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The Senate has received three requests from President Muhammadu Buhari for the confirmation of nominees to serve on the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC); Federal Character Commission; and the Federal Civil Service Commission. The requests contained in three separate letters read at the beginning of plenary on Tuesday …

The Inspector General of Police, IGP M.A. Adamu, has ordered the posting of the following Commissioners of Police to States/Formation as follows: Adamawa State – CP Olugbenga Adeyanju, fdc Imo State – CP Isaac Olutayo Akinmoyede, fdc FCID, FHQ, Abuja – CP Audu Adamu Madaki Plateau State – CP Edward …

By Kamal Tayo Oropo Lagos, April 28, 2020 The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has joined others in mourning the death of one of its most distinguished Chief Economists, Prof. Owodunni Teriba, who was buried on Tuesday in Chicago, Illinois in the United States of America. In a statement by …

By Kamal Tayo Oropo Lagos, April 28, 2020 The Executive Board of International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$3.4 billion in emergency financial assistance to support Nigeria in addressing economic impact of COVID-19 shock and the sharp fall in oil prices. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Fund said …

All stations under the brand name of NNPC Retail Limited operate under very high safety standards as endorsed by the Federal Fire Service and the Department of Petroleum Resources, NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, has stated in a release in Abuja Tuesday. He quoted …

By Sam Oditah Umuahia, April 28, 2020 Sen. Mao Ohuabunwa, who represented Abia North Senatorial District between 2015 and 2019, has advocated a special COVID-19 allowance for practicing journalists in the country. Ohuabunwa made the call on Tuesday in Umuahia, when he presented N200,000 to the Correspondents Chapel of the …

Foremost composite e-commerce giant, Konga has launched a partnership with renowned Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturer, Unilever which will see the wide range of products on the brand’s stable placed at the reach of shoppers across the country. Indeed, Unilever is keen to leverage Konga’s massiveregional warehousing infrastructure, advanced …

London, April 27, 2020 UK government’s cabinet minister responsible for sports on Monday said he had been in talks with the English Premier League (EPL). Speaking at a parliamentary questions session, Oliver Dowden, Culture, Media and Sports Secretary, said this was with the aim of getting football back on the …

The Ijaw Youths Council (IYC) on Monday said that the opaque style being adopted by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) was not in the interest of the Niger Delta region. It would be recalled that the Federal Government had on Feb, 20, 2020 appointed a five-man Interim Management Committee, …

The people of Okoroma Clan in Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa on Monday demanded that a lapsed agreement with Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) be renewed within 14 days. The residents regretted that jobs reserved for their members by the oil firm in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which …

Borno State Government has confirmed the death of His Highness, the Shehu of Bama, Kyari Ibn Umar Elkanemi who passed on Monday afternoon in Maiduguri. He died in his mid-60s. Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Babakura Abba Jato took advantage of a routine media briefing usually held daily …

There were serious protests in Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lagos State on Monday as irate youths and other residents of the area trooped out to protest the continued lockdown, ordered by the Federal Government in the state. While some of the youths carried placards pleading that the lockdown be stopped, others …

A male and female who tested positive to COVID-19 have been found on Monday in Maiduguri after they were declared at large on Sunday. Borno’s commissioner for information and member of the state’s high powered response team, Babakura Abba Jato confirmed the development at the team’s daily media update which …

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, April 27, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday approved a phased and gradual easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos and Ogun States effective from May 4, to safeguard the economy. The president, in a nationwide broadcast in Abuja, however, said that the current lockdown would …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced a scientific inquiry to identify the cause of the recent shoals of dead fish washed ashore along the Niger Delta coastline states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, and Rivers, and other places within the region. The Agency also …

  Every plague in history has an expiry date and the black swan COVID-19 is no different. COVID-19 has dramatically impoverished our lives and inflicted unquantifiable economic losses on many nations. I am aware that majority of Nigerians are currently engulfed in high levels of uncertainty about surviving under the …

New York, April 27, 2020 The U.S. state of New York will restart its economy after the peak of the coronavirus outbreak in a multi-phase manner, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Sunday. The strategy is to first reopen the construction and manufacturing sectors, and the second phase will be evaluating …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, April 26, 2020 Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, on Sunday said President Mohammadu Buhari would determine when to lift the lockdown occasioned by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. Ehanire said this on SundayPolitics on Channels Television in Abuja. The News Agency …

Dr Inodu, Akpoku, Chairman Bayelsa COVID-19 Task Force implementation Committee says Bayelsa has recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. Akpoku who confirmed the development in a telephone interview on Monday assured that there was no cause for alarm as the state was adequately prepared to handle the situation. He …

Facebook has introduced new products that make it easier to spend quality time with loved ones and to deal with feelings of isolation and loneliness during challenging times like the present COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook has lately monitored a rise in demand for real-time video with Video calling on Messenger and …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 In addition to coronavirus, the demise of Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, is the rave of the moment. Controversies over Kyari’s death and roles in government have raged – where he died, when he died, how he died and how he was …

Despite the supply chain constraints involved in simultaneous nationwide delivery and distribution of medical items at this period, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)-led Oil and Gas Industry coalition is determined to extend the Industry intervention to all states of the federation, with Abuja, Rivers and states in the South …

By Douglas Okoro Abakaliki, April 26, 2020 The Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),Ebonyi State Council, has urged Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi to ensure the protection of lives and property of journalists operating in the state. The chapel made the demand in a statement issued by …

At a time when global players in the e-commerce sector have seen the peculiarities of their operations come to the fore in helping governments and people in other climes observe social distancing and stay in supply of essential items without leaving their homes, the Nigerian e-Commerce sector is instead buckling …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has advised circumspection towards relaxing the lockdown across different states in the country, saying that such moves if not carefully done would defeat the preventive approach to COVID-19 which the peoples of the world …