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Nigeria: End Game - Banks Now to Seize Defaulter's Funds in Other Banks
by Nwafor The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has issued guidelines on the Global Standing Instruction, GSI, which enables banks to seize loan defaulters' money in other banks. The apex bank said the GIS guideline, obtained, yesterday, was to enhance loan recovery in the banking sector.
Uganda: Over 700 Kigezi Tea Nursery Bed Operators Petition Museveni
More than 700 tea nursery bed operators in Kigezi Sub-region have asked President Museveni to prevail over a matter in which they are seeking payment for tea seedlings worth Shs143 billion. The operators claim they supplied government the imputs between 2014 and 2017.
Nigeria: Day 6 - Panel Quizzes Magu On N700m Training Fund
Suspended Acting Chairman of the Economic & Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu, yesterday appeared before the Presidential panel probing him over allegations raised by Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for the sixth time.
Nigeria: Referees, VAR Finding It Difficult to Admit Own Errors
The greatest gift a human being has is the ability to discern right from wrong; with the added ability to admit wrong and ask for forgiveness. In football, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is suppose to promptly review controversial decisions of the on-field referee.
Africa: Coronavirus - Three Billion People Lack Basic Hand Washing Facilities At Home - UN
A new report has shown that 3 billion people worldwide lack basic hand washing facilities at home, which is one of the most effective methods for COVID-19 prevention. The report says COVID-19 has brought to the fore the critical importance of water, sanitation and hygiene for protecting human health. "Despite progress, billions of people across the globe still lack these basic services.
Mozambique: LNG Terminal Will Be Built in Matola
Maputo — The Matola Gas Company (MGC), in partnership with the French oil and gas company Total, has guaranteed the construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal in the southern Mozambican port of Matola, in anticipation of declining gas production from the Pande and Temane onshore gas fields in Inhambane province. The South African petrochemical company Sasol operates the Pande and Temane fields.
Mali: Protest Leaders Have Been Released but Bamako Remains Tense
Authorities in Mali released a number of opposition leaders on Monday in a move to try and appease a protest movement calling for the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Lawyer Alifa Habib Kone said three of his clients were released - Choguel Maïga, Kaou Djim and Imam Oumarou Diarra, according to the AFP news agency, reporting that others had been released on Sunday night.
Nigeria: Super Eagles Goalkeeper Joins Dutch Club
Super Eagles goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye, has officially joined Dutch club, Sparta Rotterdam, after signing a two-year deal with the option for another two years on Monday. Before this latest move, Okoye was with the reserve team of Germany's Fortuna Dusseldorf. In the just-concluded season as Dusseldorf 2's first-choice goalkeeper, Okoye featured in 14 games, conceded 26 goals, and kept a clean sheet twice in the Regionalliga West.
Tanzania: Magufuli Names New Tic Head
Dar es Salaam — President John Magufuli yesterday appointed a new head of the Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) which is responsible for coordinating, promoting and facilitating investments in the country. This comes amid reports of some government officials leaving their posts to contest for political positions in the looming elections.
Tanzania: Embassies Urged to Woo Investors
The TCCIA President further cited that the manual system also forced the local business community to incur extra costs in doing business attributed to manual processing of export documents in terms of administrative bureaucracies and transportation costs.
Tanzania Government Outlines New Strategy to Boost Cashewnuts Production
Dar es Salaam — The government has outlined interventions intended to increase cashew nuts production as statistics indicate falling yields in the last five years. The measures, according to Agriculture minister Japhet Hasunga, include establishing a special fund which would lend agricultural inputs to farmers. The government has scrapped the Cashewnut Industry Development Trust Fund (CIDTF) for what was described as failure to perform since it was established in 2010.
Nigeria: National Assembly Gets Revised PIB in Two Weeks - Sylva
Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said that his ministry will within two weeks transmit the revised Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to the National Assembly for passage into law. He also put the value of the recently inaugurated Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipelines and the Train 7 Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) projects at $50 billion.
