The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State Chapter, has appealed to Gov. Nasir el-Rufai to review the lockdown imposed due to the coronavirus. The appeal by CAN comes after an earlier call by the Council of Imams and Ulamas on the state government for a review of the lockdown. The CAN Chairman, Rev. John Hayab, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna, appealed urged el-Rufai to consider relaxing the lockdown on Fridays and Sundays to allow both Muslims and Christians to worship in Mosques and Churches. He expressed CAN’s belief that the relaxation of the lockdown on those…
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Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has forwarded the names of nominees for the board of the State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) to the House of Assembly for ratification and approval.The Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Timothy Owoeye, during the plenary on Tuesday in Osogbo, acknowledged the receipt of the letter conveying the names of the nominees from the governor.He said the governor had exercised his powers under Section 197, Subsection 1(b) and Section 198 of the 1999 Constitution to constitute the board of the electoral body, assuring that the Assembly would screen the nominees.He appealed to his colleagues to quickly…
A Global technology company, Zoho Corporation on Tuesday, announced that all its over 45 business software applications were available at a fixed Nigerian Naira price. Andrew Bourne, Country Manager, Africa, Zoho Corp., said that the move was part of the brand’s global survive-and-serve strategy which sought to ease the impact of currency fluctuations, especially on small businesses. Bourne said in a statement that it also aimed to significantly reduce barriers to entry of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) who were considering multiple solutions from different global vendors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Zoho Corporation is a global…
A private laboratory in Anambra, Accunalysis Diagnostic Centre Ltd., Nnewi accredited by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has began COVID-19 testing in the state. Speaking to newsmen in Awka on Tuesday, Mr Chijike Agbaka, the managing director of the diagnostic centre disclosed that the centre had already carried out some COVID-19 tests last weekend. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre, owned by Chief Calistus Okereke, is equipped to test 100 persons for chemistry, dermatology and molecular diagnosis daily. Agbaka said: “We are into laboratory testing in areas of chemistry, dermatology but our interest is…
Justice Philomena Ekpe of the Court of Appeal, Calabar division, Cross Rivers State, on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 set aside the decision of a Federal High Court sitting in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, which acquitted Edward Odey Oluohu, Frank Asuquo Okon, Godwin Etim Anwanadung and their companies, Blue Dolphin Limited and Lib-Zone Petroleum Limited, in a case of alleged oil bunkering brought before it by the Uyo Zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The EFCC on May 22, 2018 arraigned Oluohu alongside Okon, Anwanadung and their companies, Blue Dolphin Limited and Lib-Zone Petroleum Limited before Justice…
By Tony Obiechina, ABUJA As Nigeria continues the process of full reopening of its economy due to the lockdown over the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has urged industrial conglomerates operating in the country to support efforts aimed at growing the Nigerian economy and returning it to its glory days. The Governor also warned that the CBN will not support the importation of items that can be produced in Nigeria because the Bank could not spend its foreign exchange reserves on what would not boost the economy and generate jobs for Nigerians. Speaking…
Very recently, I was privileged to read a post sent to my WhatsApp, said to be a publication in the New York Times, about the state of the economy of Nigeria. It is so scary that it takes faith to discard it and to pray that it doesn’t come to pass. Even at that, the reality we face presently is that there will be serious global economic hardship, post-COVID 19 and Nigeria being part of the global economy, it will be impacted one way or the other. In another piece said to have been penned by former US envoy John…
By Beauty John, LAFIA The Nasarawa state government has lifted ban on religious gatherings for the period of two weeks. The state commissioner for Information, Tourism and Culture, Mr Dogo Shammah briefed Newsmen after a COVID-19 task force meeting, held at Nasarawa state government house in Lafia. “The ban on churches and mosques has been lifted for the period of two weeks, provided they wear face masks, use hand sanitizers and water is provided for hand washing” he said. Infrared thermometer will be provided for the places of worship by the state government to check temperature of people going into…
ABUJA – The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Science and Technology, Dr Mohammed Umar Bello, has been queried by the Federal Government for allegedly incurring a contractual liability of over N48 billion even when there was budgetary provision. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, signed and issued the query on the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari to the permanent secretary on May 11, 2020. The embattled Bello was also alleged to have bought a property which can be described as an “uncompleted building” for the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for N7 billion without…
By Beauty John, LAFIA Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has flagged off the sale of 18,600 bags (930 metric tons) of NPK fertilizer to farmers for the subsidized rate of N5,000 per bag, and the distribution of Ruminant Feeds Supplement and Mineral Salt Licks to live stock farmers in the state for free. The event took place at the Nasarawa State government house in Lafia today (Tuesday, 19th May, 2020). Addressing the farmers, the governor said that, “the purpose behind subsidizing the fertilizer is to ease the burden on farmers, there by ensure that the current economic meltdown occasioned…