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Nigeria: UNILAG - Babalakin, ASUU, NASU, SSANU Appear Before Panel
After about six months when he was declared persona non grata on the campus by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, the Chairman of the Governing Council of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Dr Wale Babalakin, SAN, yesterday, appeared on campus before the Prof. Tukur Sa'ad-led Visitation Panel set-up by the Federal Government to look into the affairs of the institution from 2017 till date.
Nigeria: CBN to Sell N1trn Treasury Bills in Next 3 Months, Resumes Forex Sales to Banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has scheduled Treasury Bills, TBs, sales worth N1.06 trillion with effect from next week to year end. Meanwhile the apex bank has resumed the sale of foreign exchange, forex, to banks in order to clear the backlog of unmet demand said to be in excess of $1.5 billion after many weeks of absence from the foreign exchange market.
Nigeria: Edo 2020 - INEC Tasks Religious Leaders On Non-Violence
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has urged religious leaders to sensitise their followers to shun any form of violence in Edo. The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr John Alalibo, made the call during a one-day stakeholders' sensitisation meeting in Benin. He noted that the commission's efforts at ensuring free and credible elections on September 19, might suffer a setback if religious leaders failed to douse the rising tension.
Nigeria: Govt Committed to Produce National Development Plans - Minister
The Federal Government says it is committed to producing national development plans for the country. Mr Clement Agba, the Minister of State for Finance, Budget, and National Planning made this known at a news conference on the Medium-Term National Development Plans (MTNDPs) 2021 to 2025 and perspective plan, Nigeria Agenda 2050 in Abuja on Thursday. Agba said Nigeria Vision 2020 would end on December 31, and President Muhammadu Buhari was aware of the terminal dates.
Nigeria: Obaseki's N1.5b Loan Bid for Vote-Buying, APC Alleges
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki of seeking an approval for a N1.5 billion loan from the factional Edo State House of Assembly headed by Hon Frank Okiye for buying votes during the September 19 governorship poll. The Chairman, APC Media Campaign Council, John Mayaki, made the accusation in a statement released yesterday. He said plans are afoot to cash the loan at a particular commercial bank allegedly chaired by a friend of the governor.
Nigeria: Death of Chadwick Boseman, Social Media and Effect On Nigerians
Movies are veritable source of information, education and entertainment. Millionaires have emerged from the movie industry, while many people are gainfully employed in the industry's value chain all over the world. Watching movies is an acceptable form of recreation for families and friends. Some say it is therapeutic to watch movies. That notwithstanding, many, like me, watch movies once in a blue moon. You are right to conclude that I am not a movie freak.
Africa: Water-Related Conflicts Set to Rise Amid Demand Growth and Climate Impacts
Bogota — About a quarter of the world's population faces severe water shortages exacerbated by climate change - and with that is coming conflict, social unrest and migration From Yemen to India, and parts of Central America to the African Sahel, about a quarter of the world's people face extreme water shortages that are fueling conflict, social unrest and migration, water experts said on Wednesday.
Nigeria: Govt Assures Nigerians of Affordable Housing
Abuja — The Federal Government has assured Nigerians aiming to get their own housing accommodation to keep hope alive because its determination to provide affordable housing was realizable.
Nigeria: Govt/ASUU Faceoff - ASUU Calls for Adoption of UTAS Over IPPIS to End Salary Irregularities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Owerri zone, has urged the federal government to expedite action to deploy the University Transparency, Accountability Solution, UTAS, over the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS, to resolve the issue of irregularity of salary payments among university staff.
Nigeria: Food Preservation - Govt to Construct 8 Solar Dryers Across Nigeria
Ilorin — In order to ensure food preservation and sufficiency across the country, the Federal government has completed arrangements to construct eight solar dryers with four in each of the federal constituencies as two of them have already been constructed.
Nigeria: Oil Workers Beg NASS, Others for Laws to Protect Jobs
There is no doubt that like other private-sector workers, this is one the most trying periods for workers in the nation's petroleum industry as the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened their plight. Oil workers are faced with increasing challenges of job security and unfair labour practices, among others in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nigeria: Resumption of International Flights - Govt Denies Lufthansa, KLM, Air France, Etihad, Others Entry
Some international airlines were yesterday denied entry into Nigeria when international flights finally resume on Saturday, September 5th.
Nigeria: Why We're Borrowing - DMO
Abuja — Federal government's borrowings are fuelled by persistent budget deficits, the Director-General of the Debt Management Office, DMO, Ms. Patience Oniha, said yesterday. There have been concerns about the nation's rising debt profile but the DMO boss told journalists, in Abuja that the current economic situation in the country had made borrowing inevitable.
