Glimmer of Hope for Nigeria as G20 Agrees to Debt Payment Suspension for Poor Countries

CoronavirusEconomyWorld NewsGlimmer of Hope for Nigeria as G20 Agrees to Debt Payment Suspension for Poor Countries

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 15, 2020

Countries under the G20 group of major economies have agreed to put on hold debt payments by poor countries, following a meeting by G20 finance ministers and central bank governors. The pandemic has led to a marked increase in government spending on health and effort to curb the spread of the viral infection. COVID-19 control guidelines have made governments to impose shutdowns on cities, placing several economies at risk of being crippled and making debt...

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Discomfort Due to COVID-19 Could Trigger Social Unrest – IMF

CoronavirusNational SecurityWorld NewsDiscomfort Due to COVID-19 Could Trigger Social Unrest – IMF

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 15, 2020

People in some countries could revolt if they perceive the actions the government is taking to mitigate the hardships of the pandemic as insufficient or favoring the wealthy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Wednesday. The viral infection has resulted in governments imposing lockdowns to curb the spread, an action that has strained global commerce. Nearly $8 trillion have been spent by governments to combat the pandemic and mitigate the economic fallout, but more...

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Adamawa PDP Crisis Deepens as Court Remands 3 r-PDP Members in Police Custody Over Alleged Terrorism

Law & JusticeNigeriaPoliticsAdamawa PDP Crisis Deepens as Court Remands 3 r-PDP Members in Police Custody Over Alleged Terrorism

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 15, 2020

The crisis rocking the ruling PDP in Adamawa kept deepening as a magistrate court in Yola, the State capital, Wednesday remanded three members of the reformed Peoples’ Democratic Party (r-PDP) in police custody over alleged terrorism, forgery and public disturbance. Delivering the judgment on Wednesday, Chief Magistrate Dimas Elshama said, the ruling is based on the provision of section 294 and the application to remand the three defendants tendered by the prosecution. The court ruled...

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Human Rights Commission Says Security Agents Have Caused More Deaths Than Covid-19

CoronavirusLaw & JusticeNigeriaHuman Rights Commission Says Security Agents Have Caused More Deaths Than Covid-19

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 15, 2020

Nigerian security agents enforcing the Coronavirus lockdown directive in Nigeria have caused more death that the novel coronavirus within two weeks. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) disclosed. In the report signed by the Executive Secretary, Tony Ojukwu, and made public on Wednesday, the commission assessed the incidents of violation of human rights over the last two weeks. “There were eight documented incidents of extra-judicial killings leading to 18 deaths,” it said. “Out of this...

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NiDCOM Launches AI, Emergency Call Lines for Nigerians Abroad

CoronavirusDiasporaNigeriaNiDCOM Launches AI, Emergency Call Lines for Nigerians Abroad

Chris UlasiApril 15, 2020

The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has initiated its Artificial Intelligence (AI) assistant and emergency call lines to facilitate efficient communication with Nigerians abroad. The commission disclosed this in a statement by its Head of Media and Public Relations Unit, Abdur-Rahman Balogun. The commission stated that the emergency call lines were launched to especially assist Nigerians amid the coronavirus pandemic. According to NiDCOM, the AI assistant or chatbot is an automated messaging solution that encourages...

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Taylor Swift, Oprah Join Global Event to Celebrate Coronavirus Workers

CoronavirusEntertainmentPhilanthropyTaylor Swift, Oprah Join Global Event to Celebrate Coronavirus Workers

Chris UlasiApril 15, 2020

Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, and Oprah Winfrey have joined a global broadcast special telecast, this coming weekend, that will recognise the efforts of workers on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak, organisers said on Tuesday. The “One World Together at Home” event, a combination of music, comedy, and stories from doctors, nurses and grocery workers, also announced an additional six-hour streaming event that will include appearances by major sports stars, including British Formula One...

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India to Ease Lockdown in Rural Areas From Next Week

CoronavirusWorld NewsIndia to Ease Lockdown in Rural Areas From Next Week

Chris UlasiApril 15, 2020

India will permit several activities in rural areas starting next week, including manufacturing and infrastructure building, to provide relief to workers impacted by the COVID-19 lockdown, the government said on Wednesday. The Home Ministry guidelines came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a nationwide lockdown to May 3. The easing of the lockdown would start next Monday and take place only in those rural areas where there were no COVID-19 containment zones or...

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JUST IN: COVID-19: FG Receives Medical Equipment From UN

CoronavirusNigeriaUnited NationsJUST IN: COVID-19: FG Receives Medical Equipment From UN

Chris UlasiApril 15, 2020

The Federal Government has taken delivery of the various medical equipment donated by the UN to assist Nigeria’s efforts at combating coronavirus scourge in the country. Mr. James Odaudu Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation who made this known in a statement issued in Abuja, said the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika took delivery of the equipment on Tuesday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja.   Sirika took delivery of the equipment on...

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No Nigerian has tested Positive for Coronavirus in Singapore, Says NIDO Official

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNo Nigerian has tested Positive for Coronavirus in Singapore, Says NIDO Official

Chris UlasiApril 15, 2020

Nigerians in the Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), Singapore Chapter, said on Wednesday that no Nigerian in that country had tested positive for the coronavirus. Vice President of the organisation Dr. Jonathan Obaje disclosed this in a phone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Obaje was speaking against the backdrop of how Nigerians abroad were coping under the pressure of global lockdown since the outbreak of the virus in China. “So far, no Nigerian in...

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France pushes for Global Moratorium on African Debt in Virus Crisis

AfricaEconomyFrance pushes for Global Moratorium on African Debt in Virus Crisis

Chris UlasiApril 15, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called for a global moratorium on debt payments by African countries to help them cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Macron told Radio France Internationale (RFI) that he hoped a virtual meeting later on Wednesday of finance ministers from the G20 group of countries could agree to the moratorium. It should involve all major Western powers – China, Russia, and the Gulf states, as well as multilateral lenders, Macron said....

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