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Tuesday, 07 July 2020 05:28

Doctors strike leaves Covid-19 patients abandoned in Ondo

Medical doctors at Ondo Infectious Disease Hospital (IDH) under the auspices of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) have stopped attending to patients. Ondo IDH is where patients that tested positive for infectious disease like lassa fever and coronavirus are treated. State Secretary of NAGGMDP, Mr Tunde Olasakinju, who announced the doctors’ withdrawal of service in a statement, said it was due to failure of government to accede to their demands. Among their demands were alleged government failure to conclude negotiations on the erstwhile suspended Minimum Wage and Consequential Adjustments already enjoyed by Non-Medical Staff…

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 05:27

Police Commission dismisses 10 senior officers, demotes 8 others

Police Service Commission (PSC) has dismissed ten senior police officers and demotes eight others over various cases of misconduct in the line of duty. Recall that PSC had earlier approved promotion of 6,618 senior officers, including one Assistant Inspector General (AIG), four Commissioners and three Deputy Commissioners. PSC spokesperson, Mr Ikechukwu Ani, said the approval was one of the highpoints of the 8th Plenary meeting of the commission that ended on Wednesday, after three weeks of deliberations. In another statement on Monday, Ani said the commission took the decision to dismiss and demote the officers at the same 8th Plenary…

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 05:25

Plane suspected of carrying illegal drugs lands on highway before bursting into flames

A jet aircraft suspected of carrying illegal drugs has been destroyed by fire after landing on a highway in southern Mexico. A lorry packed with 390kg of cocaine was found nearby in the state of Quintana Roo, military officials said. The plane had been detected by the Mexican military as it entered Mexican airspace and was followed by military jets. Troops were dispatched to the landing site but there are no reports of arrests. BBC

Monday, 06 July 2020 17:21

DSS denies arresting Magu

PRESS RELEASE Department of State Services (DSS) wishes to inform the public that it did not arrest Mr Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as has been reported by sections of the media. The Service, has since, today, 6th July, 2020, been inundated with enquiries over the alleged arrest. Peter Afunanya, Public Relations Officer, Department of State Services, National Headquarters, Abuja 6th July, 2020

Monday, 06 July 2020 17:20

FG announces palliative measures for TV, radio stations

Federal Government on Monday announced some lifelines for broadcast industry as ways of cushioning the effects of Covid-19 pandemic on the industry. Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja. Mohammed said the industry has been particularly hard-hit due to falling revenues occasioned by the dwindling adverts and sponsored programmes, in the wake of the pandemic. He said, “Against this background, the management of NBC has therefore recommended, and Federal Government has accepted, the following measures to revamp the broadcast industry and to help reposition it for the challenges of business, post-Covid-19:…

Monday, 06 July 2020 17:19

Akeredolu replaces SSG who resigned earlier today

Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has announced appointment of Mr Temitayo Oluwatuyi “Tukana” as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG). The appointment follows resignation of Mr Ifedayo Abegunde from the position. Abegunde resigned his appointment on Monday. He confirmed the resignation in a telephone interview. He thanked Akeredolu for the opportunity to serve the state. Akeredolu announced the appointment of Oluwatuyi on his official Twitter page on Monday. “Today, I announced the appointment of Temitayo Oluwatuyi “Tukana” as the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) to resume immediately following the resignation of Ifedayo Abegunde,” the governor wrote.…

Monday, 06 July 2020 17:18

Third Mainland Bridge to close again for repairs

Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola, on Monday said consultations were on for another phase of repair works to begin on Third Mainland Bridge. Popoola told pressmen that the consultations were towards evolving perfect traffic management architecture. “We want to do maintenance work on Third Mainland Bridge very soon. Most likely on the 24th. We may close it from 24th of July. “We are still working out the modalities and when we perfect the traffic management plan we will move to site. “Everything being expected for the repairs of the bridge has arrived the country, that is…

