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COVID-19: UK pledges £75m to evacuate citizens from Nigeria, others
Kayode Oyero The British Mission in Nigeria says it is receiving expression of interest from its nationals in Nigeria who want to return to the United Kingdom, The PUNCH reports. This is just as the UK Government pledged up to £75 million to bring stranded UK citizens back home giving priority to citizens on short-term
Uzodinma sacks Imo accountant general
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has sacked the Accountant General of the state, Donald Igbo. The governor in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Oguwike Nwachukwu, said the governor had appointed, Obieze Chukwukama as the new AG of the state. The statement said, “Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has appointed
Submit yourselves to test, Elumelu tells Gbajabiamila, others
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, has announced that he and members of his family tested negative for coronavirus after a period of isolation in London. Elumelu said this in a statement, in Abuja, on Monday. He also called on the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, the leadership of the
COVID-19: Oyo discharges index case — Official
The Oyo State Government has discharged its COVID-19 index case. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, who tested positive for the virus on Monday. Adisa explained that the release of the patient was consequent upon the completion of his treatment at the
JAMB hands 195 UTME candidates to police for trial
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has handed over no fewer than 195 candidates in the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination to the police for prosecution over alleged involvement in various examination malpractices. JAMB said on Sunday that some of the candidates had been arraigned by the police in various courts
Naira plunges further, dollar sells for N412
Nike Popoola The dollar exchanged for N412 on Monday at the Bureau De Change segment of the market. This followed a temporary suspension of sale of forex to the Bureau De Change operators in the industry by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria had made a request
Nigerian student dies of coronavirus weeks before graduation
Sodiq Oyeleke Weeks before he was set to graduate at the Western Michigan University, a Nigerian-America student, Bassey Offiong, died from coronavirus after being refused a test several times in Michigan. The PUNCH gathered that the deceased is a 25-year-old college student studying Chemical Engineering at the Michigan-based university. A relative to the deceased told
COVID-19: We don’t know how long this will last –FG
The Federal Government on Monday said it did not know how long COVID-19 would last in the country. The Secretary to the Government of Federation, Boss Mustapha, said this at a press conference he jointly addressed with the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, in Abuja where the government revealed that the country had recorded its
COVID-19: Masquerader arrested for defying order, threatening cops
Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command said it had arrested a masquerader for allegedly violating the federal and state governments’ directives on social distancing and public gatherings in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state. The masquerader was said to have been apprehended after he allegedly confronted some policemen and
Coronavirus: Eagles stars queried for falling to make donations
’Tosin Oluwalowo Nigeria fans have questioned Super Eagles’ stars for not joining the global trend of donating towards the battle against the coronavirus. Argentine megastar, Lionel Messi, donated €1m to Barcelona hospital, while Christiano Ronaldo and his agent Jorge Mendes gave €1m to hospitals in Portugal. AC Milan forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic also donated €100,000 and
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