Nigeria: Deficit in Nigeria's Trade Balance Rises 328%, Now N1.8trn
Deficit in Nigeria's trade balance worsened in the second quarter 2020, Q2'20, rising 328% to N1.8 trillion as against N421.3 billion in the first quarter and N579.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2019. This performance also represents the third consecutive quarterly rise.
Nigeria: Covid-19 Sample Tests Exceed 100,000 in Lagos
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said Lagos State had tested 100,607 samples for COVID-19 infections since inception of the pandemic. The NCDC announced the figures in its COVID-19 Situation Report for Sept.1. It said that out of the 411, 077 COVID-19 sample tests conducted in the country, Lagos had conducted the highest number of sample tests.
Nigeria: Sirika Restructures NCAA, Sacks Directors
A major restructuring of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, was done Wednesday by the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika. Some directorates of the agency have been merged, while some directors were relieved of their jobs. However, Vanguard gathered that last week, the Director, Consumer Protection Directorate, Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi handed in his resignation letter and this has been accepted by the agency.
Nigeria: Attempt to Split NBA Will Affect Nigeria's Unity - Group
A group, Northern Youth Initiative for Peace and Good Governance has flayed the attempt by some lawyers of Northern extraction to split the Nigerian Bar Association,NBA. President of the group, Umar Faruk Lawal, in statement, pleaded that those who were championing the formation of a New NBA should sheath their sword and render the necessary support and advice to Mr. Olumide Akpata led executive for better service delivery.
Nigeria: I Warned Nigerians, Fayose Speaks On New Increase in Petrol Price
Former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, and a strong critic of Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has bared his mind on the latest increase in petrol price, stating that he warned Nigerians on the expectations of having Buhari as president during the countdown to the 2015 presidential polls.
Nigeria: PDP Rejects N151 Fuel Price, Hike in Electricity Tariff
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vehemently rejects the fresh increase in the price of fuel to N151 per liter and electricity tariff to N66 per kwh under the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its government, describing such as callous, cruel and punishing.
Nigeria: Petrol Price Hike - NANS Gives Govt 48 Hours to Reverse Policy
The National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has given the Federal Government 48 hours to reverse the hike in the pump price of petrol, saying Nigerians are already impoverished by the adverse economic policies being implemented.
Nigeria: EFCC Re-Arraigns Mama Boko Haram, 2 Others
Abuja — The Maiduguri zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Complete Care and Aid Foundation, Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as 'Mama Boko Haram' before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of the Borno State High Court, Maiduguri, on amended four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, giving false information and cheating to the tune of N6 million.
Nigeria: Kebbi Flood - Buhari Laments Loss of Lives, Properties By Rice Farmers
Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock over the death of six persons and economic loss estimated to be about N1 billion to flood by rice farmers in Kebbi State. President Buhari described the unfortunate development as a major setback in his administration's efforts towards boosting local food production.
Nigeria: Economy Sectors List Gains of CBN's Stimulus Programme
Just days to the announcement of the first Gross Domestic Product, GDP, report factoring in the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the economy, the country's fiscal and monetary policy executives are still under pressure to contain the crises. Economy observers believe the measure of success or value for the money and efforts expended in the containment programmes should begin to show in the third quarter of 2020 going into 2021 full year.
Nigeria: Femi Fani-Kayode Will Become Nigeria's President, CAN Chairman Says
The chairman of the Lagos state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Apostle Alex Bamgbola, has recently told the former Aviation minister and chieftain of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode that he will become the president of Nigeria if he remains humble. Apostle Bamgbola made the pronouncement in Lagos on Sunday, August, 30, at the occasion of Bishop Isaac Idahosa's celebration of 31 years in ministry.
Nigeria: Edo 2020 - APC, First Lady Clash Over Disrupted Medical Outreach
Benin City — The All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged that a free medical outreach organised by the wife of its governorship candidate, Professor Idia Ize-Iyamu was disrupted on the orders of the First Lady of Edo State, Mrs Betsy Obaseki which order it said was carried out by the police. The party said the medical outreach was to provide free health screening and other medical services to the people, especially the vulnerable that have not had access to healthcare for years.
Nigeria: Osinbajo, Ganduje Meet Over Banditry, Kidnapping in Kano
Abuja — Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Wednesday, received a report on the security situation in Kano State from Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The meeting between the Vice President and the Kano State Governor was held behind closed doors. Briefing State House correspondents Ganduje said he briefed the Vice President on kidnapping, banditry, armed robbery, and other criminal activities in the state. According to him, "I submitted a report to him that it is all well; we are managing.
