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Wednesday, 08 July 2020 05:05

CAN demands immediate reopening of churches in Lagos, Ogun, others

Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked state governments yet to lift the ban on religious gathering, particularly on churches, to do so as quickly as possible or expect unfriendly reactions. CAN’s President, Mr Samson Ayokunle, in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, specifically, appealed to Lagos, Ogun and other state governments where churches are still under lockdown to relax it. He said the continued lockdown order on places of worship was no longer acceptable and reasonably justified. Ayokunle expressed displeasure that despite the directive given by Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 with regards to the re-opening of places of…

Wednesday, 08 July 2020 05:04

Soyinka carpets FG over new broadcasting code

Playwright and Nobel laureate, Mr Wole Soyinka, has described the amended 6th broadcasting code by National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) as an “economic sabotage”. In a statement on Tuesday, Soyinka said it is better for the government to admit its war on “arts and its producers instead of its tactics of slowly weakening the sector”. NBC had reviewed some parts of the broadcasting code which affect content producers on web/online media. This has generated different reactions, with Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria (IBAN) calling for the suspension of the implementation of the amended code. Some stakeholders, who have also called for…

Wednesday, 08 July 2020 05:03

Majority of people who test positive for coronavirus have no symptoms - Report

Only 22% of people testing positive for coronavirus reported having symptoms on the day of their test, according to the Office for National Statistics. This hammers home the role of people who aren't aware they're carrying the virus in spreading it onwards. Health and social care staff appeared to be more likely to test positive. This comes as deaths from all causes in UK fell to below the average for the second week in a row. Between the end of March and June, there were 59,000 more deaths than the five-year average. Meanwhile, the UK government's daily figures released on…

Wednesday, 08 July 2020 05:01

Travellers venture out again but avoid planes, international trips, survey shows

Travelers are hitting the road again and taking vacations even as coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of abating in many countries, a survey on Tuesday showed. About 51% of people in North America and Latin America plan to book trips in the next six months, compared with 38% in Asia and Europe, according to the survey by software maker Oracle Corp. However, travelers want to stay close to home, preferring to drive and to avoid international trips. Due to travel restrictions and lengthy lockdowns in many countries to control the spread of the novel coronavirus, tens of thousands of hotels…

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 16:02

Brazil’s president tests positive for coronavirus

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for coronavirus. He took the test, his fourth, on Monday after developing symptoms, including a high temperature. Mr Bolsonaro has repeatedly played down the risks posed by the virus, calling it "a little flu" and saying that he would not be seriously affected by it. He has also urged regional governors to ease lockdowns, which he says hurt the economy, and on Monday he watered down regulations on wearing face masks. Back in April, he said that even if he were to be infected with the virus, he would "not have to worry…

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 16:01

Buhari suspends Magu as EFCC boss

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended acting chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu. Buhari had earlier set up a presidential panel headed by Mr Ayo Salami to probe the various allegations leveled against EFCC boss. The panel grilled Magu for hours on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja before he was taken into police custody. A source privy to the investigation confirmed Magu’s suspension on Tuesday. The source said, “It is commonsensical that when an investigation of this nature is ongoing, you don’t allow the person being investigated to keep the keys of the office for which…

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 16:00

Senate passes tertiary institutions anti-sexual harassment bill

Senate on Tuesday passed the bill on sexual harassment in tertiary institutions after reading it for the third time. The bill titled: ‘A Bill for an Act to prevent, prohibit and redress Sexual Harassment of students in tertiary educational institutions and for matters concerned therewith, 2019’, was sponsored by Deputy Senate President, Mr Ovie Omo-Agege, and 106 other senators. The passage of the bill followed the consideration of the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters – which was in charge of reviewing the bill and organising a public hearing on the legislation. The bill The…

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 15:59

Buhari reappoints Danbatta as NCC head, nominates Judges for FCT High Court

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Mr Ibrahim Danbatta for a second term of five years as Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO) of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Senate President Ahmad Lawan disclosed this at plenary when he read Buhari’s letter of request for Danbatta’s screening and confirmation as EVC/CEO of NCC for a second term. According to Buhari, the nominee’s appointment is in accordance with the provision of Section 8(1) of the Nigerian Communications Act 2003. Also yesterday Buhari nominated 11 persons for appointment as Judges of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Buhari’s request was contained…

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 05:36

Investigation panel set up by Buhari grills Magu for six hours over corruption allegations

A presidential panel set up by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday grilled acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, for six hours at the Presidential Villa, Abuja The panel, inaugurated about a week ago, interrogated Magu at the old Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after he was whisked to the venue by armed operatives of the Department of State Services. The panel, led by a former President of the Court of Appeal, Mr Ayo Salami, had about seven other members including Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Mr Mike Ogbizi.…

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 05:35

Senate overrules Buhari, says Keyamo’s Ministry won’t make recruitment for the 774k jobs

Senate President Ahmad Lawan, yesterday, said Senate would only allow National Directorate of Employment (NDE), not Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity, to handle the planned recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians in the ongoing Special Public Works Project. President Muhammadu Buhari had domiciled the project under the Labour, Employment and Productivity Ministry, with Mr Festus Keyamo, minister of state in the ministry, assigned to supervise the exercise. Keyamo, who appeared before a joint National Assembly Committee on Labour last week, sparked controversy when he refused to respond to questions from lawmakers on how he intended to recruit beneficiaries from local councils…

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Tuesday, 07 July 2020 05:34

U.S. to deport Nigerian, other foreign students taking classes fully online

Foreign students must leave the United States if their school’s classes this fall will be taught completely online or transfer to another school with in-person instruction, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency announced on Monday. It was not immediately clear how many student visa holders would be affected by the move, but foreign students are a key source of revenue for many U.S. universities as they often pay full tuition. ICE said it would not allow holders of student visas to remain in the country if their school was fully online for the fall. Those students must transfer…

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 05:31

Analysis: Declining business fortunes, rising inflation threaten FG’s revenue target

The drive by federal government to raise its revenue this year to N5.08 trillion, is now threatened by sustained inflationary pressure. The government had hoped to ramp up the revenue target with the increase in the Value Added Tax, VAT, rate to 7.5 percent, but investment experts at PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, have said the government revenue will come under pressure arising from inflation, trade deficit and waning foreign investor confidence. They also attributed the adverse turn of fortune to the prolonged impact of the Coronavirus, Covid-19, pandemic. In their latest economic report tagged: “Demand and Supply Shock from Covid-19 keep Inflation…

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 05:30

FG releases new dates for WAEC exams

West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) will now hold from August 4 to September 5, 2020. This was announced by Minister of State for Education, Mr Emeka Nwajuiba, on Monday during the daily Covid-19 Presidential Task Force briefing. “As soon as we conclude WAEC, we will take NABTEB and NECO,” he said. Federal government last week approved what it called “safe reopening” of schools nationwide. The government said the reopening of schools was meant to allow students in graduating classes (Primary 6, JSS 3, SS3) resume preparation for examinations. Federal government had earlier announced that final year students, including…

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 05:29

Passengers will no longer be served food on domestic flights - FG

Minister of aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika, says food will no longer be served on domestic flights when operations resume. Speaking on Monday at the daily briefing of the presidential task force on Covid-19, Sirika said the decision is part of efforts to control the spread of novel coronavirus on flights. “For this domestic operation, there will be no food. No food will be given to reduce contamination level and we will allow you to come with your mask,” he said. “Like MD of FAAN had said the other day, we see it as your private thing. So you'd have to…

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