Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has directed that all major and community markets throughout the state be reopened for business activities on Saturday, May 23. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Akeredolu had earlier banned daily market activities in the state as part of precautionary measures to curtail the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This is contained in a statement signed the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Olusegun Ajiboye, and made available to newsmen in Akure on Friday. According to the statement, the approval, which subsists for Saturday only, is to enable Muslim faithful in…
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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced four more COVID-19 related deaths, increasing the infection mortality in Lagos to 46. Abayomi made the disclosure through his Twitter account on Friday night. He, however, did not give additional information about the sex, age, nationality or medical conditions of the deceased. He added that 139 new cases of COVID-19 infection was confirmed in Lagos on May 21, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 3,109. The commissioner noted that on the same day, 13 COVID-19 patients; four females and nine males were discharged at…
Ogun Government has yet again extended the existing lockdown by another week.Gov Dapo Abiodun made this known while briefing journalists on Friday in Abeokuta.He maintained that the state was constrained to extend the lockdown for another week as it continued to record more cases of the Coronavirus.According to the governor, it is a painful but necessary decision that has to be taken to maintain the balance between lives and livelihood.“We cannot ignore the fact that we are having a sudden rise in the number of new cases. We all decried an increase of 30 per cent last week when I…
The Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has called on Nigerians to draw enduring lessons from the holy month of Ramadan, which include personal sacrifices and self-denial.Omo-Agege, in an Eid-el Fitr message issued by Yomi Odunuga, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, also called for prayers for the country to overcome its challenges and Nigerians to coexist peacefully.The lawmaker noted that the auspicious occasion of Eid-el Fitr did not only mark the end of fasting, kindness and good deeds during the holy month, its global focus on worthy virtues could help lift the world towards being a much better…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has facilitated with Muslim Ummah in the country on Eid-el-Fitr.NAHCON Chairman, Alhaji Zikrullah Hassan, said this on Friday in a Sallah message in Abuja on Friday.Hassan prayed that almighty Allah accept the fasting of the Ummah as an act of worship.”On behalf of board members, management and entire staff of NAHCON, I sincerely congratulate the Muslim community all over the world for this day.”It is our prayer and hope that we indeed are among those who have reaped from the abundant benefits of this glorious month.”Eid-el Fitr is not just a time for…
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), African Development Bank (AfDB) and African Union Commission (AUC) on Friday inaugurated the second Africa Regional Integration Index (ARII 2019). It comes with a call to action, for economies on the continent to deepen their integration. The AfDB Communications and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Friday. According to the statement, the 2019 Index, which builds on the first edition that was published in 2016, provides up-to-date data on the status and progress of regional integration in Africa. It also helps to assess the level of integration for every Regional…
President Muhammadu Buhari, Friday, signed into law Executive Order No. 10 of 2020 for the implementation of Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and StateJudiciary Order, 2020. This is contained in a statement issued by Dr Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and made available to newsmen inAbuja on Friday 22nd May, 2020. The statement noted that a Presidential Implementation Committee was constituted to fashion out strategies and modalities for the implementation of financial autonomy for the State Legislature and State Judiciary in compliance with section 121(3) of the Constitution…
Next week, the Muhammadu Buhari administration would be exactly five years in office. Four full years of a first term, and one year accomplished in the second term of four years. In five years, President Buhari has touched Nigeria in diverse ways, despite myriad of challenges; economic, security, political, social, and many more. The fact sheet will be unfolded few days hence, but today, as build up to the anniversary season, let’s dwell on some unassailable truths that can never be swept away. As Sir Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister said; “Truth is incontrovertible. Ignorance may deride it, panic…
The Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Sunday May 24, as the 1st day of Shawwal 1441AH.Abubakar said this in a statement by Prof. Sambo Junaidu the Chairman of Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs of Sultanate Council in Sokoto on Friday.“The Sultanate Council Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs working in conjunction with the National Moon Sighting Committee did not receive any report of moon slighting in the country.“This means that Friday May 22 is the 29th day of Ramadan 1441AH. Therefore, Saturday May 23, is the 30th day of Ramadan 1441AH.“The Sultan of Sokoto and President General,…
A None Governmental Organization (NGO), De Club 10 Nigeria, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the recent inauguration of Ajaokuta Presidential Project Implementation Committee (APPIC), which it described as the positive first major move to revive the long abandoned steel project. The Club, in separate open letters, also congratulated Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State over the presidential move, which it said, had confirmed the efforts of the governor in the same direction. The letters, signed by the group’s President, Alhaji Saidu Yusuf, recalled the long drawn politics that had dogged the Ajaokuta steel project, both locally and internationally, and…