a result of the spread of the new coronavirus, a report said on Tuesday Among the measures being floated is legislation to protect hourly wage earners who are at risk of missing paychecks as a
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FG recovers N3.7bn from NDDC Contractor, Directors – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that law enforcement agencies have recovered over N3.7billion as well as various assets worth billions of Naira from contractors and former directors of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The President made this known at the inauguration of NDDC Advisory Committee, comprising of the nine Governors of the Niger Delta
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How AI, machines, challenge tax collection, by FIRS
Uche Usim, Abuja Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Mr. Muhammad Nami, on Tuesday alerted tax administrators in developing countries especially Africa to brace for the disruptive tendencies embedded in the Fourth Industrial Revolution currently being driven by powerful Information and Communication Technology (ICT)-based inventions like Blockchain, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Nami spoke on
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Oil company staff sentenced to 3 years for stealing N5.3 million meant for petrol
Abdulrazaq Mungadi, Gombe The Gombe State High Court has sentenced Osman Idris Gaya, a Depot Representative of Sanduff Oil and Gas Ltd in Lagos, to three years imprisonment for a crime bordering on the conversation of 40,000 litres of petroleum product of the company to his personal use. According to a statement issued by the
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Buhari appoints ex-Delta Speaker as NIMASA Director
Paul Osuyi, Asaba President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of a former Speaker of Delta State House of Assembly, Victor Ochei, as the Executive Director of Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA). The appointment which is sequel to the tenure expiration of the Dakuku Peterside-led board that
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Customs seizes N7.3bn contraband, arrests 697 illegal immigrants
Uche Usim, Abuja The Nigeria Customs Service on Tuesday said it has made contraband seizures valued at N7,350,818,657 while arresting 697 illegal immigrants. The feat springs from the ongoing border drill for the partial border closure, codenamed ‘Exercise SWIFT Response’, that entered its seventh month in March. NCS spokesman Joseph Attah said in a statement
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NYSC deploys 2000 corps members to Kaduna
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Tuesday said 2000 corps members would partake in the 2020 batch ‘A’ stream 1 orientation course in Kaduna State. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Principal Information Officer of NYSC in the state, Ajetunmobi Abimbola-Joyce, on behalf of the State Coodinator, Alhaji Isa
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Reps. seek solution to out of school children
Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has urged members to attend Thursday’s plenary dedicated to seeking solutions to high rate of out of school children in the country. Gbajabiamila who made the announcement at the plenary on Tuesday promised to publish vote and attendance of members for the assessment of their constituents in
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22-year-old robs 3 of N2.3m property at gunpoint
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 22-year-old man, Annas John, who allegedly robbed three people of N2.3 million worth of valuables at gunpoint. The Magistrate, Mrs O.A Akokhia, who did not take John’s plea, directed the police to send the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.
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Expect 270 days of intense downpour, Lagos warns residents
*Says sea level rise anticipated Muritala Ayinla The Lagos State government Tuesday raised the alarm that residents might experience 240-270 days of intense rainfall, which might result into the rise of the sea level rise and flooding. Hence, the government appealed to the residents to pay attention their drains and desist from indiscriminate waste dumping, saying that in spite of the downpour prediction, the state can effectively manage the challenge if everyone pays attention to their environment. The state’s Commissioner for the Environment, Mr Tunji Bello, who…
Benue: High profile people involved in cultism, says Ortom
Cephas Iorhemen, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom Tuesday disclosed that very high profile people in the state are neck-deep in cultism. The governor broke the news while briefing journalists at the end of the state Executive Council meeting held at the Government House in Makurdi. He said: “Cultism is one area that is very complicated because very high profile people are also involved in it. These are areas we want to look at strengthening the law to see how we can lay hands on these high profile people…
Egyptian grandfather, 75, scores on professional debut
Egyptian grandfather Ezzeldin Bahader took a big step towards becoming the world’s oldest professional soccer player by making his debut at the age of 75 over the weekend and celebrated the occasion by scoring a goal. Striker Bahader made light of a knee injury and completed the full 90 minutes as his Egyptian third-tier club October 6 drew 1-1 with rivals Genius on Saturday, reports Reuters. The former amateur player, father of four and grandfather of six, showed he still had an eye for goal by slotting in from the…
Nigeria’s banking stocks slump 11.4% as global oil prices plunge
Nigerian banking share index slumped 11.4% on Tuesday, extending a previous day loss, triggered by a sell-off in global oil prices. The banks dragged the main share index down 4.01%, their biggest daily fall in more than two years, reports Reuters.
Families to mark first anniversary of Ethiopian 737 MAX crash
The families of passengers and crew aboard Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 will mark the first anniversary of the crash on Tuesday, a day after an interim report focused on software installed on the Boeing 737 MAX airliner. The accident killed all 157 people aboard. It was the second involving the new 737 MAX plane in just five months and led to its worldwide grounding. There were people from 33 nations aboard Flight 302. Hundreds of relatives and friends from across the world have travelled to Ethiopia for the memorial, reports…
Coronavirus: La Liga matches, Barca’s UEFA League game behind closed doors
Matches in Spain’s top two divisions will be played behind closed doors for at least the next two weeks because of coronavirus concerns. The change will take effect from Tuesday, with fans now banned from the game between Eibar and Real Sociedad. La Liga acted on guidance from Spain’s ministry of health and the country’s sports council, reports the BBC. Barcelona’s Champions League match against Napoli on March 18 will also be played at an empty Nou Camp. “The decision has been made strictly for health reasons,” said Joan…
‘I accept my removal with sweetheart’ – Sanusi breaks silence
The dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi ii, has said that his removal is nothing new because every power is transient except that of God.“The throne of an emir is not permanent, every king and leader should know this, If it were a permanent throne, I wouldn’t have been the emir of Kano”, Sanusi said in a video posted on his Facebook page.He added, “Before I came, someone was the emir and before him someone else was there, therefore, it’s nothing that would shock anybody.”Muhammadu Sanusi ii added that “Whenever…
Coronavirus: Turkish Airlines cancel flights to Nigeria
*Airlines’ losses may exceed IATA’s $113b projection Wole Shadare More international carriers are taking drastic measures to limit the spread of the deadly coronavirus with Turkish Airlines cancelling all flights to Lagos, Abuja and Port-Harcourt. The carrier operates to the three destinations in Nigeria.The airline in a statement Tuesday said the cancellations would start for flights originally scheduled to arrive Lagos on March 17, 23 and 29, while flights for Abuja scheduled for March 13, 16, 20, 25, 27 and April 1, 2020.Flights for Port-Harcourt will not operate on March 11,…
Coronavirus: Experts question early mortality rates
It’s possible that COVID-19 isn’t as fatal as most people think. And stockpiling hand sanitizer and masks could hurt people who are truly at risk: the elderly and those with weak immune systems.“Kids and adults have done extremely well in terms of recovery so far,” said Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency medicine doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “It’s so critical that we do not waste resources among the young and healthy and that we really focus on the areas where this might really get out of control.”Dr. William Schaffner, professor…
Coronavirus: Experts question early mortality rates
It’s possible that COVID-19 isn’t as fatal as most people think. And stockpiling hand sanitizer and masks could hurt people who are truly at risk: the elderly and those with weak immune systems.“Kids and adults have done extremely well in terms of recovery so far,” said Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency medicine doctor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. “It’s so critical that we do not waste resources among the young and healthy and that we really focus on the areas where this might really get out of control.”Dr. William Schaffner, professor…
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