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Tuesday, 26 May 2020 05:05

Face masks too dangerous for children under 2 years - Medical doctors

Children under the age of two shouldn’t wear masks because they can make breathing difficult and increase the risk of choking, a Japan medical group said, launching an urgent appeal to parents as the country reopens from the Coronavirus crisis. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a state of emergency for Tokyo and four remaining areas on Monday after the number of infections fell across Japan, but warned that it could be reimposed if the virus started spreading again. To prevent the virus spread, health experts worldwide are recommending people wear masks when it is difficult to maintain social distancing as…

Monday, 25 May 2020 05:29

Nigerians must produce all the food required because there’s no money for imports - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday said the Coronavirus pandemic has brought Nigeria and other countries to their “knees”. He described the impact as “frightening” and urged Nigerians to continue to take precautions. Mr Buhari spoke with reporters after Eid prayers with his family at the State House, Abuja, to commemorate the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. He said the pandemic had adversely affected the economies of developed and developing nations, leaving Nigeria with no money to import food. Buhari however, urged Nigerians to obey all guidelines issued by Federal Ministry of Health and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). He said: “Nigerians can…

Monday, 25 May 2020 05:28

FG imposes fine on British aviation company for flight ban violation

Federal government has fined Flairjet Aviation Company N1 million for disobeying the Covid-19 commercial flights ban rule. In a statement on Sunday, Mr Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, said the fine was the maximum penalty provided for in the country’s civil aviation regulations. “Flairjet were found to violate our civil aviation regulations IS 1.3.3(a) table 2(IV)7(a) and IS 1.3.3 (a) table 2(VIII)(4),” the minister said. “The maximum penalty for each is N500,000. We caused them to pay and reported their callous misdemeanour to United Kingdom (UK) Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), MFA and the UK high commission.” Federal government had banned…

Monday, 25 May 2020 05:27

Minister, Dabiri-Erewa fight dirty on social media over office space

Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami, on Sunday traded words on Twitter over the forced eviction of NIDCOM staff from their office at Abuja. While Dabiri-Erewa, in a series of tweets, accused Pantami of being disrespectful to women, the minister, who tweeted back, called the NIDCOM boss a liar. The scuffle between the duo started after the former House of Representatives member, in a video posted on NIDCOM Twitter page, accused Pantami of ordering armed men to chase away her workers from their office. She…

Monday, 25 May 2020 05:25

Southeast govs accuse IGP of reneging on community policing agreement

South East Governors Forum has expressed dismay that Inspector General of Police allegedly reneged on its agreements on practice and composition for establishment of community policing in the zone. Chairman of the forum and Ebonyi State Governor, Mr David Umahi made the disclosure at the end of its meeting in Enugu on Sunday. The Forum said that the recent communication from the IGP, Mr Mohammed Adamu, did not conform with the initial agreement reached with him during his visit to the Zone. “South East Governors request the IGP to revert to the initial agreement reached on Community Policing at Enugu.…

Monday, 25 May 2020 05:24

FG approves medical research funding by TETFund

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved funding for six medical simulation, research and training facilities in Colleges of Medicine, through Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). TETFund’s Director of Public Affairs, Mrs Ngoba Briggs, in a statement in Abuja, yesterday, said the facilities would aid the setting up of molecular science laboratories with capacity for testing and diagnosing of Covid-19, Lassa fever and other related viral diseases. Briggs said Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu, had directed Executive Secretary of the fund, Mr Suleiman Bogoro, to select a university in each of the six geo-political zones, where the projects would be executed.…

Monday, 25 May 2020 05:23

Thousands protest Chinese security law in Hong Kong

Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of people who rallied on Sunday to protest against Beijing’s plan to impose national security laws on the city. In a return of the unrest that roiled Hong Kong last year, crowds thronged the Causeway Bay shopping area in defiance of curbs imposed to contain the Coronavirus. Chants of “Hong Kong independence, the only way out,” echoed through the streets. To Communist Party leaders, calls for independence for the semi-autonmous city are anathema and the proposed new national security framework stresses Beijing’s intent “to prevent, stop and punish”…