Nigeria: NGO Suspends Staff Over Alleged Rape of 10-Year-Old Girl
An international non-governmental organisation (INGO), Street Child, has suspended a member of its staff accused of allegedly raping a 10-year-old minor in Maiduguri, Borno State. A statement by Street Child's Head of Mission in Nigeria, Marcello Viola, yesterday said: "We are aware that one of our national staff members has been accused of rape. The allegation, occurring outside work, is currently being investigated by the police.
Nigeria: How Nigeria Has Fared in Rice Production Since 1999
Nigeria has produced more rice in the last five years than at any other time since the return of democracy in 1999, data from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) shows. The FAO data shows that between 2014 and 2019, Nigeria maintained top spot among rice producers in Africa. Between 2014 and 2016, Nigeria's rice paddy production figures constantly rose from 6.0 to 6.2 and to 7.5 million metric tonnes respectively.
Botswana: No Direct Link Between Ombudsman, Constituency Offices
Gaborone — Office of the Ombudsman does no work directly with MPs' constituency offices, says Mr Augustine Makgonatsotlhe. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recently, Mr Makgonatsotlhe, who is the Ombudsman, said because of the politics that often surrounded constituency offices, his office did not have direct relations with them.
Nigeria: Okonjo-Iweala and the WTO
The G10 countries should endorse the Nigerian contender as DG of the World Trade Organisation. Indications have emerged that the Secretariat of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has accepted the nomination of Nigeria's frontline contender for the post of the Director-General of WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala. She is already being touted to clinch the office. And many factors count in her favour.
Nigeria: Healthcare Delivery - Nigeria Should Provide 'Radical Solution' - PDI MD
In a bid to revive health infrastructures and provide healthcare services for the betterment of Nigerian, Dr. John Iguve, Nigeria's telehealth pathfinder has advised that Nigeria should move towards providing radical solutions to Public healthcare delivery challenges. The Pre Diagnosis International MD made this known as a follow up to the recently announced plan by the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) to build new PHCs across the 774 LGAs of the country.
Kenya: Officer Who Allegedly Shot Dead Standard 8 Pupil in Mathare Granted Sh1 Million Bail
A police officer who is facing charges of killing of a Standard 8 pupil at Kiamaiko Huruma in Nairobi three months ago has been granted a cash bail of Sh1million. Duncan Ndiema Ndiwah alias Champs was freed by Justice Luka Kimaru who warned him of dire consequences should be interfere with the prosecution witnesses. BAIL APPLICATION The judge told that accused that he risked bail cancellation in the event he meddles with the dispensation of justice in whatever manner.
Nigeria: One in Four Phone-Calls to Us From Pranksters - NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said about 26 per cent of emergency calls made to its centres last week were 'hoax' calls. The Director- General of the agency, Chikwe Ihekweazu, made this known at the bi-weekly Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Monday.
Rwanda: 8,000 Farmers Secure Jobs to Address Sebeya River Floods
At least 8,000 residents from Rubavu District have secured jobs amid the Covid-19 pandemic, to work in addressing floods that are caused by Sebeya River. The river floods have been adversely affecting Rubavu, Rutsiro, Nyabihu and Ngororero Districts. Building infrastructure to eliminate the floods is one of the projects that was given green light to continue operating despite Covid-19 lockdown since it was considered as essential services.
Nigeria: COVID-19 May Be Transmitted Through Air - NCDC
The Nigerian government has said new evidence suggests that COVID-19 may be transmitted through the air. "Over the past few weeks, increasing evidence has emerged that in addition to droplet infections, we cannot rule out that airborne transmission is also possible as a mode of transmission of COVID-19," Chikwe Ihekweazu, the head of Nigeria's infectious disease agency, NCDC, said at the bi-weekly Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Monday.
