The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has announced September 21 date for reopening of primary and secondary schools in the state, ending months of school closure occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fayemi disclosed this in a state-wide broadcast on Sunday evening. He also directed that tertiary institutions in the state be opened to students from October 2, subject to each institution’s Governing Council decision and strict adherence to safety protocols to curb the spread of COVID-19. The Governor stressed that the authorities of the tertiary institutions were to liaise with the Ekiti COVID-19 Task Force for guidance on the…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has written a personal letter to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, commending him for organising a successful Ministers’ Retreat. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two-day ‘First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat’, from Sept. 7, was organised to assess the performance of the government in the last one year. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, said the president was “impressed” with the SGF’s performance at the retreat. Buhari lauded Mustapha’s organisational competence and comprehensive speech…
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the Edo governorship election, Gov. Godwin Obaseki, on Sunday expressed belief that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), would conduct free, fair and credible elections in Edo. Obaseki stated this when he played host to the Senate Committee on (INEC), on a courtesy visit to the government house in Benin. According to him, as government we have made all the resources at our disposal available to all agencies of government that are going to handle the conduct of the election weather INEC or the security agencies. “We want to believe that…
By FEMI ADESINA To state that we live in challenging times is perhaps an understatement and does very little justice in accurately capturing our current realities. Those realities include a world faced with a pandemic the scale of which hasn’t been seen in 100 years. The crisis has crippled economies, destroyed global supply chains and obliterated once productive and viable sectors of the economy. Our dear nation has not been spared in this difficult period and, indeed, has felt the impact of the global crisis. But as a responsive government, the Buhari administration has within limited resources designed responses that…
At least 33 people have been killed by fires raging in California, Oregon and Washington since the start of a record-breaking wave of fires in mid-August, according to the latest figures. Wildfires this year have burnt a staggering 1.3 million hectares in California and killed 22 people there since Aug. 15, according to the state’s CalFire agency. Another 10 people have died in Oregon and a child died in Washington. While cooler weather conditions and calmer winds are helping authorities battle the blazes over the weekend, many of the fires in Oregon and California remain largely uncontained, forcing tens of…
The Presidency has urged Nigerians to ignore the attempts by some elder statesmen to cause divisions among well-meaning citizens as President Muhammadu Buhari continued to promote nation’s building and unity of the country. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, made the call in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aide was reacting recent statement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, accusing the Buhari administration of allegedly refusing to take drastic measures in addressing the nation’s challenges. ”In his most recent statement, former President Olusegun Obasanjo attempts…
The Federal Government on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari’s assumption of office in 2015 prevented Nigeria from becoming a failed state after a long stretch of rapacious and rudderless leadership. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement issued in Abuja, said Buhari came into office when the country was under occupation by terrorists and the treasury was wantonly being looted. “President Buhari came into office at a time that a swathe of the country’s territory was under occupation, a period when many Nigerian towns and cities, including the capital acity of Abuja, were a playground…
hat the deregulation of the oil downstream had triggered increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS)also known as petrol in the country. Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva had announced that the Federal Government will in the next couple of weeks inaugurate CNG Plants in all NNPC petroleum stations across the country. This, he said would serve as alternative to petrol for motorists in the country.He said the idea was to support the ongoing initiatives by the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to provide alternate energy sources for Nigerians. He quoted the Group Managing Director of the…
As African countries continue to stem the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA) says it plans a N6.8 million (about R300,000) relief package for Nigerians whose businesses were affected by lockdown. The President of NUSA, Mr Adetola Olubajo, who made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on telephone, said the decision was reached at the union’s 2020 National Congress with theme: “Post-COVID-19 Survival of Small Business’’. Olubajo said the theme of the congress held virtually was inspired by the need to assist people, small businesses who were adversely affected by the COVID-19…
The Police Command in Kwara says it has prosecuted 20 alleged rape suspects within the last six months.Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, Police Public Relations Officer of the command, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that the alleged rape cases happened between February and August.SP Okasanmi, who spoke on the sideline of a round-table meeting organised by the International Women Communication Centre (IWCC) to discuss gender issues and accountability, said that the command was not handling cases of rape with levity.The police spokesman, who presented a paper on the role of security agencies in the prevention of Gender Based…