Sunday, 24 May 2020 05:48

Buhari to Muslims: Don’t let Covid-19 steal your joy this Eid

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Muslims to keep their spirits up in spite of the Coronavirus pandemic. Mr Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said the president made the call in his Sallah message to Muslims on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Fitr. According to Mr Buhari, the deadly virus, which caught the world off-guard, and has put a damper on what would otherwise have been ”a time of celebration for Muslim faithful to mark the end of the Ramadan fasting period.” Buhari said, “for the first time…

Sunday, 24 May 2020 05:44

Africa's Muslims celebrate Eid in the shadow of Covid-19

Bakari Diakité normally celebrates the end of Ramadan by visiting the local mosque and hosting a large family gathering. This year, with Covid-19 still spreading in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan, he has scaled back festivities. Instead of heading to the mosque this morning, he prayed on a terrace at home with the few family members he lives with. Their lunch of rice and couscous with bissap juice was more modest than the plates of meats they would normally enjoy with a group of some 30 family and friends. “Usually, family members come from all the neighbourhoods to celebrate. This…

Sunday, 24 May 2020 05:43

Kaduna health workers begin strike, defy sack threat

Over 11,000 health workers under the aegis of Kaduna State Health Care Workers Union and Associations began a seven-day warning strike on Saturday following the state government’s decision to deduct 25 per cent from their salaries. They said the deduction was done in violation of the Labour Act. The health workers said in a communiqué that they decided to down their tools to force the state government to reverse its decision. The state government had threatened to sack any health worker that embarked on the strike, claiming they were blackmailing the state. Special Adviser on Media and Communication to Governor…

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Saturday, 23 May 2020 05:24

Buhari issues executive order granting financial autonomy to state legislature, judiciary

President Muhammadu Buhari has granted financial autonomy to the legislature and judiciary across the 36 states of the country. Buhari granted the autonomy via a new executive order signed on Friday. Mr Buhari who broke the news on Twitter, added that his administration would “continue to do everything to strengthen the principles and practice of democratic governance in Nigeria.” He wrote: “Based on the power vested in me under Section 5 of the 1999 Constitution (as Amended), I, today, signed into law Executive Order No. 10 of 2020 for the implementation of Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary.”…

Saturday, 23 May 2020 05:22

Nigeria loses $1.1bn case against Shell, Eni in UK court

An English court threw out a $1.1 billion case Nigeria had brought against Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and Eni (ENI.MI) related to a dispute over the OPL 245 oilfield, a court document showed on Friday, while a related trial in Italy continues. Federal government of Nigeria filed the case in 2018 at a commercial court in London alleging payments made by the companies to get the oilfield licence in 2011 were used for kickbacks and bribes. Mr Butcher said in his ruling seen by Reuters that the High Court “must decline jurisdiction over the action against” Shell and the other…

Saturday, 23 May 2020 05:21

Buhari appoints new NECO registrar

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Godswill Obioma as the new Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of National Examinations Council (NECO). In a letter dated May 15 and signed by Minister of Education, Mr Adamu Adamu; the appointment which is for five years took effect from May 14. A statement released by the spokesperson of the board Friday evening said the new Registrar officially took over from the former Acting Registrar, Abubakar Gana, on May 22 at the Council’s headquarters in Minna. The new NECO Registrar, Obioma, is a professor of Education Measurement and Evaluation and is a former Executive…

Saturday, 23 May 2020 05:20

Sallah is Sunday as no moon sighted in Nigeria - Sultan

Ramadan fast continues Saturday as there was no sighting of a new crescent moon in Nigeria, office of the Sultan of Sokoto said on Twitter as well as in a statement sent Friday evening. This means Eid-el-Fitri is Sunday, after the Ramadan fast would have reached 30 days. Sultan of Sokoto, Mr Saad Abubakar, is the head of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. Earlier in the week, Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), led by Abubakar, advised Nigerian Muslims to observe their ‘Eid’ prayers at home with their families or alone if there is no one to pray with. This…

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