President Donald Trump of the United States has defended his new executive order that temporarily suspends immigrant visas. Addressing newsmen on Wednesday evening at the White House, Trump said he took the decision to protect American workers as the country prepares to reopen for business after a shutdown that cost millions their jobs. The order, he said, would last for 60 days subject to review and possible extension “at the appropriate time”. “In order to protect our great American workers I have just signed an executive order temporarily suspending immigration into the United States. “This will ensure that unemployed Americans…
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The Plateau government have set up a post COVID-19 economy road map for the state, as part of efforts to cushion the impact of the pandemic on the state’s economy. Gov. Simon Lalong in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, on Wednesday in Jos, said the roadmap was to brainstorm on economic recovery strategies for the state. Lalong said he has directed the State Economic Advisory Council, headed by Chief Ezekiel Gomos, to recommend practical and comprehensive strategies for sustaining the state’s economy in partnership with critical stakeholders. He said he has mandated…
By Kazeem Qudus, IBADAN Oyo state late Wednesday night recorded its first Covid-19 death.Governor Seyi Makinde confirmed this via his verified twitter handle @seyiamakinde, saying the suspected case died at the University College Hospital, UCH, Ibadan.”The COVID-19 confirmation test for one suspected case came back POSITIVE. “The patient died at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, before his result came out today. Contact tracing has already commenced,” Gov Makinde tweeted. He also enjoined the people of the pacesetter state to continue to maintain social distancing.”Please, keep following the directives of the Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force. Wash your hands with soap and…
Nigeria recorded crude oil and gas export sale of $434.85million in January, 2020, an increase of 94.30 per cent pitched against the December 2019 figures, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) Monthly Financial and Operations Report, released today, in Abuja has stated.The statement by the corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, said the month’s crude oil export sales contributed $336.65million (77.42 per cent) of the dollar transactions for the period, compared to the $136.36million sales in the previous month.It added that export gas sales in January amounted to $98.20million, even as it noted that 2019…
By Beauty John, LAFIA Nasarawa State government has imposed ban on all commercial motorcycles and tricycles ( keke ) movement in the state. This was revealed in a statement issued by the Governor of Nasarawa state, Abdullahi Sule on Friday. It can be recalled that Governor Sule earlier imposed a 24hour curfew in Karu local government area of the state, due to its proximity to Abuja. Curfew was also imposed in all Urban Areas of the State between the hours of 8:00pm and 6:00am daily. The governor said that “In addition to the steps taken to avoid COVID-19 virus coming…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared a total of N780.926 billion as March 2020 Federation Account Revenue to the Federal, States and Local Governments and relevant Agencies in the country. This was contained in a Statement of Accounts issued by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) in Abuja on Wednesday. The N780.926 billion comprised Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), and Exchange Gain. The balance in the Excess Crude Account (ECA) was $ 72.221 million. The gross statutory revenue for the month of March 2020 was N597.676 billion. This was higher than…
By Kazeem Qudus, IBADANAdamawa state has joined the long list of States that have confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) in Nigeria.On Wednesday night, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 91 new cases spreading across eight (8) States and the FCT.With the new cases, the total of confirmed Covid-19 cases in Nigeria now stand at 873.The tweets by @NCDCgov reads: “91 new cases of #COVID19 have been reported;74 in Lagos5 in Katsina4 in Ogun2 in Delta2 in Edo1 in Kwara1 in Oyo1 in FCT1 in Adamawa”As at 11:25 pm 22nd April there are 873 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in…
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has called for the decentralisation of COVID-19 response as the best chance of nipping spread of the virus in communities in the country.The forum made the call in a communiqué issued after its Wednesday 6th teleconference meeting, signed by its Chairman and Governor of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi.Fayemi said that the call was imperative with over 25 states now affected by spread of the virus and increasing evidence of community transmission.The governors, according to Fayemi also unanimously agreed to the implementation of an inter-state lockdown in the country over the next two weeks to mitigate…
There’s something about his persona that has defined his life and character. He’s being a fighter from birth. He’s refused to be drowned by circumstances or challenges. He has continued to make his way through odds to stay afloat. His name is Samuel Iorarernyi Ortom, the fifth democratically elected governor of Benue State. He’s clocked 59 years today, April 23, 2020. He was born on April, 23rd, 1961, and hails from Guma local government area of Benue. He understands and takes charge of his environment at all times. Governor Ortom was not born with a silver spoon, neither was there anyone…
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned “the blatant intimidation, harassment and attacks on journalists and media houses by Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, and the illegal banning of the Correspondent of The Sun newspaper, Chijioke Agwu, and the Vanguard Newspaper, Peter Okutu, from entering Government house and Government facilities in the State for life.”The journalists and media houses have been reportedly banned over a report on the Lassa Fever outbreak in the state.Reacting, SERAP in a statement by its deputy director Kolawole Oluwadare said: “This action is a blatant violation of the right to freedom of expression…