Year: 2020

Kwara Gov mourns victims of Jebba inferno …. commends fire service, directs SEMA to move in

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has commiserated with the families of those who lost their lives and properties in the Wednesday fire incident involving a petrol tanker in Jebba (Moro local government area of the state), described the development as devastating and sad. A petrol tanker travelling through the ancient town had lost control early Wednesday morning and spilled its contents as it rammed into residential buildings. The incident resulted in huge explosions that burnt down at least 30 houses and shops and killed up to six persons, according to…

BREAKING: ASUU calls off 270-day-old Strike

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The Academic Staff Union of University, on Wednesday, suspended its strike, ending the industrial action that started since March 2020.   ASUU National President, Biodun Ogunyemi, made the announcement during a briefing of the union in Abuja.   The PUNCH had earlier reported that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Tuesday, assured Nigerians that the prolonged strike by the varsity lecturers would be called off before January 15.   Ogunyemi also said the lecturers sympathised with students who were also their children, adding that “no amount of…

Covid-19: How Responsible Citizenship Helps Japan

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“Instead, the government tried to apply the lessons of the Diamond Princess. After trained quarantine officers and nurses were infected aboard the ship, despite following protocols for viruses that spread through droplets, Mr Oshitani’s team concluded that the virus spread through the air. “As early as March, Japanese officials began warning citizens to avoid the san-mitsu or ‘3cs’: closed spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings. The phrase was blasted across traditional and social media. “Surveys conducted in the spring found that a big majority were avoiding 3c settings. The publishing…

17-Year Old Favour Who Got 5 Distinctions in WAEC Gets N100,000 Cash, Scholarship from Kogi Pastor

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By Onoja Johnson The 17-year old Igala born girl, Shaibu Ojonugwa Favour who was reported to have made 5As, 2Bs and a C in her West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been gifted a cash sum of Hundred Thousand Naira (#100,000) and an assurance of scholarship upon her admission into a higher institution. Favor’s uncle, Robert Arome made this known to the correspondent on Tuesday evening. According to Robert, Prophet Gideon Isah of Household of Mercy & Deliverance Ministries, Lokoja looked out for Favour after the news of…

COVID-19 : Buhari extends mandate of PTF,calls for more vigilance, decisive actions, as cases rise

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President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the mandate of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 “for a further period till the end of March, 2021 bearing in mind the new surge in the number of cases and the bid for vaccines.” The President disclosed this Tuesday in Abuja while receiving the End-of-Year Report of the task force. According to President Buhari, “recent reports reaching me indicate that Nigeria is now facing a rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide which is similar to the second wave of infections occurring in other…

Oyetola signs 2021 Appropriation Bill into law …says administration will take Osun to higher levels

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The Governor of the State of Osun Adegboyega Oyetola on Tuesday signed the 2021 Appropriation Bill into law. The budget size is about N109 billion. This was just as he said Year 2021 would witness a new phase of massive transformation that would take the State to higher levels. He said the budget would offer greater hope of job opportunities; improved welfare for all; human, capital and massive infrastructure development than the previous year. While signing the Appropriation Bill in his office, Government Secretariat, Abere, Osogbo, Oyetola assured that the…

Youth Development ‘ll grow Nigerian Economy – Dare

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Minister of Youth and sports Development ,Mr Sunday Dare has declared that the Federal Government is totally committed to the development of the Youth as a panacea to national economic growth. Speaking in Lagos during an interactive session with Youth Correspondents, Dare said “Part of the ways we have also responded on youth development is pursuing our guiding document, which is the National Youth Policy with a five-year plan and commitment to providing employment and opportunities for our youths, particularly political participation. “The issue of youth development stands on three…

New deals underscore prospects of peace in Southern Kaduna ,Plaudit for Premium Times – NSCIA

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The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) in a release signed by its Deputy Secretary-General,Prof. Salisu Shehu reacted to a report credited to an online medium Premium Times.   NSCIA while commending the online tabloid for its patrotic reportage on how to resolve the incessant communal clashes in Southern Kaduna, stated that the online tabloid deserved plaudits for this Special Report   Read the statement in full :   The attention of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), under the able leadership of His Eminence, the…

COVID-19: Osun Govt bans youth carnival, countdown to new year

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As cases of Coronavirus continue to rise nationwide, the Government of the State of Osun has introduced new measures to curb spread of the infection in the State. The State Executive Council announced the new directives after its meeting held on Monday to discuss emerging national issues, including the management of the pandemic. The Council expressed worry over what it described as appalling and abysmally low level of compliance of residents of the State with the existing COVID-19 protocols. The state government has therefore issued new directives that groups, associations…

CACOVID Rice: Osun awaits delivery, says committee .. expresses readiness to distribute immediately on receipt

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The leadership of the Osun Food and Relief Committee on Monday revealed its readiness to receive delivery of the 40, 332 units of 10kg bags of rice for onward distribution to the people of the State. This was even as it expressed readiness to commence the distribution of the expected CACOVID rice on delivery. The Committee also debunked the insinuations making the rounds that the State government deliberately hoarded the food and relief materials donated by CACOVID, meant to cushion the effects of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. The Committee noted…