Nigeria: 107 Human Trafficking Victims Rescued At Kano Airport - NAPTIP
Kano — Not fewer than 107 human trafficking victims have been rescued at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, MAKIA while attempting to travel abroad for greener pastures. The Zonal Commander, National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Shehu Umar disclosed this in an interview with Vanguard on Monday.
Nigeria: During My Tenure, We Tackled Corruption, Saved Billions of Dollars - Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a global finance expert and Nigerian-nominated candidate for the position of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Director-General has said during her tenure as the finance minister of Nigeria, "we saved billions of dollars that were channeled to other priorities". Okonjo-Iweala who is Chair of the Board of Gavi, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation stated this in an opinion article titled; "To Beat Covid-19, Governments Need to Open Up", published by Bloomberg.
South Africa's New Alcohol Ban Sparks Fury
A decision to reimpose a ban on the sale of alcohol has angered many consumers in South Africa. Health experts say the move could free up much-needed hospital beds. South Africa's president on Sunday reimposed a ban on alcohol sales, which had only been lifted on June 1. In a letter to the nation, Cyril Ramaphosa also announced the return of a national curfew. "We are taking these measures fully aware that they impose unwelcome restrictions on people's lives.
Nigeria: 2023 - Restructuring, Not Zoning Will Solve Nigeria's Problems - Olu Falae
Chief Olu Falae, elder statesman, former minister of finance and secretary to the government of the federation, SGF, was the joint presidential candidate of the All Peoples Party, APP, and Alliance for Democracy, AD in the 1999 election. In this exclusive interview with Vanguard, he insists that Nigerians should jettison the zoning arrangement and focus on restructuring the country before the 2023 general elections.
Nigeria: Denial of Landing Right - Govt Commends Air Peace for Engaging Another Airline to Evacuate Stranded Nigerians From UK
The Federal Government Sunday commended Air Peace for engaging another airline to evacuate stranded 584 Nigerians in the United Kingdom after the British government denied it landing right. Air Peace had to defray the extra cost of engaging a foreign carrier to ensure that the Nigerians were brought back to the country.
Nigeria: Presidential Committee On Correctional Service Reform Submits Report
The Presidential Committee on Correctional Service Reform and Decongestion, (PCCSRD) - formerly, (Presidential Committee on Prison Reform and Decongestion) inaugurated by the Attorney-General of the Fed-eration and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, three years ago, has concluded its assignment and submitted its report to the Minister. The AGF, while commending the Committee, said it lived up to its expectations to change the face of Cor-rectional Centres across the country.
Nigeria: Virtual Celebrations for Soyinka at 86 Today
Not even the restriction on social life due to the ravaging Coronavirus pandemic will be able to disrupt this year's birthday celebration of poet, dramatist, scholar, and the 1986 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Professor Wole Soyinka. The literary icon is 86 today Monday, July 13, 2020, and plans are already in place for a memorable feast in his honour in virtual spaces.
Nigeria: WASSCE - You Must Not Go Ahead Without Govt's Participation, NUT, NAPTAN Tell States
States have been told not to allow schools in their domain go ahead with this year's West African Senior Secondary School Examination. WASSCE, if Federal Government-owned schools would not partake in same. The Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, and the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, which gave the directive weekend, said if they go ahead with the examination, it would not only distort the education sector, but would also create chaos that might be very difficult to remediate.
Mali: Timbuktu War Crimes Trial Set to Begin in the Hague
An alleged Islamist arrested in Mali in 2018 is to go on trial this week at the International Criminal Court. He is accused of orchestrating war crimes, including torture and rape, in the city of Timbuktu. In 2012, a coalition of Islamic extremists occupied the ancient city of Timbuktu in the Saharan desert. They imposed a brutal regime, murdering and raping those they considered to be non-believers and destroying centuries-old holy sites that they saw as blasphemous.
Africa: Baaba Maal the New Voice of Marginalized Peoples in Africa
Southern African Trust, African Philanthropy Network and TrustAfrica are pleased to announce the appointment of the eminent international music star, Baaba Maal, as the voice of marginalized People in Africa. These three pan-African organisations are collaborating under the umbrella of Community Immunity initiative to provide quick-impact support that will bring immediate relief to marginalized communities and people living at the margins of society.
