AIB Relocates Headquarters to Abuja

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) in the Ministry of Aviation, on Wednesday announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters from Lagos to Abuja. Mr Akin Olateru, the Commissioner/Chief Executive Officer, AIB, made this known in a statement in Lagos. Olateru said the relocation was in adherence to the recent directive of the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, that all aviation agencies’ corporate headquarters be moved to Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...

COVID-19: NBA Cautions Oyo State Govt. Against Reopening of Schools

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ibadan branch, has cautioned the Oyo State Government against reopening of schools for Primary 6, JSS 3 and SS3 classes in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Gov. Seyi Makinde had on Monday ordered schools to reopen on June 29 for Primary 6, JSS 3 and SS3 classes in the state. The governor also directed mosques and churches to reopen and all categories of workers to resume work...

UN Security Council Condemns Acts of Terrorism in N/East Nigeria

The members of the UN Security Council have condemned the multiple terrorist attacks which resulted in several deaths with many others injured in North-East Nigeria. These recent attacks were carried out on June 9, and June 10, in Felo, and on June 13, in Monguno against a UN humanitarian facility and on June 13, in Nganzai, Borno State. This is contained in a statement made available by Oluseyi Soremekun, the National Information Officer of the...

Lufthansa to File Bankruptcy Protection if Bailout Fails

German airline Lufthansa on Wednesday said it would have to apply for bankruptcy protection if the terms of a bailout deal with the German Government fail at an extraordinary general assembly, slated for June 25. According to the Frankfurt Headquarters of the company, Lufthansa will have to apply for bankruptcy protection proceedings shortly after the annual general meeting if a solution is not found immediately. The company was reacting to the statement by Heinz Hermann Thiele,...

Court Orders Convict to Sweep Court Premises for 1 Month for Stealing 15 tvs, Laptops

An Area Court in Nyanya, FCT, on Wednesday ordered a 27-year-old man, Isaac Samuel, to sweep the court premises for one month for stealing 15 plasma television and laptops. The Judge, Abdullahi Ogedengbe, sentenced Samuel after he pleaded guilty to public incitement. Ogedengbe, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N5,000. Earlier, the prosecution counsel, Mr. D.F. Abba told the court that sometimes in 2018, the convict conspired with others now...

Rape: CAN Tasks Parents On Teaching of Children’s Sex Education

The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Oyo State Chapter, Rtd. Col. Joshua Akinyemiju has urged parents to teach their children sex education and encourage their female ones to dress modestly. Akinyemiju gave the advice in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan, while reacting to the rampant cases of rape in the society. He advised parents to stay together as much as possible while monitoring the movements of their...

UPDATE: Nigeria Records 31 COVID-19 Deaths, Record High Daily Fatality – NCDC

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 31 COVID-19 related deaths, the highest number of fatalities since the pandemic broke out on Feb 27, the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has said. The centre also confirmed 490 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 17,148. The NCDC announced this on its official Twitter handle. It said that, as at June 16, 2020, the new cases were recorded in 16 states...

Ghana economy Grows 4.9% Year-On-Year in First Quarter, Says Stats Office

ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s economy grew 4.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2020 compared with 6.7% in the same period last year, provisional data from the state statistics service showed on Wednesday. Ghana has had one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing economies in recent years, but the central bank last month downgraded its 2020 growth forecast to between 2% and 2.5% from an earlier expectation of 6.8% due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic....

Acknowledging ‘Racial Stereotype,’ PepsiCo to Drop Aunt Jemima Name, Brand

PepsiCo Inc (PEP.O) will change the name and brand image of its Aunt Jemima pancake mix and syrup, it said on Wednesday, dropping a mascot criticized for a racist history. The logo of the more than 130-year-old brand features an African American woman named after a character from 19th century minstrel shows. The offensive caricature is rooted in a stereotype of a friendly black woman working as a servant or a nanny for a white...

TV Viewers Seek Out ’13th’ And Other Stories About Race Amid Protests

Television series, movies and documentaries about the experience of black people in the United States have seen a surge in viewership. This followed public demonstrations that have focused new attention on racial discrimination, according to industry data. The audience for filmmaker Ava DuVernay’s 2016 documentary “13th,” about mass incarceration that disproportionately affects black people, jumped more than 47 times higher over the past three weeks streaming service Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Tuesday. Millions of people watched, the company said, though it...

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