Thisday Newspaper News Today Tuesday 21st April 2020
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Tambuwal Frees 29 Prison Inmates, Pardons Two Civil Servants
Onuminya Innocent in Sokoto In its bid to decongest prisons and avoid the spread of coronavirus among inmates, the Sokoto State Government under its Committee on Prerogative of Mercy Saturday freed 29 inmates from the Sokoto Central Prison. Also, two civil servants hitherto dismissed from the state’s service now have their penalties converted to retirement. …
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Buhari: Kyari was the Very Best of Us, a Loyal Friend
Our Correspondents President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, paid glowing tributes to his late Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari, who died on Friday night at the age of 67 following complications from the coronavirus disease. Kyari had tested positive for COVID-19 about three weeks ago and was receiving treatment at a private hospital in Lagos, before …
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WHO: No Evidence People that Survived COVID-19 Can’t be Reinfected
•Oyo to enforce compulsory use of facemasks •49 new cases recorded, total now 542, while 166 have been discharged •Global death toll hits 160, 755; over 2.3 million people infected Tobi Soniyi and Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo There is currently no evidence to support the belief that people who have recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19) are …
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Nigeria’s Economy Beyond COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic offers another opportunity to initiate bold reforms that would transform the economy, writes Obinna Chima The Nigerian economy is currently in dire straits with major economic indicators looking grim amidst increasing vulnerabilities. The disruption caused by the COVID-19, which also contributed to the significant drop in the price of crude oil exposed …
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Akinwunmi Adesina, Africa’s Bold Reformer
The African Development Bank is set to re-elect Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina as its president in May. Buffeted by hastily cooked-up allegations, Adesina is depending on his many accomplishments and growth driving policies to earn him a second term. Nosa James-Igbinadolor looks at the many accomplishments of the AfDB president and reports on why denying him …
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Babatunde Fowler in the News Again!
Some things happen that prompt a thousand and one wishes and hopes. For example, one wishes to God that governance in Nigeria were not limited to a meagre four-year cycle; wishes to God that it was until one man died and another took his place. What if nobody takes his place, anyway? If such wishes …
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NSE Extends Financial Statements Filling Deadline for Firms
Goddy Egene The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has extended the due date for the submission of the audited financial statements (AFS) for listed companies with 31 March year end by 60 days from June 29, 2020 to August 28, 2020. According to the NSE, the extension is necessary in order to ensure that the operations …
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Covid-19: N’Assembly Members Reach Out to Constituents
Apart from donating part of their salaries towards the fight against the spread of Coronavirus, some federal lawmakers have also been reaching out to their constituents through palliatives to cushion the effects of the lockdown, report Deji Elumoye and Udora Orizu The leadership of the National Assembly, last month, adjourned plenary in both the Red …
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COVID-19 as Expression of Global Power Rivalry: The Case of US-China Cold War
By Bola A. Akinterinwa The United Nations Charter was done in 1945 with the ultimate objective of preventing a new scourge of World War through the fostering of international cooperation at regional and multilateral levels. In this regard, the global community has been lucky not to have had any critical inter-state war since then. What …
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How was Used Oby Ezekwesili and Dumped
THE ALTERNATIVE With Reno Omokri Do not be fooled. Oby Ezekwesili, for all her religious pretensions, is a self-righteous hypocrite. I know this because I have incontrovertible proof that lays her hypocrisy bare. Oby is a woman that loves to criticise others, but cannot stand to be criticised. While I was one of President Jonathan’s …
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