By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced a $3-million grant to complement continental efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Afreximbank President Prof. Benedict Oramah, who made the announcement in Cairo, said that the grant was in response to a request by African heads of state, through the auspices of the African Union Chair Person, Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, for the mobilisation of resources to address the pandemic. A statement made available to Prompt News Online in Abuja, said that a significant proportion of the grant would go to the COVID-19 Special Fund set up by the African…
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The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, to ensure the safety of journalists in Ebonyi State.The Guild made the call on Thursday in reaction to the declaration by Governor David Umahi that he could no longer guarantee the safety of journalists in the state.GOCOP noted with concern that Mr. Umahi’s statement came after Chijioke Agwu and Peter Okutu of The Sun and Vanguard Newspapers respectively were arrested by state agents over reports authored by them.Umahi even placed a life ban on the reporters from entering and…
The ongoing efforts by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)-led Oil and Gas Sector coalition against COVID-19 was bolstered Thursday in Lagos with the handing over of six ambulances and medical consumables to the South West states. The donation which was presented by the Hon. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, on behalf of the NNPC and the Independent Petroleum Producers Group (IPPG), comprising of 26 indigenous oil companies, is part of the N21 billion intervention initiative on the COVID-19 pandemic by the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry. The items donated to Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, Osun, Oyo…
That month of forgiveness, mercy and blessing is here at last. The Month of Ramadan in which it is a Command to observe Fasting for 30/29 days for the freeborn, free of encumbered of sickness and burden of journey. Ramadan is generally revolving round the seasons. The reason for this is due to the fact that the Lunar Calendar is 11(2/3rd) days less of the Solar dates in a year. This will be period its observation will be in Spring or Fall, Winter or Summer, Rainy or Dry Season or Harmattan! Sometimes it falls on a shorter day and longer…
He told us he would be back at his desk soon. I believed it. But now, it would never happen. Not tomorrow, not next week, not forever. Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, has gone the way of all flesh. Our last contact was on Friday, March 20, 2020.President Muhammadu Buhari was scheduled to meet with the Chairman of ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou, by 3 p.m. Such meetings hold in the diplomatic room of the presidential office complex. The protocol is that aides invited to attend any meeting must be seated 15 clear minutes before the…
The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, has ordered the extension of the temporary suspension of processing of passport and migrant e-registration from the 23rd April to 23rd May. Babandede gave the order in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPEO), Mr Sunday James, on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the order came in pursuance of the government’s directives on restrictions on international flight and closure of land borders.“The measures adopted by the Government to restrict movement and curb the spread of COVID-19 is still enforced.“This order is in view of the Federal Government…
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development (FMHDSD) was established in 2019 as a special intervention ministry for humanitarian affairs, management of disasters and social interventions. It was created on August 21, 2019 with a mandate to: develop humanitarian policies and provide effective coordination of national and international humanitarian interventions, ensure strategic disaster mitigation, preparedness and response, and manage the formulation and implementation of equity focused social inclusion and protection programmes in Nigeria. Headed by Honourable Minister Sadiya Umar Farouq, it is at the forefront of the Covid-19 intervention as the ministry saddled with providing palliatives…
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Katsina State, SP Gambo Isah, said that the Command had killed two robbery suspects during a gun battle. Isah said this while displaying the bodies of the deceased before newsmen in Katsina on Thursday. He stated that the police clamped down on the suspects when it received a distress call at about 2:00 p.m. on Thursday. The PPRO explained that the bandits in their numbers, on motor bikes, armed with sophisticated weapons, blocked Ruma to Jibia Road and were robbing innocent persons of their money and valuables. He said the Divisional Police Officer…
Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has ordered partial lockdown and suspension of all market activities in the state starting from April 26. The governor said this in a statewide broadcast on COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday in Bauchi. He said the decision was as a result of extensive consultations with major stakeholders including traditional rulers, Imams, the Clergy, notable opinion leaders and market groups as well as the state executive council. Mohammed, however, explained that the suspension would not affect dealers in essential food items such as grains, vegetables, perishables, among others. “All markets including weekly markets in the state…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday inaugurated the Elemoro Area ‘J’ Police Command administrative building at Ibeju-Lekki area of the state. Speaking during the inauguration, Sanwo-Olu said that government would continue to beef up the security apparatus in the state by providing the required support to the police for effective discharge of their duties. He said that the building, which had several offices, would serve as a functional holding bay for the police as they carry out their duties even during this lockdown. The governor urged Lagosians to remain law abiding and follow government directives during the COVID-19 pandemic…