Insurgency: Gov Zulum donates N180m, foodstuffs to Civilian JTF
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has donated N180 million and 27,000 bags of grains to the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) assisting the military in the fight against insurgency. Gov.Zulum announced the donation on Wednesday in Maiduguri while addressing members of the CJTF. He also announced N50,000 welfare package for widows and scholarship for orphans […]
FG lifts 2,800 with rural women’s grant in Zamfara
The Federal government has supported 2,800 Women in Zamfara with N20,000 each being Federal Government’s Grant Project for Rural Women. The one-off program was launched on Tuesday in Gusau by the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq. The Minister said that Cash distribution in Gusau was part of President […]
COVID-19: Head of Iranian parliament tests positive
Iran The President of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, on Wednesday, announced he was self-isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus. Ghalibaf hoped he could nevertheless continue working in quarantine, the 58-year-old politician wrote on Twitter. Ghalibaf, who has been leading Iran’s parliament since May, had been travelling a lot in recent weeks despite […]
Abiola’s N100bn proposal to empower youths, reform Police
This is a follow-up to the video that I dropped yesterday concerning the EndSars agitation. Many people have contacted me and asked why was the Army not included in my proposal for the police. I meant to include the Army and all our security services officers. Their minimum wage should be N250,000 per month, with interest-free home loans.
More research needed on COVID-19 reinfection—Bangladeshi experts
Health experts in Bangladesh have stressed the need to do more research to know about the rapid loss of antibodies in asymptomatic COVID-19 infected people, calling for people to stay vigilant. They also noted the importance of genome sequencing in order to understand more about COVID-19 reinfection. Prof. Samir Saha, the Executive Director of Child […]
Two cops, one civilian killed in #EndSARS Protest in Ondo ― Police
— Parades 18 suspected looters, arsonists By Dayo Johnson POLICE authorities in Ondo state have said that two police sergeants and one civilian were murdered during the #EndSARS protests hijacked by hoodlums across the state last week. The state police commissioner, Bolaji Salami at a Press Conference in Akure, the state capital said that the […]
NURTW seeks disbursement of FG’s N10bn COVID-19 palliative
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has called for immediate the disbursement of the ederal Government’s N10 billion COVID-19 palliative for transport operators. NURTW National President, Prof. Tajudeen Baruwa, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He commended the federal government for making […]
Deji of Akure supports arrest, prosecution of hijackers of #EndSARS protests nationwide
Dayo Johnson – Akure The Deji of Akureland, in Ondo State, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, has thrown his weight behind the arrest and prosecution the hijackers of the #EndSARS protests who wreaked incalculable havoc across the country. Oba Aladelusi in a statement in Akure by his Chief Press Secretary, Michael Adeyeye frowned at unwarranted killing, maiming […]
4,000 beneficiaries to get CACOVID palliatives in Zaria —Official
The Coordinator, CACOVID Palliatives Distribution for Zaria Local Government, Malam Sabiu Sani, said about 4,000 poor and vulnerable people have been earmarked to receive CACOVID palliative in the area. Sani disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Zaria. The coordinator who is also the Permanent Secretary, Kaduna […]