Namibia: 'I Was Intimidated By Itula' - Shaningwa
SWAPO secretary general, Sophia Shaningwa, claims she was intimidated by former independent presidential candidate, Panduleni Itula, when she said the party has "all the money". Shaningwa made this allegation yesterday at a Swapo media briefing on the Fishrot corruption scandal in Windhoek. Swapo stands accused of having benefited from Namibia's biggest fishing scandal.
Africa: The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020
Almost 690 million people around the world went hungry in 2019. As progress in fighting hunger stalls, the COVID-19 pandemic is intensifying the vulnerabilities and inadequacies of global food systems. While it is too early to assess the full impact of the lockdowns and other containment measures, at least another 83 million people, and possibly as many as 132 million, may go hungry in 2020. The setback throws into further doubt the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal for zero hunger.
South Africa: Fighting COVID-19 Requires Universal Health Coverage
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the global COVID-19 pandemic crisis has starkly highlighted the value of universal health coverage in responding to health emergencies, and the need for robust health systems to save lives. Speaking at the virtual launch of the United Nations Secretary General's Independent Accountability Panel 2020 Report on Monday, President Ramaphosa reiterated that the pandemic is placing an additional burden on already constrained health care systems.
Kenya: Suspected Ethiopian Cattle Raiders Kills Herdsboy in Turkana
Suspected Ethiopian raiders on Sunday evening killed a herdsboy in Lokamarinyang village in Turkana North Constituency. Turkana County Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi said that the raiders were targeting to steal livestock during the 5pm attack. "The boy died while receiving treatment at Lokamarinyang Dispensary," he said. Mr Ndanyi said that the raiders are taking advantage of the vast, remote and poor terrain to launch attacks on Turkana herders.
South Africa: Removing the Prong From the Fork That Caused the Pain
We are living in a brutally mutilated society. There is always someone somewhere with a heart filled with bitterness, hate and pain who conceives an idea mixed with an iron will to rip another apart - be it verbal, emotional, financial, and/or physical. All of us have suffered such. At least four collections of narratives - none of them simple and linear - emerge from each act of brutality. The result is a confusing and deeply polarising cacophony. First, there is the story of the perpetrator.
Liberia: Pregnancy Doesn't Stop During a Pandemic. Neither Do Human Rights
COVID — 19 has taken an enormous toll on women and girls around the world as a direct consequence of national lockdowns and the sidelining of sexual and reproductive health services by health systems struggling to respond to the pandemic. As the crisis rages on, the number of women unable to access family planning, facing unintended pregnancies, gender-based violence and other harmful practices could skyrocket in the months ahead.
Kenya: COVID-19 - Record 12 Deaths Reported in a Day As Kenya Cases Hit 10,294
Twelve people have died of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, the highest number ever in Kenya in that period, raising the death toll to 197. Health Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe reported this on Monday during the daily briefing on the pandemic, at which he warned that a state of denial about the existence of the virus will have devastating consequences. All the deaths were recorded in Nairobi - nine in hospital and three in communities.
South Africa: 'Icon' of South Africa's Struggle - Tributes Pour in After Death of Zindzi Mandela
The daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson and Winnie Mandela, Zindzi, has died at the age of 59. Mandela has been hailed as a heroine of the country's freedom struggle in her own right. Zindzi Mandela died in hospital in Johannesburg early on Monday morning, state television South African Broadcasting Corporation reported. The cause of her death has not yet been confirmed. Known for her political and social activism, she was appointed ambassador to Denmark in 2015.
Angola: COVID-19 Claims 12 Lives in First Third of July
Luanda — At least twelve people died from Covid-19 in Angola, when the month of July counts only 11 days (first third), overcoming the figure of the whole month of June, in which nine citizens died. With the exception of a 25-year-old patient who the Minister of Health, Silvia Lutucuta, said in one of the press conferences, had apparently been out of danger, most of the victims of the new coronavirus always had a chronic disease associated with it, besides Covid-19.
