INEC Approves Policy To Conduct Elections Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has approved a policy to conduct elections despite the outbreak of coronavirus, COVID-19 in the country. INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, announced this in a statement on Thursday. He disclosed that the strategy tagged “Policy on Conducting Elections in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic” would be released on Monday...
Nigeria Records 339 New Coronavirus Cases, Total Now 7016
Three hundred and thirty-nine (339) new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria, ABN TV reports. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 7,016. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Thursday. Also Read: Chinese Scientists Believe New Drug Can Stop Pandemic ‘Without Vaccine’ The centre also announced that 11 patients died of...
Gov. Ayade Weeps, Says I’m Ready To Be Poor For Cross Riverians To Be Rich, Abolishes Tax [VIDEO]
In repositioning the economy of Cross River State for post-COVID-19 survival, the state governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has announced tax exemption for low-income owners including okada and taxi riders, food vendors popularly known as mama put, small barbing shop owners, farmers, hotels with less than 50 rooms and others. This is even as the governor who struggled to hold his...
Hotel Owner Who Went Missing Found Dead Inside His Car Trunk (Graphic Photos)
A popular hotel owner aka hotelier in Ogun State who went missing on Monday night has been found dead inside his car trunk along Owode-Idi-Iroko Road. Alhaji Jimoh Bello, the owner of Uncle J. Bee Hotel located at 168, Lagos-Idiroko Road, Owode, Yewa South Local Government area of Ogun State, was found after three days of intensive search for him. It...
Nigeria’s Economy Heading Towards Recession – Finance Minister
Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the economy is heading towards a recession. However, Ahmed projected that the extent of the recession can be mitigated if the economic stimulus plans are implemented. The minister told journalists after the national economic council meeting on Thursday that the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted crude oil prices and “the impact...
Places Of Worship Remains Shut In Abuja – FCT Minister
The Minister of the FCT, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, has said that places of worship in the territory remain shut based on advice from medical experts and guidelines from the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Places Of Worship including Churches and mosques have been shut down for the past two months as part of measures to check the spread of...
Schools Will Reopen Soon, But No Date Yet – Minister For Education
Minister for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has disclosed that there are plans to soon reopen schools nationwide, however, it won't happen in two weeks as being speculated in some quarters. The Minister of Education, Nwajiuba, made the clarification on Thursday during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, following rumours making the round the Federal Government would reopen...
Nigerian Man Bags Medical Degree In U.S After Applying Eight Times (Photos)
A Nigerian man who schooled in the United States is currently in a celebratory mood as he recently bagged a medical degree. The achievement is quite special because he applied a record number of eight times to get into school. The man identified as Oduyale appreciated his mom for believing in him and is looking forward to the next great chapter...
Lockdown: Youth Protest As Pregnant Woman In Labour Dies In Police Checkpoint
Aggrieved youth on Thursday staged a protest in Abigi, Ogun State, following the death of a pregnant woman, Mrs Opeoluwa Waidat Adedeji, at a police checkpoint. The protesters, who stormed the Abigi Divisional Police Headquarters, blamed policemen manning the checkpoint for her death. The mother of six lost her life while on the way to the hospital for delivery. The deceased pregnant...
Post-COVID-19: Obi Suggests Measures For Lifting Nigerians Out Of Poverty
Vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi, has suggested what he described as a pathway to national economic recovery, capable of lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty. Obi, who spoke on a live television programme monitored in Lagos, explained that conscious investment in education, health and MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) were what every...
