Construction site fire in South Korea kills at least 38
A fire at a construction site in South Korea killed at least 38 people and injured another 10 on Wednesday, fire authorities said. The fire broke out when workers were building a warehouse in the city of Icheon, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Seoul, they said. They said “rapid combustion” occurred while workers […]
NIGERIA NOTES: Accelerating poverty reduction in Nigeria
By Ladipo Adamolekun The number of extremely poor people continues to rise in Sub-Saharan Africa while falling rapidly in all other regions. By 2030, forecasts indicate that nearly 9 in 10 of the extremely poor will live in Sub-Saharan Africa. – D. Wadhwa, World Bank Blogs, September 19th, 2018 Preamble On Democracy Day 2019, President […]
COVID 19: Ekiti Health workers seek establishment of more isolation centers
By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado Ekiti As part of the efforts to win the war against Coronavirus spread in Ekiti State, Coalition of Health Professional Associations and unions have called for the immediate establishment of more centres at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti and the Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido Ekiti. This is […]
YIAGA charges NASS on passage of PIGB, Amendment of 2020 Appropriation Act, others
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A Civil Society Organisation, YIAGA AFRICACentre for Legislative Engagement, Tuesday, charged the National Assembly on the passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill, PIGB, amendment of the 2020 Appropriation Act, subjecting all executive actions in COVID-19, appropriation to increase budgetary allocation to the health sector, a framework for managing public […]
Dwindling oil prices: Nigeria risks production shutdown, fiscal crisis — Experts
By Michael Eboh Except extreme measures are taken by the Federal Government in the light of the dwindling crude oil prices and the looming global economic downturn, the Nigerian economy would be faced with disastrous fiscal consequences, while oil producers might be forced to suspend production activities. These were the views of experts in […]
COVID-19: Jigawa receives 76 Almajirais from Gombe state, rejects 7
By Aliyu Dangida – Dutse The Jigawa State Government has received a total number of 76 Almajiri pupils evacuated from the neighbouring Gombe state, as it rejected 7 out of the total number leaving a total returnees to 69. The Secretary task force on Covic-19 and permanent secretary ministry of health, Dr. Salisu Mu’azu while […]
