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Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia suspends visas for pilgrims
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Thousands of Nigerians are set to be affected as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has suspended visas for pilgrims wishing to visit Mecca. The move was part of attempts to curb the spread of Coronavirus, AFP reports. The foreign ministry said on Thursday it suspended entry to the Kingdom for the purpose
Japan woman tests positive for coronavirus after ‘recovery’
A woman in Japan who contracted the new coronavirus and was released from hospital after recovering has tested positive again, officials said Thursday. The case is the first time a patient apparently cleared of the virus has subsequently tested positive for it, a local official in Osaka said. The woman in her 40s was first
Nadal cruises into quarter-finals at Acapulco tennis
World number two Rafael Nadal stepped up his bid for a third ATP Mexico Open title with an impressive display of serving and shotmaking to beat Serbian youngster Miomir Kecmanovic on Wednesday. The Spaniard hit 20 winners as he kept his hopes alive of regaining the top ranking with a 6-2, 7-5 victory over the
Bayelsa judgment review: Adegboruwa asks NBA to sanction lawyers
Oladimeji Ramon A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association to sanction lawyers involved in the application that sought the review of the Supreme Court’s February 13, 2020 verdict on the Bayelsa State governorship election. In its February 13 verdict, the Supreme Court nullified the election of David
Anxiety as medical consultants withdraw services at UCH
Wale Oyewale, Ibadan There was anxiety at the University College Hospital, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Wednesday as medical consultants withdrew their services in protest against a circular that prescribed acquisition of PhD for clinical lecturers in Nigerian universities. They were protesting under the aegis of the Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria.
Shoprite selling property to pay for online, store upgrades
Shoprite Holdings Limited’s decision to sell some properties and lease them back is to free up cash to invest in technology, growing online sales and upgrading supermarkets to offer more fresh food. These are the kinds of investments that give us very good returns, Chief Executive Officer Pieter Engelbrecht, said in an interview after Africa’s
Court adjourns Belgore’s money laundering case
Oladimeji Ramon The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday further adjourned till March 12 further proceedings in the N450m fraud trial of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Dele Belgore, and a former Minister of National Planning, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman. The SAN and the professor are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes
South-West to pass uniform bills on Amotekun
Wale Oyewole, Ibadan The six houses of assembly in the South-West have agreed to jointly adopt a single legal document which would make the operation of Amotekun security outfit uniform across the zone. The Chairman, Conference of Speakers of South-West states, Bamidele Oleyelogun, gave the indication at a meeting of the conference in Ibadan on
Discos’ estimated billing in focus amid low metering
In this piece, ’FEMI ASU examines the new initiative aimed at stopping power distribution companies’ unrealistic and arbitrary billing, as well as the low deployment of meters to consumers more than six years after the power sector was privatised the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission announced on Monday that it had put limits on the amounts
Emir Sanusi, Northern Nigeria and the rest of us
Niran Adedokun Hopefully Prof Ango Abdullahi and his power mongering cohorts from northern Nigerian listened to the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II speak in Kaduna penultimate Monday. At 82, Abdullahi, who is a former Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, should ordinarily be one of those statesmen who seek the survival of Nigeria
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