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Tuesday, 23 June 2020 13:26

Police rescue 600 workers forced to work in rice mill for 3 months without stepping out

Police in Kano have rescued over 600 labourers who were forced to spend three months in a factory called ‘popular farm rice’, in Challawa industrial area. The workers told our correspondent that they were threatened with their jobs if they opted to go home to see their families. Members of Kano police command stormed the factory on Monday after obtaining a court injunction, arresting four managers and releasing the detained workers. According to the workers, they were denied access outside the premises of the factory due to the fear of bringing Covid-19 into the factory. One of the freed workers…

Tuesday, 23 June 2020 13:26

Police lock up APC National Secretariat

A detachment of Policemen has sealed off the National Secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) based on orders of the Inspector General of Police (IGP). It was learnt that the IGP will be meeting with the two camps of the party National Working Committee (NWC) at the force headquarters by 1pm. It was also gathered the order, which was handed down through the FCT Commissioner of Police, to APC Chief Security Officer, instructed that members of the National Working Committee (NWC) are not allowed entrance to the party headquarters. A party source said the seal off was to…

Tuesday, 23 June 2020 05:16

Okonjo-Iweala gets ECOWAS backing for WTO position

West African regional bloc, ECOWAS is backing Nigeria's candidate to head World Trade Organization (WTO) and calls on other African countries to follow, a document showed on Monday, in a possible step towards uniting Africa behind her. "The ECOWAS authority of heads of state and government...calls on other African countries as well as non-African countries to endorse her candidature," the document, signed by Niger's President and ECOWAS chairman Mr Mahamadou Issoufou said, referring to Nigeria's Mrs Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. It was dated June 19 but was not finalised until Monday. Brazil's Roberto Azevedo is stepping down as WTO head a year…

Tuesday, 23 June 2020 05:15

Saudi Arabia announces condition for 2020 Hajj participation

Saudi Arabia said Monday that this year’s hajj will not be canceled, but that due to the coronavirus only “very limited numbers” of people will be allowed to perform the major Muslim pilgrimage. The kingdom said that only people of various nationalities already residing in the country would be allowed to perform the hajj. The government did not specify how many people would be permitted to take part. The annual pilgrimage, which is set to begin this year at the end of July, traditionally draws around 2 million Muslims from around the world for five intense days of worship and…

Tuesday, 23 June 2020 05:14

FG to oversee flight simulation on Saturday ahead of airspace reopening

Federal Government on Monday said it would carry out a simulation trial of domestic flight operations at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Saturday as it prepares to reopen the country’s airspace to commercial flights. It also assured Nigerians that airfares would not be outrageously high as speculated by many, based on plans to begin the social distancing rule onboard flights. This came as Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority declared that it would submit the aviation restart plan to the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 on Wednesday. Speaking at Monday’s briefing of PTF in Abuja, Minister of Aviation, Mr Hadi…

Tuesday, 23 June 2020 05:13

FG summons Ghanaian envoy over demolition of Embassy building

Federal Government has summoned the Chargè d’ Affaires of the High Commission of Ghana in Nigeria, Ms Iva Denoo, to express its displeasure over the demolition of a block of apartments within the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Accra, Ghana. “Summoned the Chargè d’ Affaires of the High Commission of Ghana to Nigeria, Ms Iva Denoo to demand urgent explanation on the recent attacks on a residential building in our diplomatic premises and reinforcement of security around diplomatic premises and staff,” Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this on his Twitter handle. Federal Government said the demolition…

Tuesday, 23 June 2020 05:12

Govs will meet on Wednesday. These are the issues for deliberation

Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says it will hold its 11th teleconference on Wednesday to review grievances of Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD). This was contained in a statement issued by the Head, Media and Public Affairs of the forum, Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, in Abuja on Monday. Bello-Barkindo said the review had become necessary after brokering the suspension of industrial action by NARD, in order to ensure that doctors returned to work and provide services under a convivial working atmosphere. NARD had, on Sunday, announced suspension of its two weeks industrial action, after a meeting initiated by leadership of NGF…

