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The Bayelsa Government has embarked on street-to-street and market-to-market campaign in the state to create awareness on the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Martins Bekesu, Executive Secretary, State Primary Healthcare Board, said at the commencement of the campaign on Wednesday in Yenagoa that the exercise was to enlighten the public on the deadly virus. Bekesu said the campaign tagged: “Say No to Coronavirus’’ would be taken to all nooks and crannies of the state, including homes, motor parks, churches, and other areas. “Today, Wednesday, we are flagging-off an awareness campaign on Coronavirus. I must inform you that the state government is building…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has not canceled the results of the recently conducted Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board made this known in a statement signed by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. “JAMB has not canceled the results of examinations conducted on Saturday, March 14, Monday, March 16 and Tuesday, March 17, 2020. “Therefore, candidates should disregard rumours making rounds that the results have been canceled. “To check their results, candidates are to send ‘RESULT’ to…
The Senate has threatened to revoke the contract for the rehabilitation of Onitsha-Enugu dual carriageway awarded to Nigercat Construction Ltd., over the slow pace of work. Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, Sen. Adamu Aliero, said this while inspecting the road on Wednesday. Aliero, who expressed dissatisfaction with the level of work, said that the committee would advise the Ministry of Works to revoke the contract and re-award it to a competent contractor if the company failed to mobilize to site. “We advise that you come back to the site, otherwise, we are going to recommend an immediate revocation of this…
The coronavirus spread further across Africa on Wednesday, with Burkina Faso reporting its first death and new cases found in at least three more countries. Africa had for weeks been spared from the virus, but it has now been confirmed in more than half of the continent’s 54 countries. There are concerns that African countries may struggle to contain the outbreak because of weak health systems. The patient who succumbed to COVID-19 – the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus – in Burkina Faso was a woman who also suffered from diabetes, according to Martial Ouedraogo, the National Coordinator for…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reduction in pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) from N145 per liter to about N130. Presidency sources hinted that the approval followed presentation by minister of state petroleum resources Mr Timipre Sylva to the Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday. The sources claimed that the Minister briefed the council on the need to reduce the pump price following the global fall in oil price. It was reliably gathered that outbreak of COVID-19, has made the international crude oil price to crash from $60 to $30, causing fear of a possible economic crisis. The…
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Nigerian dance artist, Kafayat Shafau-Ameh, says she will mark her 40th birthday and 20 years on the dance stage with a mega dance concert tagged: `The Rise of the Phoenix`. Shafau-Ameh, popularly known as Kaffy, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the event would hold between May 27 and May 30, 2020. She said that it would include a special session to harness talents among children to commemorate the Year 2020 Children’s Day. “This year, I’m going to be 40. I’m still strong. Also, I will be marking 20 years of being on stage in this…
English actor, Idris Elba, says he has tested positive for the Coronavirus. “This morning I tested positive for COVID-19. I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus. “Stay home people and be pragmatic. I will keep you updated on how I’m doing. No panic,” he said in a tweet on Monday. The tweet accompanies a short video of the “The Wire” star with his wife, Sabrina. He said she had not been tested for Coronavirus (COVID-19) yet, but “she’s doing OK”. “Look, this is…
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the need to confront criminal elements with superior firepower informed the continuous involvement of troops in internal security operations. Buratai gave the explanation while presenting a paper: “Civil-military Relations: A New Paradigm of Military Engagement in Nigeria.” The army chief spoke on Tuesday in Abuja at a two-day Capacity Building/Retreat by House of Representatives Committee on Defence in Abuja. It was organized by the committee in collaboration with the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and Centre for Strategic Research and Studies of the National Defence College. Represented by Maj.-Gen. Usman…
The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Monday gave signed into law the bill for the establishment of Ekiti State Security Network Agency, and Amotekun Corps, with a warning to criminally minded persons to stay away from the State and the entire Southwest zone. Dr Fayemi while assenting to the bill at a brief ceremony at the Jibowu Hall, Government House, Ado- Ekiti, reiterated his earlier assertion that the Amotekun outfit was not a substitute for existing security agencies but a complementary agency that would enhance and sustain the existing security architecture in the Southwest region of the…