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Following the outbreak of Coronavirus, the National Youth Service Corps Scheme as a proactive measure embarked on far reaching actions in order to guard against the contraction of the deadly virus by Corps Members. Accordingly, the Scheme has been in constant touch with Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, as well as the Federal Ministry […]
The Nigeria bourse has lost N1.87 trillion to global oil price crash and increasing spread of COVID-19 in four days. Specifically, the market capitalisation, which opened trading for the week at N13.694 trillion, shed N1.87 trillion or 13.63 per cent, having closed trading on Thursday at N11.827 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index, which opened […]
A Plateau State High Court on Thursday ordered the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), to pay N50 million in damages to the family of a suspect, Henry Dokotri, who was killed by five police officers. Delivering judgment, Justice Mohammed Sorajo, found the police officers guilty of the offence following the testimony of one Ms Margaret, who […]
Ekiti State Government has asked no fewer than 11 traditional rulers to give reasons for their non-cooperation with the administration of Governor Kayode Fayemi. This was contained in a memo, entitled, “Re-Absence from State Functions and Council of Traditional Rulers’ Monthly Meetings” which was signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Bureau of Chieftaincy Affairs, […]
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has revealed that the Italian man, the index case of Coronavirus in Nigeria, will be discharged soon. The Minister disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during a conference with the diplomatic community about measures taken by the Federal Government to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in Nigeria. Dr Ehanire […]
Some economic experts, on Thursday, expressed the need for the Federal Government to immediately and purposefully develop the non-oil sector to mitigate the effect of slump in oil price in the international market. The experts gave the advice, while speaking with newsmen in Ibadan on the implications of falling oil price. A Policy Economist, Dr […]
The Nigerian government has reached an interim agreement with striking university lecturers to integrate the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS) into the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS). The IPPIS is the government’s accountability software that has been made compulsory for all public institutions, mainly for personnel payroll. As was published in Premium Times, ASUU […]
A Brazilian government official who attended an official meeting at Donald Trump’s resort in Florida on Saturday and posted a photo of himself standing next to the United States president has tested positive for coronavirus, Brazilian officials said. In the photo posted on his Instagram account, Fabio Wajngarten, the communication secretary of Brazilian President Jair […]
Iran will temporarily release 54,000 people from prisons and deploy hundreds of thousands of health workers as officials announced a slew of measures to contain the world’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak outside China. Pressure has been mounting on Iranian officials to take action against the virus as the death toll and number of cases rapidly shoots […]
Children from linguistic minorities should be taught in their own mother tongue, said the UN independent expert on minority issues, presenting his latest report on Wednesday to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. According to Fernand de Varennes, this is not only necessary for inclusive, quality education but also to respect the human rights of all […]