Tuesday, 23 June 2020 05:03

Antibody levels in recovered Covid-19 patients decline quickly - Research

Levels of an antibody found in recovered Covid--19 patients fell sharply in 2-3 months after infection for both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients, according to a Chinese study, raising questions about the length of any immunity against the novel Coronavirus. The research, published in Nature Medicine on June 18, highlights the risks of using Covid-19 ‘immunity passports’ and supports the prolonged use of public health interventions such as social distancing and isolating high-risk groups, researchers said. Health authorities in some countries such as Germany are debating the ethics and practicalities of allowing people who test positive for antibodies to move more…

Monday, 22 June 2020 14:23

Why we demolished ‘Nigerian High Commission’ building – Ghana Traditional Chiefs

Paramount Chief of the Osu Traditional Area, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, has defended the demolition of a structure purported to be belonging to the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana. According to a statement issued by the traditional leader, the said parcel of land was different from the building the Nigerian High Commission was currently occupying. Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI indicated that the demolished property belonged to an individual who was hiding under the political influence of the Nigerian High Commission. He mentioned that the developer failed to honour several invitations extended to him to appear before the stool…

Monday, 22 June 2020 05:23

Buhari, Lawan meet in Aso Rock over APC crisis, worsening insecurity

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met behind closed doors with senate president Ahmad Lawan at the State House, Abuja on Sunday. The meeting was centred on the security challenges in the country, performance of the Service Chiefs, and the crisis tearing ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, apart. Speaking to journalists after the meeting, Mr Lawan said that he briefed the President on what was discussed on the floor of the senate as it concerns the myriads of security challenges that have bedevilled the country. According to him, “You know that the country is facing many serious and deep security challenges…

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Monday, 22 June 2020 05:22

Ghana apologises to Nigeria over attack on embassy building

Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has apologised to Nigerian government over an attack on Nigerian High Commission’s building in Accra. Some armed men reportedly invaded the building in the Ghanaian capital Friday night, destroying some apartments under construction. Ghanaian media reported that a businessman had earlier accused the high commission of encroaching on his land. The demolished building was recently acquired by Nigerian embassy. Angered by the incident, some Nigerians in the country protested the destruction, calling on the Ghanaian authorities to act. Reports show videos of protesters lamenting how armed men broke into the building and destroyed it. However,…

Monday, 22 June 2020 05:21

Nigeria receives Covid-19 medical supplies worth $22m from UN

Federal Government has received medical supplies and test kits valued at $22m from the United Nations. The items donated through UN Covid-19 Basket Fund and European Union is to help boost the fight against Covid-19 in Nigeria. The donations, which arrived Abuja over the weekend, include 545 oxygen concentrators, infrared digital no-touch thermometers, over 100,000 test kits, Personal Protective Equipment, laboratory supplies and emergency health kits. They were received by delegations from the Nigeria Center for Disease Control and National Primary Health Care Development Agency and handed over to the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19. Secretary to the Government of…

Monday, 22 June 2020 05:20

Fuel scarcity looms as oil workers threaten strike over IPPIS enrolment

Nigeria may face petrol scarcity if oil workers make good the threat of withdrawing their services nationwide should Federal Government insist on registering employees in the oil sector on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System. Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers made the threat in a letter addressed to Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva. The unions kicked against plans by Office of Accountant-General of the Federation to register oil workers on IPPIS platform. The letter dated June 19, 2020 was jointly signed…

Sunday, 21 June 2020 15:45

Resident doctors suspend nationwide strike

National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has suspended its nationwide strike with effect from Monday, June 22. NARD President, Mr Aliyu Sokomba in a statement said the National Executive Council decided to suspend the strike in order to give Federal and State Governments time to fulfill the outstanding demands of the association. He added that the decision to suspend the industrial action followed a virtual meeting of over 300 of its members. According to him, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors…

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