Nigeria: Ignore Scaremongers - Presidency
The Presidency wishes to advise Nigerians to ignore determined agents of fake news bent on spreading false stories to the public. We react to the utter falsehood and disgraceful lies, a report by so-called digital newspaper which, Wednesday, claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari's aide, Sarki Abba is COVID-19 positive. This report is sheer fabrication and brazen effort by the online news medium to mislead the public.
Nigeria: When Compassion Defines Excellence - Healthcare in a Covid-19 World
The future of healthcare in Africa will centre on the holistic understanding of the human being, the essential care in terms of what we eat daily and how we live our lives, the capacity for us to sustain that in terms of prevention rather than disease focus only and, last but not least, the existence of compassion necessary to maintain our humanity along the way. We are in August 2020 and with COVID-19.
Nigeria: Ministerial Scorecard - Despite Suspending Proposed Nigeria Air, Hadi Sirika Uplifts Aviation Sector After One Year in Office
Following the swearing-in of President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term on May 29, 2019, 43 ministers were appointed to oversee different federal and state ministries. Hadi Sirika was appointed as the Minister of Aviation by the president, after rounding off his tenure as the state minister of aviation under Rotimi Amaechi, who was the Minister of Transportation and Aviation, during the President's first term in office.
Nigeria: PDP Criticises Pump Price, Electricity Tariff Hike
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the fresh increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) and electricity tariff. The opposition party stated this on Wednesday in a statement by its publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan. The Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) had on Wednesday adjusted the ex-depot price of PMS twice within a few hours.
Kenya: From Renegade Student, Kang'ata Joins PhD Club
The academic life of Senate Majority Whip Irungu Kang'ata almost ended in 2000 while in first year after he was expelled from the University of Nairobi for leading student protests. But as the saying goes, although today might be a bad day, you might never know what the heavens have prepared for you tomorrow. Senator Kang'ata is set to graduate in the coming month from the same institution that once closed its doors to him with a PhD in law. "It is one of those unbelievable stories.
Nigeria: Buhari Expresses Worry Over High Price of Food Items
Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed the concern of his administration over the sudden spiral of food prices in the country. President Buhari in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in Abuja Wednesday, regretted that the increase in prices of food came at a time when the economy was already mired in a slowdown occasioned by the global coronavirus situation.
Nigeria: 40 Northern NBA Chairmen Pledge Allegiance to Akpata
Forty leaders of the northern geopolitical zone of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Wednesday, distanced themselves from moves to divide the legal body. The chairmen, in a communique they issued at the end of a meeting they held at the NBA Headquarters in Abuja, pledged their allegiance to the National President of the association, Mr. Olumide Akpata and his executives.
Kenya: Matiangi Unmasks Warlords Funding Terror
Nairobi — Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiangi has unmasked key influential businessmen and leaders in northern Kenya, accused of supporting or funding terrorism. Matiangi listed nine individuals he said are responsible in financing operations of the Somalia-based Al Shabaab that has links with global terror network, Al-Qaeda.
Nigeria: NSE Suspends MedView Airline, Capital Oil, Four Other Companies
The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has suspended trading in six companies. The NSE said the move was a sequel to the companies' inability to comply with corporate governance rules which mandate them to submit financial statements within a specified period. In a notice to investors, the NSE said that the suspended companies are FTN Cocoa Processors Plc, Medview Airline Plc, Niger Insurance Plc, R.T. Briscoe (Nigeria) Plc, Union Dicon Salt Plc and Capital Oil Plc.
Nigeria: What Are You Reading?
The culture of only reading to pass examinations leaves us a barely functional society. It only enables us breed people who can barely think. And they are the ones who cede their thinking to their pastors, imams and politicians. And trust these categories of people - they take full advantage of this and turning their followers into zombies. For many years, the claim was liberally made that Nigerians don't read. And that this has not been helped by our culture, which is orally skewed.
Nigeria: Floods - Kebbi Farmers Lose Produce Worth Over N5bn, Seek Govt's Intervention
The Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) says farmers have lost more than N5 billion worth of farm produce to floods in the state. The Chairman, Kebbi State SEMA, Sani Dododo, made the disclosure in an interview with newsmen in Birnin Kebbi, the capital city of Kebbi State, on Wednesday. Mr Dododo spoke shortly after a condolence visit to the families of the victims of a boat mishap in Jega Local Government Area (LGA), of the state, which claimed the lives of eight persons.
