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Nigeria Bans Inter-State Movement Of COVID-19 Patients
April 23, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Bans Inter-State Movement Of COVID-19 Patients

Nigeria has banned inter-state movement of Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, explained on Wednesday in Abuja, at the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 that all persons diagnosed with the virus would henceforth be treated in...
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FAAC Shares N780.926b Revenue To FG, States, LGs
April 23, 2020 No Responses

FAAC Shares N780.926b Revenue To FG, States, LGs

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N780.926 billion as March Federation Account Revenue to the Federal, States, Local Governments and relevant Agencies in the country. Mr Henshaw Ogubike, Director, Information, Press and Public Rela...
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Kogi Slashes 2020 Budget By N74b
April 23, 2020 No Responses

Kogi Slashes 2020 Budget By N74b

The Kogi State Executive Council has slashed the state’s 2020 budget from N176 billion to N102 billion. A statement issued at the end of the council’s weekly meeting in Lokoja on Wednesday said that the budget was slashed by N74...
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Lockdown: South Africa Deploys 70,000 Troops
April 23, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: South Africa Deploys 70,000 Troops

More than 70,000 extra troops will be deployed in South Africa to help enforce a lockdown intended to stop the spread of coronavirus, President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced. South Africa has had 3,465 confirmed coronavirus cases – second only to...
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How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State
April 22, 2020 No Responses

How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State

The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said food insecurity looms without collaboration against bandits attacking rural communities in the state.  The government said information sharing with security agencies will ensure prompt response in tackling ban...
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How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State
April 22, 2020 No Responses

How To Tackle Food Insecurity, By Kaduna State

The Kaduna State Government on Wednesday said food insecurity looms without collaboration against bandits attacking rural communities in the state.  The government said information sharing with security agencies will ensure prompt response in tackling ban...
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NAFDAC Shuts Down Yoghurt Factory
April 22, 2020 No Responses

NAFDAC Shuts Down Yoghurt Factory

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Borno State office has shutdown an illegal facility engaged in the production of unregistered yoghurt. The information was  disclosed in a statement signed by the state Acting Coord...
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European Football Leagues to Lose €4.1bn Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
April 22, 2020 No Responses

European Football Leagues to Lose €4.1bn Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus lockdown has already left a huge impact on the sports industry, causing thousands of sports games, competitions and professional leagues to be cancelled or postponed.  European football is no exception, with cancelled matches, empty stadiu...
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Tinubu Mourns Anumudu, Commiserates With Family, Imo State, Others
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Tinubu Mourns Anumudu, Commiserates With Family, Imo State, Others

The National Leader of the APC, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has commiserated with family members and associates of Chief Willie Anumudu on the death of the businessman. Anumudu, Chairman of Globe Motors Ltd., died in Lagos on April 21. Tinubu, in...
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UN Warns Of Food Crisis In Nigeria, Sudan, Syria, Others
April 22, 2020 No Responses

UN Warns Of Food Crisis In Nigeria, Sudan, Syria, Others

The world is at risk of widespread famines “of biblical proportions” caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the UN has warned. David Beasley, head of the World Food Programme (WFP), said urgent action was needed to avoid a catastrophe. A report...
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Five Star Logistics Donates N20m Protective Materials To NPA
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Five Star Logistics Donates N20m Protective Materials To NPA

Five Star Logistics Limited has supported the fight against coronavirus at the seaports with the donation of hand sanitizers and facemasks worth N20million, a statement said on Tuesday. Mr Rigo Nazarri, General Manager, Comet Shipping Agencies, a sister-compan...
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Customs Impounds 1,000 Bags Of Smuggled Rice
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 1,000 Bags Of Smuggled Rice

The Nigeria Customs Services has seized no less than 1,000 bags of smuggled foreign rice stockpiled in a residential apartment in Gombi town in Adamawa.  Mr Kamardeen Olumoh, the Customs Controller in-charge of Adamawa and Taraba states, explained on Tues...
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Lagos Increases Hazard Allowance Of Health Workers To N25, 000
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Increases Hazard Allowance Of Health Workers To N25, 000

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has approved an increase in the hazard allowance of health workers in the state public service from N5,000 to N25,000. Sanwo-Olu, through a tweet by Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media,...
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Tinubu Mourns Akinjide
April 22, 2020 No Responses

Tinubu Mourns Akinjide

National Leader of All Progressives Congress, (APC) Sen. Bola Tinubu has condoled with the family of one-time Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide, over his demise. Tinubu, in a condolence message by his media officer, Mr Tunde Rahman, in Lagos,...
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