Britain is not threatening to “tear up” the Withdrawal Agreement that it signed with the EU in January, said UK Trade Policy Minister Greg Hands on Friday as the row between the two sides continues. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has refused to revoke a plan that will break the divorce treaty even though Brussels says it could sink four years of talks. “It’s not threatening to tear up the treaty. “We’re not looking to retreat from our protocol commitments, this is a clarification in case there’s no further negotiated outcome,” Hands told Sky News. He said that a trade…
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved additional N8.9 billion for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) hazard allowances to all medical health workers in the country. The Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, disclosed this at the PTF briefing on Thursday in Abuja. Mustapha also stated that in addition to this, the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for hospitals and isolation centres would be given priority. The chairman also admitted diffusion in registration for passengers coming into Nigeria. He said, “the PTF is aware of and working with our partners…
The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) says there is no plan by the Kogi State government to sack over 700 of its members. The state President of NULGE, Mr Tade Adeyemi, who stated this during an interview in Lokoja on Thursday, said that the rumour was being peddled by some elements who have skeletons in their cupboards. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that what government was planning to do was to extract the names of some local government workers from the payroll due to their consistent failure to meet up with certain conditions. Adeyemi said…
American multinational IT company, HP Inc. has unveiled the Z Portfolio workstation to deliver all-out, secure and uncompromised performance for users in Nigeria. Ify Afe, Managing Director, HP Nigeria, said in a statement on Thursday that Z by HP workstations were built for professional creators and power users who needed performance, reliability, broad hardware expandability. Afe said that the new workstation has the versatility to get the job done in any work environment. She said due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to remote working, HP had adapted its technology to meet the needs of the…
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau in Zamfara has issued a one week strike notice to the state government over unpaid salaries and alleged illegal deductions. This is contained in a statement signed by the President and Secretary of the Association, Dr Kareem Quadir and Dr Isa Malik, respectively, and made available to newsmen in Gusau on Thursday. The statement said, “This is to notify the management of Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital, Gusau that due to failure of the State Ministry of Finance to ratify the problem of salaries and shortfalls involving our deductions,…
The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Akure, Ondo state was this evening gutted by fire which started at about 7.30pm destroying no fewer than 5,000 card readers packed in a container.
The Defence Headquarters says the military has killed several Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists and bandits and also arrested their collaborators in the Northwest and Northeast zones during an operation. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, said this while giving the weekly updates on military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja. Enenche said that between Sept. 2 and Sept. 9, troops had conducted several clearance operations and constant Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance missions as well as intensive air strikes. He said that during the period under review, the military rescued seven kidnapped victims, recovered rustled cattle, smashed illegal arms syndicates…
President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Managing Director, First Bank Nigeria Limited, as he receives Forbes Best of Africa Award, on Sept. 11 in New York, U.S.A. The president’s congratulatory message was conveyed in a statement by Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in Abujsa on Thursday. According to the president, this is one attestation again that Nigeria has a surfeit of illustrious professionals in all spheres of endeavour, “who can hold their own in any part of the world.” The Forbes Best of Africa Award is for business personalities…
The key market indicators of the nation’s bourse recorded first week gain on Thursday, rebounding by 0.38 per cent on renewed bargain hunting. Specifically, the All-Share Index improved by 96.06 per cent or 0.38 per cent to close at 25,520.97 against 25,424.91 posted on Wednesday. Similarly, the market capitalisation rose by N50 billion or 0.38 per cent to close at N13.313 trillion from N13.263 trillion achieved on Wednesday. The upturn was impacted by gains recorded in large and medium capitalised stocks, amongst which are; Zenith Bank, MTN Nigeria Communications, Guaranty Trust Bank, C&I Leasing and Access Bank. Capital market analysts…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians on the increasing incidents of fraud across various platforms, especially social media networks, urging them to protect their accounts against such frauds.NCC Director, Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.He said that the warning was in line with functions and objectives of the commission under the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003, which was to promote and protect the interests of telecom consumers.Adinde advised telecom consumers using social media platforms to be alert and wary of the wiles of fraudsters and other unscrupulous persons, in order…