Nigeria: Why We Are 'Increasing' Electricity Tariff - Kaduna Electric
Kaduna Electric has begun implementation of the new service-based tariff approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The Head, Corporate Communication, Abdulazeez Abdullahi, said in a statement that the new tariff regime was not a blanket increase but tied to improved hours of power supply and more efficient service delivery.
Nigerian Chases New Guinness World Record for Longest Makeup Marathon
Eromosele Ozah, a Nigerian makeup artist, popularly known as Eronxshaddy, is chasing a new Guinness World Record for the 'Longest Makeup Application Marathon'. The 400-level student of Agriculture at the University of Benin, who specialises in SFX (special effects) makeup set the new record on Monday. He carried out a make-up marathon session which lasted 28 hours and 45 minutes to set a new Guinness world record.
Nigeria: Despite Protest, New Electricity Tariff Begins in Kano, Katsina
The management of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) says it has begun the implementation of the new 'service reflective' tariff as approved by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The move comes despite a public outcry and resistance from Nigerian workers. KEDCO is in charge of electricity distribution in Kano, Katsina and Jigawa states.
Nigeria: Ondo 2020 - Osinbajo to Lead Flag-Off of Akeredolu's Re-Election Campaign
As the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State draws closer, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will lead governors and other leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), to flag off the re-election campaign of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The debut rally will come up on Saturday, September 5 in the Ondo State capital city, Akure, township stadium by 11 am.
Nigeria: Another Nigerian Pastor Kicks Against CAMA Implementation
Suleman Johnson of the Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide has joined the group of Nigerian clerics who are kicking against the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020, especially as it applies to churches. Since August 7 when President Muhammadu Buhari signed the CAMA bill into law, many Nigerian christian leaders have condemned the law.
Nigeria's Foreign Trade Slumps in Q2 2020
Nigeria's external trade slumped to N6.24 trillion in the second quarter of the year (Q2 2020) from N8.59 trillion in the preceding quarter, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Wednesday. The figures represent a 27.30 per cent decline within the period under review, the statistics agency noted.
Nigeria: 118 Covid-19 Patients Receive Home Treatment in Ogun - Official
The Ogun State government has disclosed that 118 COVID-19 patients are currently receiving home treatment, with another 19 patients on admission in the isolation centres at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu and Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta.
Nigeria: FEC Approves $3.1 Billion for 'Automation of Nigeria's Customs Service'
The Federal Executive Meeting (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, VP, SGF, COS, NSA and a few Ministers present in person at the State House Council Chambers, while the rest of the Cabinet participate remotely.
Nigeria: Amidst Expected Nationwide Price Increase, PPMC Adjusts Ex-Depot Petrol Price Twice
The Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) on Wednesday adjusted the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit, also known as petrol, twice within a few hours. The new price of N147.67. was made public shortly after the PPMC announced an initial increment to N151.56 per litre from the erstwhile price of N138.62 per litre. The PPMC is a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and currently imports almost all of Nigeria's petrol.
Nigeria: Osun Finally Jettisons Aregbesola's Education Policy, Reverses Names of Schools
The Osun State Government has ordered all principals and headteachers of public schools to revert to the old names of their various schools ahead of resumption from coronavirus lockdown. This is as a result of the approval of the reversal of the single school uniform, 'reclassification' of the public school system, and the abolition of single-sex schools introduced in 2013 by former governor, Rauf Aregbesola.
Nigeria: Immigration Service Automates Temporary Work Permit, Visa On Arrival
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Wednesday announced that it has automated the processing of Visa on Arrival (VoA) and Temporary Work Permit (TWP). It said this is to deliver better services in line with the reform policy of the current administration and the Federal Government's Ease of Doing Business. The Comptroller-General, NIS, Muhammad Babandede, disclosed this in a statement issued by the service Spokesman, Sunday James, in Abuja.
Nigeria: Some Directors to Lose Their Jobs As Nigeria Considers Merging Aviation Agencies - Minister
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has said some directors in the aviation industry will lose their jobs during the imminent merger of directorates and agencies under the ministry. The minister said the merger is contained in a roadmap already approved by the president. Mr Sirika said this while briefing journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday.
Nigeria: 11 Nigerians Die of Covid-19 in South Africa - Union
The Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA) says that 11 Nigerians have so far died of COVID-19 in South Africa. The President of NUSA, Adetola Olubajo, said in a statement from Pretoria on Wednesday that the COVID-19 deaths were for Gauteng Province alone, adding that it was yet to get figures from eight other provinces in South Africa. "At the last count, 11 Nigerians have died from COVID-19 in Gauteng Province alone. I have attended the funeral of some of them," he said.
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