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Plateau records index case as COVID-19 spreads to Abuja, 26 states
Kayode Oyero Plateau State has recorded its index case of the coronavirus disease, The PUNCH reports. This brings the total number of states in the country affected by the pandemic to 27 including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, 981 cases of the lethal virus have been confirmed …
Lagos COVID-19 cases hit 582 with 78 new infections
Kayode Oyero Lagos State has recorded 78 new cases of coronavirus, The PUNCH reports. This brings the total number of infections in the state to 582, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The Centre also said the total number of cases in the country hit 981 while 197 recoveries and 31 deaths have been …
How Abba Kyari almost became Obasanjo’s Vice-President —Mamman Daura
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A nephew and confidant of the President, Mamman Daura, has revealed that during the run-up to the 1999 Presidential election, Abba Kyari was among those considered for the position of running mate to Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo who was the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. Daura said this in a tribute …
Lagos shortlists 10 firms for Fourth Mainland Bridge
Samson Folarin The Lagos State Government has shortlisted 10 firms that applied for the construction of the Fourth Mainland Bridge. The firms include CCECC Nigeria Limited; CGGC-CGC Joint Venture; China Harbour Engineering Company Limited; China State Construction Engineering Corporation Nigeria Limited; IC ICTAS Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. and Ingenieros Consultores, S.A., through Makais Energy. …
Umahi’s wear-mask or get-flogged order barbaric — Ubani
Oladimeji Ramon A former Vice-President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr Monday Ubani, has described as barbaric the pronouncement of Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi, that any resident found on the street without a face mask will be flogged. The lawyer also scolded the governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, for making a similar …
N50bn CBN loans to SMEs, others end 2024
Nike Popoola The Central Bank of Nigeria has set December 31, 2024 exit date for its intervention loans to the Small and Medium Enterprises and households aimed at cushioning the effects of coronavirus on businesses and the people. It also gave December 31, 2030 as the exit date for the COVID-19 intervention funds for the …
India’s refiner shuns Nigeria’s crude oil in Q1
’Femi Asu India’s Reliance Industries, owner of the world’s biggest refining complex, saw its imports of Nigerian crude oil slump to zero in the first quarter of the year, compared to 9,800 barrels per day in Q1 2019. India has remained the single largest buyer of Nigerian crude oil in the past few years after …
Sokoto budgets N500m on Ramadan feeding, blames inflation
Adeniyi Olugbemi, Sokoto Sokoto State Government will expend the sum of N500m for the feeding of its citizens during Ramadan. Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, while constituting a 32-person committee on COVID-19 Ramadan feeding programme in the state said, “Unlike last year, there is significant rise in the amount to be spent from N380m last year …
LASG warns private schools against third term resumption
Dayo Ojerinde The Lagos State Ministry of Education has warned private schools in the state to shun the idea of resuming for the third term academic session until the lockdown period is over. Recall that the state government had on March 18 ordered public and private schools in the state to close down from March …
UNCTAD seeks $3.4tn debt write-off for Nigeria, others
Ife Ogunfuwa The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development is calling for urgent measures to address the debt burden estimated at $3.4tn in Nigeria and other developing countries facing economic disaster as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. UNCTAD in a report released on Thursday said developing countries were facing a looming debt disaster …
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