Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 30th March 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 30th March 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Lalong bans vehicular movements into Plateau
P lateau State Governor and Chairman, Northern Governors’ Forum, Simon Lalong, yesterday banned vehicular movements from all entry routes into the state from 6p.m. to 7a.m. Lalong stated this in Jos while briefing journalists through the Secretary to the Plateau State Government (SSG), Prof. Danladi Atu, held at Old Government House, Jos. The governor also instructed that tricycles would no longer take more than one passenger while saloon cars would only take four passengers, including the driver. “Effective Sunday 29th March, 2020, there will be prohibition of vehicular movement…
Military identifies, sets ablaze 13 bandits’ homes in Zamfara
Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji in Zamfara State, have set ablaze a total of 13 houses belonging to suspected bandits terrorising the axis. The troops prosecuting the ongoing anti-banditry and kidnapping operation in the state, also killed nine of the criminal elements, after a fierce gun duel. Acting Director of Defence Media Operations (DDMO), Brig-Gen. Benard Onyeuko, who made the disclosure in a statement, added that a total of 667 cattle, as well as 300 sheep rustled, were recovered. This was as he further noted that the fighting troops arrested…
Kano decries lack of diagnostic facility, delayed results from Abuja
T he Kano State government yesterday said the absence of a diagnostic facility to test suspected COVID-19 cases in the state could pose as a huge risk to its population as any delay in taking proactive measures come at a huge cost. Despite confirmation of COVID-19 cases in three northern states; Bauchi, Benue and Kaduna states, all samples collected from suspected cases in the 19 northern states were being tested in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, before results, either positive or negative, were sent back to the affected…
As coronavirus spreads: Any hope for world citizens?
Ifeanyi Nwoko U narguably, the new coronavirus (COVID-19) remains the most dreaded ailment that has affected mankind in recent time, in view of its effects on all spheres of life. From healthcare to aviation, oil prices, the stock market, tourism and sports, the virus seems to be crumbling everything on its path. In the sports sector, many leagues have been suspended: The English Premier, the Spanish Serie A, the Basketball League (NBA), many other sporting events and in Nigeria the National Sports Festival. The World…
COVID-19: FG’s suspension of loan repayment, commendable – CUPP
The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has commended the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend loan repayments by small businesses as part of measures to cushion the effect of coronavirus on the people. CUPP in a statement by its spokesperson, Ikenga Ugochinyere also supported the lockdown of Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States for an initial period of 14 days to stop the spread of the dreaded virus. “We urge Nigerians residing in the affected areas to use the 14 days of this lockdown to report suspected cases of coronavirus infections to…
Nigeria, others to earn $7.41bn from cocoa
N igeria and three other countries are expected to grab $7.41 billion or 70 per cent of the $10.59 billion cocoa output in this year. It was learnt that total cocoa beans output would reach 4.8 million tonnes this year as demand for chocolate, cocoa beverages, butter, paste and powder rises in the global market. In 2019, earnings by the major producers was $9.89 bllion but forecast by the International Cocoa Organisation (ICCO) has revealed that proceeds from the beans this year, would jump by 7.69 per cent in 2020…
COVID-19: NNPC donates equipment to UniAbuja Teaching Hospital
T he Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has handed over medical equipment to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospitals, Gwagwalada. The donation was part of efforts to combat the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The equipment handed over to the teaching hospital by NNPC Group Managing Director, Mele Kyari, include: an oxygen generating plant, one brand new ambulance, six NNPC operational ambulance vehicles, one big ventilator, one small ventilator, patient monitor, hospital beds, bedside cupboards, overtop tables, air conditioners, fully automated 5-part hematology analyzer and semi-automated chemistry analyzer. Other…
COVID-19: ‘Ministry monitoring athletes’
D espite the postponement of the National Sports Festival and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the outbreak of Covid-19 , the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has assured that the ministry was monitoring the athletes. According to him: “The Nigerian authorities through the Sports Ministry called off the National Sports Festival as precautionary measure to curb the sptead of covid-19. This means several of our athletes overseas can no longer practice because the sporting facilities were shut down. “We are in…
Coronavirus: Naira, others to face more pressure
G iven the spread of the coronavirus, which is making investors to dump riskier assets and the dollar to surge, the naira and other African currencies will continue to come under pressure in the days ahead, Bloomberg predicted at the weekend. According to the news agency, for most of last week, a period when the MSCI benchmark for emerging market currencies was climbing, four of the seven worst-performing currencies globally were from the continent. Although Nigeria has already devalued the naira, most investors say it’ll have to do so again.…
Ogun: Outrage as Customs officers kill 15-year-old girl
A gosasa community in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State was thrown into mourning over the weekend, when officers of the state command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) allegedly shot and killed a 15-year-old girl, Miss Sekinat Agbelade. The Customs officers were chasing a smuggled car in the community. Agbelade, who was on an errand within the area when she was hit by the stray bullet from the men of Customs Service, eventually gave up the ghost at a private hospital in the community on Saturday. The Public…
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