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Saturday, 13 June 2020 04:45

Kaduna extends 24-hour curfew to 2 LGAs over communal clashes

Kaduna State Government has extended the 24-hour curfew imposed on Thursday on two chiefdoms in Kauru and Zangon Kataf local government areas to cover the entirety of the two local government areas. Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said this Friday. He said security agencies are working to contain the situation that started as a clash over farmland. “Extending the curfew is part of the necessary steps to manage the tensions and restore calm,” he said in a statement. They were earlier reports that Hausa-Fulani and Atyap communities of Zangon Kataf LG nearly clashed last week over…

Friday, 12 June 2020 15:07

We’ve done well, Buhari says in broadcast to Nigerians on Democracy Day

Fellow Nigerians, 1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. 2. It is a day to honour our founding fathers who toiled to establish our republic and every Nigerian who has worked tirelessly to sustain it. 3. We are celebrating this year’s Democracy Day despite the COVID-19 pandemic which afflicts our nation and the whole world. 4. It is indeed a very difficult time for everyone especially those who have lost loved…

Friday, 12 June 2020 05:34

Total lockdown won’t be an option again in tackling coronavirus - FG

Federal Government has explained why it may not re-introduce a total lockdown of the country over the Covid-19 rising cases. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19, Boss Mustapha, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 42nd joint national briefing of the taskforce. “As we had indicated in my first address on this subject that we will study the situation, look at it and see how we are going and if there is need for a review, that review will be advised by data, by science, by experiences of other…

Friday, 12 June 2020 05:33

Just about 20 percent of Coronavirus cases managed in isolation centres - FG

Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 has said about 80 per cent of cases are being managed outside the isolation centres designated for treatment. National Coordinator of the PTF, Mr Sani Aliyu, while speaking at the daily PTF briefing on Thursday said this is due to lack of adequate bed spaces in isolation centres across Nigeria. “I know about 80 per cent of those that are positive in the country are currently being managed outside isolation facilities. ”Availability of beds varies across states. Some states have a lot of capacity in terms of beds. I know Kano, Lagos have run…

Friday, 12 June 2020 05:32

Unemployment to double to 39.4m by end of 2020 - Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the economic sustainability committee has received projections that the number of unemployed people may rise to 39.4 million by the end of 2020 if the government does not take prompt measures. According to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s unemployment figure stood at 20.9 million at the end of 2018 third-quarter. Speaking on Thursday, when he presented the committee’s report to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Osinbajo said NBS also projects that the country would have a revenue shortfall of N185 billion monthly with oil prices at $30 a barrel. The committee was saddled with the…

Friday, 12 June 2020 05:31

Nasarawa appoints replacement for sacked SSG

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, has appointed Mr Mohammed Aliyu as the new secretary to the state government (SSG). The development comes hours after Mr Aliyu Ahmed-Tijani, the former SSG, was sacked by the governor. The governor’s spokesman, Mr Yakubu Lamai announced the appointment in a statement, stating that the appointment takes effect immediately. According to the statement, Aliyu served as a former executive chairman of Lafia local government council from 1999 to 2002, and has also worked as partner at various law firms. His most recent position before his appointment as SSG was as a partner at Atafi Chambers,…

Friday, 12 June 2020 05:30

Katsina youths to mark Democracy Day with protests

Following the spate of insecurity and banditry in Katsina State, leadership of Nigerian Youth Congress (NYC) in the state has cancelled the June 12 Democracy Day celebration across the state. A statement jointly signed by chairman of the state chapter of NYC, Mr Aliyu Zakari, and director, sports and social development, NYC national headquarters Abuja, Mr Aminu Funtua, said instead of the Democracy Day celebration in Katsina, the group has resolved to organise the first Katsina online media protest Friday, June 12. 2020, at 11 am. The youths, who implored President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Aminu Masari of the state…

