COVID-19: El-Rufai approves release of 72 convicts

COVID-19: El-Rufai approves release of 72 convicts

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has approved the release of 72 convicts from the Kaduna and Kafanchan Correctional Centres as part of the government’s efforts to check the spread of COVID-19. The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Aisha Dikko, who announced the release of the inmates on Tuesday, said 69 of the […]
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Klopp reveals how Liverpool players can be fined in lockdown

Klopp reveals how Liverpool players can be fined in lockdown

Jurgen Klopp says his Liverpool players will be fined in lockdown if they fail to turn up for their Zoom meetings on time. The Premier League is currently suspended indefinitely because of the coronavirus pandemic and clubs are having to think of ways to keep their players fit and healthy. Klopp is thankful for the […]

Guayaquil barrio where hunger is more feared than COVID-19

Guayaquil barrio where hunger is more feared than COVID-19

When the curfew falls, a cat and mouse game begins between police and residents in a rundown barrio in Guayaquil, the city at the heart of Ecuador’s coronavirus crisis. Contagion is seen as the lesser of two evils. People here say confinement is worse than depriving them of food. They know hunger and fear it […]

COVID-19: Buhari meets NASS leadership in Abuja

COVID-19: Buhari meets NASS leadership in Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with the leadership of the National Assembly (NASS) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. However, the agenda of the meeting between the President and the NASS leadership has not been made public. The meeting was attended by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and […]

COVID-19: Kwara Govt debunks claims of amala as cure

COVID-19: Kwara Govt debunks claims of amala as cure

The Kwara Government has dismissed claims across the state suggesting that a local delicacy of yam flour, popularly called ‘Amala’, cures Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Abubakar Ayinla, the Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Health, dismissed the claims on Tuesday in Ilorin during the daily routine meetings of the Medical Team of the Kwara COVID-19 Technical Committee […]

CSCS optimistic on depository service to investors

CSCS optimistic on depository service to investors

The Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) has said it is well-positioned to clear and settle all secondary market transactions on debit notes, going forward, notwithstanding the Exchange where it is traded.