Summary of President Muhammadu Buhari’s speech on lockdown
Here’s a summary of President Buhari’s speech concerning his adjustments, review and orders on the nature of COVID-19 lockdown nationwide. President Muhammadu Buhari gave a speech on the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT, among other issues, on Monday. 1. Over 10,000 healthcare workers have been trained and PPE distributed to all the states. […]
Abule Ado: Kudos to LASG
THE government of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State, has continued to project an image of responsible governance. While still demonstrating great capacity in the handling of the COVID-19 outbreak in the nation’s epicentre of the pandemic outbreak, the governor did not forget the promise he made to victims of the blast that killed 23 […]
Diesel Leakage: Concept Nova offers fuel control solution to essential service providers
Concept Nova, one of Africa’s fastest-growing technology solution companies has unveiled its FuelControl System (FCS), a diesel management solution to enable essential service providers eliminate diesel leakage and theft challenges in their day-to-day operations. The Fuel Control System is a state-of-the-art telematics solution that puts control of stationary and mobile assets in the hands […]
Foreign sponsors’ funds tear Shekau, commanders apart
At a time when he is running from one camp to another to evade capture by soldiers that are hot on his trail, a foreign funding from an international NGO has set the leader of Boko Haram, Abubabakar Shekau on a war path with some of his key commanders, as they accuse him of greed […]
General Buratai, Nigerian Army and the place of patriotism
By Nkechi Odoma Assessing a phenomenon comprehensively at every point and dimension of history is quite difficult. It is impossible to get an accurately wholistic picture of any occurrence, so long as different people are involved in appraising it. And philosophers have profoundly argued that the preceptory senses of all human beings do not function […]
Coronavirus and our fault lines
By Yinka Odumakin IT is not difficult for anyone who has done a diligent study of Nigeria to come to the immutable conclusion that what would kill the “impossible country” would not come from the fire of the enemy at the frontline but from the array of its fault lines. Fault lines are divisive or […]
‘We are finished’, Boko Haram Commanders cry out over sustained onslaught by Army
Feelers from North-East Nigeria indicate that the Boko Haram group is seeking avenues for a dialogue with the federal government in a bid to put an end to the recent onslaught against it by the Nigerian Army. According to credible sources conversant with the happenings in North-East Nigeria, it was stated that the recent onslaught […]
NFF Board urges federation to prioritise its programs
In line with the COVID-19 pandemic which has caused a total lockdown and stoppage of all football activities in the country and the world at large, the Board of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has mandated the federation to prioritise its programs, activities and competitions in which it will partake. In a communique issued after […]
Van der Sar applauds Dutch league cancellation
The decision to not award the Dutch league title to Ajax Amsterdam was understandable, said the club’s general manager Edwin van der Sar as the season in the Netherlands was formally brought to a premature close by the COVID-19 pandemic. Ajax were top of the standings with nine matches left to play when the season […]
YouTube bans ‘medically unsubstantiated’ content from site
YouTube has started banning content that is in direct contradiction to the World Health Organization’s guidelines as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the United States. The Google-owned company also announced that it will be removing conspiracy theory videos that say that COVID-19 is directly linked to 5G cell service. Chief executive, Susan Wojcicki said […]
Contributions to UN COVID-19 plans hit $1bn — Deputy Chief
The United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, on Monday said over one billion dollars (N376 billion) has so far been realised from contributions to the organisation’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) response plans. Mohammed disclosed this during a virtual new conference from New York on the launch of two initiatives in support of the UN COVID-19 […]