Friday, 12 June 2020 05:29

African-Americans point to racial biases in economics

The field of economics is facing an upheaval, with African American scholars decrying bias in the profession and presenting evidence that leading journals have failed to publish sufficient research that documents racial inequalities. This tumult reflects racial dynamics at a delicate moment set against the backdrop of protests over the police killing of George Floyd that have thrust varying forms of bias into public consciousness. Though videos have illustrated police brutality against African Americans and others, the extent of racially driven economic problems is often less recognized. President Donald Trump has cited the 5.8% unemployment rate for African Americans before…

Thursday, 11 June 2020 14:04

Govs declare state of emergency on rape, violence against women

Nigeria Governors Forum has agreed to declare a state of emergency on sexual and gender-based violence against women and children. They also renewed commitment to ensuring that offenders face the full weight of the law. This was contained in a communique signed by Chairman of NGF, Mr Kayode Fayemi, after the forum’s 10th Covid-19 teleconference meeting held on Wednesday. The communique was issued in Abuja, on Thursday. Governors agreed to, “Declare a State of Emergency on Sexual and Gender-based Violence. Governors strongly condemned all forms of violence against women and children and committed to ensuring that offenders face the maximum…

Thursday, 11 June 2020 05:38

While 2020 budget oil benchmark is $25, ‘some of our partners produce at $93 per barrel’ - NNPC

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said some of its partners are producing a barrel of crude oil in the country at $93, a development it described as unacceptable. Group Managing Director, NNPC, Mr Mele Kyari, who disclosed this on Wednesday, said many oil companies operating in Nigeria had personnel costs that had become unsustainable under the current market realities. Last week, Senate Committee on Finance condemned in strong terms the explanation by NNPC that it spent $21 to produce a barrel of oil. Chairman of the Senate panel, Mr Solomon Adeola, had asked NNPC, represented by its Chief Operating Officer,…

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Thursday, 11 June 2020 05:37

Over 100m Nigerians have no identity - FG

National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said over 100 million Nigerians have no identity. Director-General of NIMC, Mr Aliyu Aziz, made the disclosure during a zoom meeting with editors. Speaking on the topic: “Strategic Roadmap for ID Development, he said, “Over 100 million Nigerians have no identity (ID). These include the poorest and the most vulnerable groups, such as the marginalised – women and girls, the less-educated people, migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons, people with disabilities and people living in rural and remote areas. The estimated population of Nigeria stands at 200 million. Only about 38 percent of the…

Thursday, 11 June 2020 05:35

Rivers police to residents: Ignore Wike’s curfew

Police in Rivers State asked residents to ignore the 8 pm to 6 am Covid-19 containment curfew imposed by Governor Nyesom Wike and instead honour the 10 pm to 4 am protocol stipulated by Federal Government. The Police Command in Rivers in response to residents’ complaints said Wednesday that it was lawful it works with the federal curfew in the face of the conflict with that declared by the state government. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Rivers Command, Nnamdi Omoni said, “Both federal and the state government in Rivers have a common goal of ensuring safety and peace with the…

Thursday, 11 June 2020 05:29

Kogi directs all civil servants to resume

Kogi State government has directed civil servants on grade levels 1 – 10 to return to their posts from Monday. This was contained in a circular issued on Wednesday by the state’s Head of Service (HoS), Ms Deborah Ogunmola. It stated that Governor Yahaya Bello has given the order that the affected government officials, who have been working from home since March 2020, when the Coronavirus pandemic broke out, should return to work beginning from Monday. The circular reads: “The governor has directed that all civil servants on Salary Grade Level 01-10 to return back to their various duty posts…

Wednesday, 10 June 2020 05:36

George Floyd has finally been laid to rest. Here’s how it all went

George Floyd was fondly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and neighborhood mentor, and now a catalyst for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice. More than 500 mourners wearing masks to combat the coronavirus packed a Houston church a little more than two weeks after Floyd was pinned to the pavement by a white Minneapolis police officer who put a knee on his neck for what prosecutors said was 8 minutes, 46 seconds. Cellphone video of the encounter, including…

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