South Africa: Inside Track - Hotspot Gauteng
By Saturday 11 July, Gauteng had a reported 93,044 Covid-19 positive cases and 580 deaths, prompting questions about the province's readiness to respond to the pandemic.
South Africa: Provincial Commissioner Commends Police for Arresting Rape Suspect Whilst Welcoming Hefty Sentence Meted Against Another Rapist
The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Mondli Zuma, has commended police for their swift response in arresting a 28-year-old suspect for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl at Machadadorp, on Friday 10 July 2020. Preliminary investigations revealed that the 28-year-old man, who works for a delivery company, allegedly raped the girl at her home.
Gambia: UTG Student - the Scholarship Illuminated My Life
Mamud Joof, wearing a casual shirt, tucked in navy blue jeans, walked energetically around his school campus with a big smile on his face. He has recently been awarded scholarship by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST). He described the experience as illuminating and refreshing. "It has granted me the pathway to success because, if I didn't have the scholarship, I do not think I would have completed my studies," he admitted.
South Africa: Police Minister Maps a Way Forward With International Pentecostal Holiness Church Leadership
Pretoria — Police Minister, General Bheki Cele, together with the National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole on Sunday, 12 July 2020 met with some of the leaders of the International Pentecostal Holiness Church. The church was attacked during the early hours of Saturday morning in Zuurbekom in the West Rand.
Somalia: FMs Rule Out One Person One Vote Poll, Call for Inclusive Talks in Dhusamareb
Somalia's regional state leaders say the country is not ready to hold universal suffrage polls this year. In a joint communique issued the regional states said it will not be possible to hold one man one vote without term extension. "According to the election commission chairperson the country will not hold elections as scheduled therefore inclusive elections that allow the upcoming election to take place as scheduled to be used," the communique read.
Gambia: D173. 4 Million NBN Data Center Investment Yet to Accrue Income
An investment worth over 173 million dalasi for a data center that will serve as the nerves center of communication in The Gambia is yet to realize its full potential to amass the desired income for the country. The said built data center is part of the National Broadband Network (NBN), a project financed through a loan between the Export-Import Bank (EximBank) of China and the Republic of The Gambia. The signing agreement took place in December, 2017.
Malawi: ACB Vows to Arrest All Corrupt Barons Without Mercy - Takes On Malawi Police Over Njaunju Murder Case
The Anti-corruption bureau (ACB) has said people who plundered public funds will be arrested without mercy, saying the graft-busting body is not involved in any witch-hunting and they will not do selective prosecution as looters in the immediate past Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regime will face the law as well as those who do so in the Tonse Alliance administration.
Nigeria: Buhari's Anti-Graft War May Suffer Setbacks
Anti-graft groups have alleged that the "unceremonious" suspension of Magu as acting chairman of EFCC may roll back the momentous gains already recorded under his tenure. The groups, in a joint letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, dated July 9, said Magu might be a pawn in the desperate attempts by corrupt officials to kill the EFCC or turn it into a willing tool of corrupt politicians.
Nigeria: Prices of Food Stuff Continue to Soar Despite Lifting of Inter-State Travel Ban
Prices of foodstuff in markets across the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have continued to soar despite the lifting of the inter-state travel ban. Earlier, during the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, most traders complained that the inter-state lockdown was the reason for the increase in prices of foodstuff as transport fares for moving goods during the time went up.
Nigeria: It's Not Possible for Magu to Re-Loot From Recovered Loot - Lawyer
Wahab Shittu is the counsel to the suspended Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, who has been in detention since Monday, July 6, 2020, over alleged abuse of office. Apart from a statement from the presidency on Saturday, nothing has been heard directly from Magu or the Justice Ayo Salami-led presidential panel investigating him.
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