Monday, 06 July 2020 17:15

Former APC national vice chairman is dead

Former national vice-chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Inuwa Abdulkadir, is dead. He died Monday morning in Sokoto State. The cause of his death has not been ascertained at the time of filing this report and no official statement has been released by his family. Abdulkadir’s death was confirmed by a former senator and his political associate, Mr Shehu Sani. Sani confirmed the death of the politician in a post on Twitter. Abdulkadir was a member of the National Working Committee of APC recently dissolved by the party’s National Executive Council. He was from Sokoto State and was an…

Monday, 06 July 2020 17:14

Kenya reopens, sets dates for flight resumption

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Monday a phased reopening of the country from a Covid-19 lockdown, lifting restrictions on travel in and out of the capital Nairobi and allowing air travel to resume. Kenyatta said the country has reached a reasonable level of preparedness for a partial loosening of restrictions but urged caution and warned against reckless behaviour. “Today I order and direct that the cessation of movement into and out of Nairobi metropolitan area, Mombasa county and Mandera county that is currently enforced shall lapse today or at 4 a.m. (0100 GMT) tomorrow, Tuesday the 7th of July…

Monday, 06 July 2020 05:45

NNPC makes new appointments, redeploys top staff

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) yesterday announced new appointments and redeployments of top management-level staff of the corporation. The national oil company noted that the move was part of ongoing efforts to strengthen and reposition the corporation for greater efficiency, transparency, and profitability in line with the aspiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. In the latest redeployments, Group General Manager, Crude Oil Marketing Division (COMD), Mr Adokiye Tombomieye, has been appointed the new Chief Operating Officer (COO), Upstream. NNPC also appointed Managing Director of Nigerian Gas Marketing Company (NGMC), Mr Mohammed Ahmed, the new Chief Operating Officer, Corporate Services, following…

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Monday, 06 July 2020 05:43

One out of four law school students failed in latest results released

Nigerian Law School has graduated a number of five First Class students while 632 of the students failed the Bar Final Examinations. Director-General of the school, Mr Isa Chiroma in a statement, said 632 (25.12 per cent) of the grand total of students failed the bar exams. He said the Council of Legal Education (CLE) had a virtual meeting for the consideration and approval of the release of the results of the final examinations conducted in January He said the five First Class students placed under the category of ‘outstanding performance’ constituted 0.2 per cent of the 2,515 students who…

Monday, 06 July 2020 05:39

Cross River doctors declare indefinite strike, accuse govt of insincerity on Covid-19 issues

Cross River chapter of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has withdrawn its services from all medical facilities in the state. Cross River is the only state in the country where no case of Covid-19 has been officially confirmed. In a letter addressed to Mr Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, on Sunday, state chairman of the association, Mr Agam Ayuk, said lives of the doctors are at risk over Covid-19 situation in the state. The association wondered why Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has not included Cross River in its daily update of Covid-19. The association stated five positive cases recorded…

Monday, 06 July 2020 05:38

21 killed in Benue boat accident

No fewer than 21 persons have been feared dead in a boat mishap which occurred on River Benue in Makurdi, the state capital Sunday afternoon. The accident involved some members of ECAN Church, Ijaha, Makurdi Local Government Area who were going for a conference across River Benue. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ms Catherine Anene who confirmed the report in a statement on behalf of Police Commissioner, Mr Mukaddas Garba said the matter was reported to Police at about 2:30pm on Sunday. The statement added that two of the victims were rescued alive while 21 others were still missing at…

Sunday, 05 July 2020 05:29

FG can’t stop borrowing for two major reasons - Minister

Amid growing concerns over Nigeria’s debt profile, Minister of Finance, Budget and Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said the dual reality of Covid-19 pandemic and the drop in the price of oil in international market has made it inevitable for Nigeria to keep borrowing from external bodies. She stated that before the global health and economic challenges, Nigeria had been grappling with low revenue, noting that the crises had put the country in a difficult situation, which had made it difficult for government to meet some of its obligations. The minister spoke recently at a webinar organised by Nigerian Economic…

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