The Professional Disc Jockeys Association of Nigeria (PDJAN) on Thursday claimed to be the worst-hit in the entertainment industry by restrictions ocassioned by the Coronavirus pandemic. The association’s media officer, Mr Onyenegecha Isaac (Dj MarSs), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the social distancing precaution made them shut down activities. According to Dj MarSs, the only means of reaching out to fans and clients is through the social media where they can’t get paid, and many people are not even enlightened enough to use it. “DJs are the young vibrant major group that is feeling a direct…
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Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has approved the appointment of Alhaji Lawal Maradun as his new Principal Private Secretary (PPS).This was contained in a statement by his Press Secretary, Malam Jamilu Iliyasu in Gusau on Friday.Iliyasu said that the governor also approved the appointment of three new Permanent Secretaries in the state Civil Service.“The three new Permanent Secretaries are Alhaji Garba Ahmad, Abubakar Jafar and Bala Umar,” he said.Iliyasu said that Maradun was a senior lecturer at the Mass Communication Department of Abdu Gusau Polytechnic, Talata Mafara before his appointment.“Alhaji Garba Ahmad, before his appointment as permanent secretary, served as…
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has decried the continued obstruction of the National Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) by the Kogi and Cross River State Governments. Dr Francis Faduyile, the President of the association said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Abuja. He said the obstruction was contrary to the NCDC Act (2018) that empowered it to “prevent, detect, monitor and control” activities and programmes for national response against infectious diseases. Faduyile added that the act also empowered the agency and other public health emergencies to lead, develop and coordinate such activities. The…
The Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance (CACOBAG) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify efforts to secure the release of the abducted Chibok girl, Leah Sharibu, and others still in captivity. CACOBAG chairman Toyin Raheem, in a statement in Lagos on Friday, said that Sharibu’s freedom would be a “great gift to Nigerians by the Federal Government”. He noted that Sharibu was among the 110 schoolgirls abducted on February 19, 2018 and had marked her 15th and 16th birthdays in captivity. Raheem said: “As the first campaign Chairman of the Action Team Against Conscription and Kidnap, we join the…
From inception, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila made it clear the path the 9th House would follow for the next four years. The Speaker wasted no time in telling the nation that the business of the 9th House is ‘Nation Building: A Joint Task’, and due to the manner of the emergence of the leadership of the House, the members, including the opposition agreed that it would truly be a joint task. Gbajabamila’s outstanding performance should not take Nigerians by surprise, because being one of the most experienced lawmakers who have been representing his people since…
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed, at the virtual meeting of NSIA/Global Citizen Forum on Thursday.
By Udo Akam-Alo, ABAKALIKI A member of the Federal House of Representatives, representing Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency in Ebonyi state, Hon. Chinedu Ogah, has lamented exclusion of the state in the list of career ambassadors nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari. Prompt News recalls that the President on Tuesday forwarded the list of 42 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for screening and confirmation. However, there is no nominee from Ebonyi state, prompting Hon Ogah to call on Mr President to correct it by nominating a career ambassador from the state. The Rep member also frowned at the exclusion of Ebonyi state…
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 193 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19), bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 5,162. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Lagos recorded 58 cases followed by Kano and Jigawa states that recorded 46 and 35 respectively. Prompt News reports that the number of deaths is still on the rise climbing to 167 today. However, there is good news that no fewer than 1,180 patients have recovered and discharged nationwide. “193 new cases of #COVID19; 58-Lagos46-Kano35-Jigawa12-Yobe9-FCT7-Ogun5-Plateau5-Gombe4-Imo3-Edo3-Kwara3-Borno1-Bauchi1-Nasarawa1-Ondo “5162 cases of #COVID19 in NigeriaDischarged: 1180, Deaths: 167,” @NCDCgov tweeted.
The Oyo State Chapter of Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) have commiserated with Gov. Seyi Makinde on the death of the state Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Kehinde Ayoola.The two bodies, in their separate statements, made available to newsmen on Thursday in Ibadan, described Ayoola’s death as untimely and shocking.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ayoola, a former Speaker of the State Assembly, died during a brief illness.The ALGON, in its statement signed by the Chairman, Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshinloye, described the death of Ayoola as “too shocking to believe.“What an…
The Federal Government says there are no conclusions yet with regard to ‘strange’ deaths in Kano State. The Minister for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. He said that investigations were still ongoing in the matter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kano State witnessed yet-to-be-explained deaths in the recent past. No fewer than 150 people were feared dead in the state, prompting investigations to determine whether the deaths were related to COVID-19. According to the minister, unexplained deaths did not only…