Former Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over the appointment of Prof. Agboola Gambari as his new Chief of Staff.Ajimobi, the APC Deputy National Chairman (South), commended the president in a statement he personally signed and made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan.The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Buhari had appointed Gambari as his new Chief of Staff following the death of the late Malam Abba Kyari.Ajimobi described the appointment as a ”confirmation of meritocracy over mediocrity and professionalism over political interest.”He described Gambari as an accomplished diplomat, administrator, academic and a global figure…
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Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC- Sokoto), has secured the release of 33 inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Sokoto after paying their fines.Malam Bashir Mani, Wamako’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity said this in a statement in Sokoto on Friday.“The release of the inmates was secured through the Aliyu Magatakarda Wamako Free Legal Services Foundation.“The 33 benefiting inmates had their fines paid by the foundation as most of them were facing trial base on debt related issues.“Addressing the freed inmates, Wamakko, who represents Sokoto North at the National Assembly urged them to steer clear of crimes, ” Mani said.He…
ABUJA – In the spirit of Ramadan 2020 and the need to assist most residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to realise their dreams of becoming landlords this year, the management of T.Pumpy Concept, has approved a 50% slash promo on its land. T.Pumpy Concept is an indigenous estate developer and owners of T.Pumpy Estates spread across Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja. The 50% slash promo, according to the Managing Director/CEO of T.Pumpy Concept Limited, Mr. Akintayo Adaralegbe, is on its ‘Phase 20 Estate’ which promises to be a modern estate in all ramifications. Massive gate at T.Pumpy Phase 20…
Plateau Government has discharged six more COVID-19 patients from the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH). Dr Nimkong Lar, the State Commissioner for Health, disclosed this during the update on Combat of COVID-19 briefing at the Government House in Jos on Friday. He said the patients had clinically improved and tested negative to the disease after their samples were taken for tests. He said it was part of the new criteria given by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), for the discharge of COVID-19 patients. “The six patients bring to 10 the number of COVID-19 cases so far discharged in…
The Delta government, on Friday, said it had discharged the index case and 10 other COVID-19 patients after testing negative twice.The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, said in a statement issued in Asaba that the state had so far recorded four deaths from the virus.He, however, disclosed that a new COVID-19 case had been recorded in the state.Aniagwu said that the new case was a 29-year-old fruits seller in Agbor, Ika South Local Government area of the state, who tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday.With this development, he said that the state now had 23 confirmed cases, with…
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), has received N792 million as donations to eradicate the virus.Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and PTF chairman, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja.“The OAGF has published the details of inflow into the FGN COVID-19 Eradication Support Accounts.“As at May 14th, N792 million was credited to the Treasury Single Account from various sources,” he said.Mustpha commended the sacrifices of some ordinary Nigerians typified by some of the donations which were as low one hundred naira, meaning that…
The Ogun government says it will extend the current lockdown in the state by another one week.Gov. Dapo Abiodun made this known while addressing journalists on Friday evening in Abeokuta.He said it had become expedient to further add another week to the lockdown in view of the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state.He attributed the rise in the number of cases to the expanded testing capacity of the state, which is 450 per day, and stubborn residents who have continued to flout orders put in place to flatten the curve of the virus.He noted that the relaxation windows…
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara says the patient in a recent viral video on social media is not a suspected COVID-19 patient. AbdulRazaq who cleared the air during a visit to a health facility in Ilorin, however explained that the patient was inappropriately evacuated from his home in Ilorin. The governor made this known to newsmen at the State’s Isolation Centre at Sobi Specialist Hospital, Ilorin on Friday. He said a call was placed and an ambulance was dispatched to the place, which is the suspected patient’s home with clear instructions for the ambulance driver to wait for the Response…
The Ogun government says more than 8,000 health workers have been enrolled for life insurance policy in order to further motivate those working on the frontlines against COVID-19. Dr Tomi Coker, the Commissioner for Health in the state, said this on Friday in Abeokuta while briefing members of the House of Assembly on government’s efforts to curtail the spread of the pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the assembly had on Wednesday summoned the commissioner and her Special Duties counterpart to come and explain the administration’s initiatives on checking the spread of the virus. Coker added that government…
The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N606.196 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of April. Mr Hassan Dodo, Director of Information in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Dodo said the meeting, which held by virtual, was chaired by Dr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry. He said the amount shared included Value Added Tax (VAT), Exchange Gain, Solid Mineral Revenue, Excess Bank Charges and Excess Oil Revenue. He explained that the Federal Government received N169.831 billion, the states got…