We’re Still focused on Delivering Mandate for Change – Buhari

Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, says President Muhammadu Buhari’s mandate for change remains relevant and will be steadily followed to improve livelihoods. Shehu gave the assurance in a statement in Abuja on Friday as the Buhari administration marks the first year anniversary of his second term in office. He said: “The campaign had been hard fought; yet the mandate the people of this country gave him was...

Senate President Appoints Fema Special Assistant on Sports Development

The President of the Senate, Sen. Ahmad Lawan, has appointed Sani Fema, a former member of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Executive Committee, as his Special Assistant on Sports Development. Fema’s appointment was conveyed in a letter dated May 14 and signed by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori. The Clerk of the National Assembly congratulated Fema on his appointment, adding that it was a testimony of the Senate President’s confidence and trust in him....

17 Suspected Sea Pirates Nabbed in Rivers

No fewer than 17 suspected sea pirates have been arrested by the Police Command in Rivers following a major raid on their hideout, an official said. The command’s spokesman, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, said in a statement in Port Harcourt on Friday that the suspects were responsible for recent coordinated attacks on policemen in the state. “The 17 sea pirates attacked the men of Special Protection Unit (SPU) Base five, Benin on May 24 while they...

Excited Plateau Rural Community Celebrates first Borehole

Residents of Nghar, a rural community in Barkin Ladi Local Government of Plateau, on Friday trooped to the village square to celebrate the first borehole ever sunk in the community. The villagers, who said they had shared their only source of water – a stream – with animals over the years, expressed disbelief as water gushed from the borehole donated by one Bayo Balogun and his friend, Chisom Ezeocha. The duo, from Port Harcourt, Rivers...

COVID-19: Tobacco Giant to Take Legal Action Against Sales Ban by South Africa

British American Tobacco South Africa (BATSA) on Friday announced that it would begin urgent legal proceedings to challenge the government’s continued ban on tobacco sales during the coronavirus lockdown. South Africa has started easing its lockdown measures, allowing sales of alcohol from Monday. However, a ban on sales of tobacco will remain in place. The government has cited health reasons for the ban, but human rights groups and business leaders say it has dire consequences...

500 Vulnerable Families in Plateau receive palliative From Rev Michael Gokum, Catholic Bishop of Pankshin Diocese

Most Rev Michael Gokum, the Catholic Bishop of Pankshin Diocese, has donated food items to 500 vulnerable families in Plateau to cushion the hardships occasioned by the advent of Coronavirus (Covid-19). Presenting the items on Friday in Pankshin, Gokum said the gesture aimed at supporting the poor within his diocese to make a living as the world grapples with the pandemic. He explained that the gesture was championed by the Justice Development and Peace Commission...

S.Africa to Open Up Economy From June Under Eased Lockdown Regulations

South Africa will allow most economic sectors including mining and manufacturing to fully resume operations from next month as the country further eases coronavirus lockdown regulations, the government said on Thursday. Africa’s most industrialised economy has been largely shut since a nationwide lockdown began in late March. South Africa has reported 25,937 cases of the new coronavirus, with 552 deaths. “This is the most significant reopening of the economy since the lockdown began…It opens up...

NCDC Confirms 182 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Active Cases Now Hits 6064

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday recorded 182 new cases of the Coronavirus, (COVID-19), in the country, the total active cases for Nigeria now stand at 6,064. The NCDC, on its official twitter handle, said that as at May 28, 2020, 182 new confirmed cases and five deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the NCDC said that the new cases have been reported in the last...

Post-COVID-19: Tough Times Await a Troubled Nigeria’s Educational System

How Nigeria’s Years of Mistakes Present a Tough Future for the Education Sector Post-Covid-19 No one envisaged that five years after world leaders agreed to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities by 2030 — as part of the Sustainable Development Goals — governments will be forced to shut schools over fear of COVID-19 spreading. Data are not looking good for global education. As of March, schools in 168 countries have...

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