archiveMay 17, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday 18th May, 2020 address the nation in a broadcast as the first phase of the gradual easing of the lockdown comes to an end. This was disclosed by Aliyu Sani, National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 when he appeared as...

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Benjamin Akabueze as the Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation. A statement from the Federal Ministry of Finance said Akabueze’s tenure, which will expire June 10, 2020, has been renewed. The statement said Akabueze is carrying out reforms in the Budget Office “towards...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu revealed on Sunday that the state was considering the full re-opening of the critical sectors of its economy as well as churches and mosques in the state. He, however, gave the caveat that the move will not be pushed in a hurry. In the coming...

The Western Nigeria Security Network codenamed Operation Amotekun has intercepted 14 Almajarai hiding in the container of a vehicle on Sunday at Ikire, Irewole local government area, Osun State. The Nation reports that the corps at a checkpoint stopped and forced the driver of the vehicle to open the container...

  Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje, has slashed the salaries of political office holders in the state by 50 per cent. The Senior Special Assistant on Social Media to the Governor, Abubakar Aminu, disclosed this in a press statement on Sunday. The governor was quoted as saying that the reduction...

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Sunday, hosted the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 at the State House. This was confirmed by one of the president’s media aides, Bashir Ahmaad, on Twitter. Ahmaad also shared images from the meeting and wrote: “President @MBuhari receives briefing from the Presidential Task Force on...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has started investigating the killing of a 20-year-old undergraduate of University of Jos, Rinji Bala, with a view to bringing the perpetrators to book. Bala, a 300-Level History and International Studies student in the university was reportedly shot by a soldier under the Nigeria...

  Simeon Nwakaudu, a spokesman of Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, is dead after a brief illness. Paulinus Nsirim, the state commissioner of information, in a statement said the governor described Nwakaudu as “loyal and dedicated professional”. “Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has expressed shock over the sudden death...

  China’s Ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, has been found dead in his apartment north of Tel Aviv, an Israeli official told BBC News. The official said Israeli police had launched an investigation but initial findings suggested no foul play. Mr Du, 57, was only appointed ambassador in February having...

Emirates Group is planning to cut about 30,000 jobs to reduce costs amid the coronavirus outbreak, which will bring down its number of employees by about 30 per cent from more than 105,000. A media reported on Sunday that the company was also considering speeding up the planned retirement of...