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Wednesday, 13 May 2020 05:18

Meet Ibrahim Gambari, the yet-to-be-announced Chief of Staff to Buhari

Mr Ibrahim Gambari, a retired professor and diplomat, has been appointed as president Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, according to a presidential source, Emir of Ilorin and a UN representative to Nigeria. The appointment has not been officially announced by the president. Gambari is one of Buhari’s appointees during his military rule. A presidency source who spoke on condition of anonymous said: “it’s yet to be official and so let’s see what happens during the virtual FEC tomorrow.” But Emir in Ilorin, Gambari’s hometown, in a statement on Tuesday evening thanked Mr Buhari “for appointing Ibrahim Gambari as his new…

Wednesday, 13 May 2020 05:14

We have lost over N12b to lockdown - Luxury bus owners

Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria (ALBON) has said its members lost over N12 billion to the Covid-19 lockdown, closure of motor parks, boundaries and borders across the country since March 2020. It sought Federal Government’s help to get loan facilities and other palliatives for its members to overcome the economic challenges the pandemic has placed on the transport sector. The association sought the assistance through Federal Ministry of Transportation. Addressing reporters on Tuesday in Onitsha, Anambra State, ALBON’s National Task Force Chairman, Mr Joseph Ejiofor and Anambra State Task Force Chairman, Mr Uchenna Maduakor regretted that the association’s…

Wednesday, 13 May 2020 05:10

Nigeria, others in sub-Saharan Africa to lose $200b in 2020

Nigeria and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa will lose about $200bn in incomes by the end of 2020, according to International Monetary Fund. The development is as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, which is pulling the global economy towards recession. IMF had already, in its latest Regional Economic Outlook, projected that the economies of Sub-Saharan African countries would contract by 1.6 per cent this year. The projected 1.6 per cent contraction is the worst reading on record for the region. The projected $200bn loss in income for Nigeria and other countries in the region was disclosed in a podcast…

Wednesday, 13 May 2020 05:09

Violence in northwest Nigeria drives 23,000 into Niger - UNHCR

Violence in northwest Nigeria has forced about 23,000 refugees to flee to Niger since April and raised concerns about the deteriorating security situation, the United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday. The numbers fleeing to neighbouring Niger have almost tripled from last year when the agency reported the first influx of 20,000 people following an insurgency and banditry in northern Nigeria which killed hundreds and displaced thousands. The latest influx of mostly women and children came after attacks by gunmen in Katsina, Sokoto and Zamfara states during April. The deadliest attack claimed 47 lives in Katsina State, the agency said,…

Wednesday, 13 May 2020 05:07

Coronavirus lockdown relaxed in England as people return to work

People in England can spend more time outside, meet a friend at the park and move home, as the government begins easing some lockdown measures. Under new rules, introduced on Wednesday, garden centres can reopen and people can meet one person from outside their household. Sports that are physically distanced - such as golf - are also now permitted. Meanwhile, some employees who cannot work from home are being encouraged to return to their workplaces. It follows a speech by Prime Minister, Mr Boris Johnson on Sunday in which he unveiled a "conditional plan" aimed at reopening society, much of…

Tuesday, 12 May 2020 05:41

Buhari directs task force to receive Madagascar’s Covid-19 herbal medicine

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the presidential task force on Covid-19 to pick up Covid-Organics, Madagascar’s plant-based remedy for Coronavirus. Mr Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation broke the news at the daily briefing of the task force, which he heads. He said Madagascar donated some of the products to Nigeria through Guinea-Bissau and arrangements were being made to pick them up. Madagascar has since been giving away thousands of bottles of the product, developed by the state-run Malagasy Institute of Applied Research, to countries across Africa. Guinea-Bissau has received more than 16,000 doses, which it is…

Tuesday, 12 May 2020 05:40

FEC meeting to hold via video conference Wednesday

The nation’s highest decision-making body, Federal Executive Council, may reconvene on Wednesday after weeks of adjournment due to Covid-19. Unlike previous meetings which saw members gathering at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, however, Wednesday’s meeting is expected to be virtual. This is the first time FEC meeting will be virtual. While most members will be attending from their offices, only a few aides will join President Muhammadu Buhari who is expected to preside from either the Council Chambers or his office. The council’s meetings usually hold every Wednesday and are presided by either the President or Vice President…

