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The Oyo State Government says it has not recorded a confirmed case of coronavirus in the state. Dr Bashir Bello, the state’s Commissioner for Health, said this on Thursday while updating newsmen in Ibadan on coronavirus in Nigeria. He said that contact-tracing was ongoing over individuals involved in the confirmed cases in Ekiti State that transited through Ibadan, Oyo State capital. He reassured that the Health Ministry’ surveillance system had been activated and contact tracing was on going. “As as today, we have a case of an individual who just returned from the UK; but the individual is observing the…
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday fixed March 23, for the continuation of hearing in the suit filed by the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, seeking an order restraining the Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) from investigating him. NAN reports that the suit filed by Sanusi, in an exparte motion seeking the court to stop the PCACC, its Chairman Muhyi Rimingado, Attorney-General of Kano State and Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, from investigating him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court had on March 6 restrained the PCACC from investigating Sanusi and ordered…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ilorin Zonal Office, has arrested 13 persons over their alleged involvement in offences bordering on Internet fraud and other fraud-related offences. This is contained in a statement signed by the commission’s spokesperson, Mr Tony Orilade, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Wednesday. The suspects are Babatunde Omiyale, Salau Olumide, Akinsanya Ridwan Olamide, Akinola Eniola, Bashir Abdulbasit, Jide Owolabi, Kolade Balogun, and Salawu Oluwadamilare. Others are Akinola Opeyemi, Adewumi Johnson, Abiola Adedeji, Oyeyemi Caleb and Salawu Victor. According to the statement, the suspects were arrested at strategic…
ABUJA – Two days after it unveiled a six-point palliative to ameliorate the continued impact of the coronavirus on the Nigerian economy and supply chains around the globe, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced its decision to increase its intervention in boosting local manufacturing and import substitution by another N1trillion across all critical sectors of the economy. This is in addition to N100 billion in loan in 2020, to support the health authorities to ensure laboratories, researchers and innovators work with global scientists to patent and or produce vaccines and test kits In Nigeria to prepare for any…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says it has reached concrete proposals with the Federal Government on the ongoing warning strike embarked upon by the union. Mr Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President said this in Abuja while addressing newsmen at the end of a closed-door reconciliatory meeting at the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The meeting which began at 3 p.m ended at about 11 p.m on Tuesday. It would be recalled that ASUU began the warning strike on March 9, 2020, after a disagreement with the Federal Government over issues of revitalization of universities, earned academic allowance. Others are…
Nigerian Government Wednesday issued a travel ban on 13 countries effective from Saturday, March 21, 2020, as one of the several measures aimed at containing the spread of the deadly #Coronavirus. Mr. Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF disclosed this at a press conference in the nation’s capital. Mustapha, who chairs the Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus listed the affected countries as follows: the United State of America, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Iran, Switzerland, Norway, Netherland, France, South Korea, Germany, Italy, and Spain. Prompt News recalls that the index Case of #Covid19Nigeria is an…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) where a minute silence was observed in honour of victims of Sunday’s Lagos explosion. The one-minute silence was also in honour of former cabinet minister, Emmanuel Emovon.Emovon, who died in February, served as Minister of Science and Technology under the defunct military administration of President Ibrahim Babangida. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that about 20 people were reported to have died and 50 houses destroyed, following the explosion at Ado Suba in the Abule Ado area of Lagos State on Sunday. NAN recalls that…
Nigeria has placed restriction on travelers from 13 major countries affected by the coronavirus, according to Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to Government of the Federation. Mustapha announced the placement of the restriction at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. The 13 countries include China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, Norway, the U.S., the UK, the Netherlands, and Switzerland. The SGF said that the restrictions would come into effect on Saturday, March 21, and would last four weeks. He added that the restrictions would be subject to a review. According to Mustapha, these are all countries with…
The Guild of Medical Directors on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to exhibit extreme vigilance towards the control of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is contained in a statement signed by the President of the Guild, Prof. Femi Dokun-Babalola, in Abuja. According to the statement, restrictions should be placed on flights coming from meso-endemic and hyper-endemic countries. “This will include countries such as China, South Korea, Europe in general and in particular Italy, Spain, Norway, and Sweden. “Nigerians coming in from the UK, in particular, should be tested beyond the usual temperature check and quarantined for 14 days at home if…
The Federal Government has promised to establish policies that would economically empower women to compete favourably in governance. The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki gave the assurance in a statement by Eric Ojiekwe, Head, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Transportation on Wednesday, Abuja. Saraki spoke when she received the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen in the capital territory. She thanked the President Muhammadu Buhari for finding women worthy of key appointments in the country. She expressed optimism that the President would ascribe more responsibilities to women, taking into consideration feats achieved by them in…