Tuesday, 12 May 2020 05:39

Buhari makes new appointments into RMAFC, CMD

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Mohammad Bello Shehu, as Secretary, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) for initial first term of five(5) years with effect from 19th March 2020. This is contained in a statement Monday night and signed by Mr Willie Bassey, Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. According to the statement, the President also approved the appointment of Mr Bitrus Danharbi Chinoko as the Substantive Director General, Centre for Management Development (CMD) Lagos, with effect from 27th April 2020. Until this appointment, Mr Chinoko was in an…

Tuesday, 12 May 2020 05:38

Catholic church offers 425 hospitals, clinics nationwide as isolation centres

Catholic Bishops Conference has volunteered all the 425 hospitals and clinics nationwide for adaptation and use as isolation centres. This was made known by the Presidential Task Force in its daily briefing on the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday while encouraging state governors to approach Catholic Bishops in their states to access the facilities. Chairman of PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha said it will soon be impossible for state capitals to contend with the numbers that would be thrown at them, hence the need to accept every offer of bed space from good spirited…

Tuesday, 12 May 2020 05:35

Coronavirus shortens life expectancy of those infected by 10 years - Study

A new study has modelled how a sample of Covid-19 patients who died might have been expected to fare without an infection, and the results were stark. On average, the group of several hundred patients in Italy who were infected by the novel Coronavirus died more than a decade sooner than what would otherwise be expected, even when controlling for several common underlying conditions, according to estimates in the study conducted by researchers at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. The researchers had been trying to learn more about Covid-19’s effects on life expectancy, specifically whether those dying of the…

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Monday, 11 May 2020 06:19

Nigerians with Covid-19 symptoms are advised to call NCDC for test. Here’s the experience of those who did

Nigerians on coronavirus infection watch list now have to wait for a week or more to get their results, investigation has shown. Many people who are anxious to know their status have to endure days of uncertainty and trauma, our correspondents from across the states report. States without testing centres also face challenges sending samples to Abuja or other neighbouring states, while health officials work under pressure to collect samples while managing the suspecting cases before the release of the results. Checks revealed that the delay, which in most cases takes over one week has put suspected victims, their families…

Monday, 11 May 2020 06:12

Wike demolishes two hotels for flouting lockdown order

Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike on Sunday supervised demolition of two hotels for flouting the state’s lockdown order. This was in line with the state executive order 6, which banned the operation of hotels across the 23 local government areas of the state. He said: “Government has no alternative but to apply the executive order which I signed before the lockdown of Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt. I called all traditional rulers and council chairmen and told them to ensure that no hotel operates in the state. “We are not saying it will be forever. This is for now, so that…

Monday, 11 May 2020 06:11

Don’t re-open universities at this time, FG instructs VCs

Federal Ministry of Education has ordered vice chancellors to maintain the closure of federal, state and private universities in order to keep students and university communities safe from Coronavirus. National Universities Commission gave the directive through a circular by the Director, Directorate of the Executive Secretary’s Office, Mr Chris Maiyaki. The circular read, “Vice chancellors will please recall that following the ministerial directive of March 19, 2020, the NUC issued two circulars on Friday, March 20, to convey approval for the closure of institutions for a period of one month effective from Monday, March 23. “Federal Ministry of Education has…

Monday, 11 May 2020 06:09

8 killed, houses destroyed as Taraba communal clash escalates

No fewer than eight persons have been killed and houses destroyed in Bali Local Government Area of Taraba State, following the escalation of the communal clash between Jukun and Tiv in the neighbouring Donga Local Government Area. Caretaker Chairman of Bali LGA, Mr Musa Mahmud, disclosed this yesterday in an interview with our correspondent in Bali shortly after he presented relief materials to the internally displaced persons from the crisis. This is even as the Ter Tiv Bali, Zaki David Gbaa, said three children have died in the camps while a woman gave birth in the camp on Friday. The…

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