Latest News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 29th April 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Wednesday 29th April 2020 .
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Nigeria records 195 new cases of COVID-19, as number of infection hits 1,532
By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Tuesday, said Nigeria has recorded 195 new cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total to 1,532. The 195 cases reported, is the highest Nigeria has ever recorded in a day since the outbreak of the pandemic in the country. NCDC, through its verifiedRead More
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Ban of journalists for life: Umahi bows to pressure, pleads for co-operation
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State, yesterday pleaded with journalists to put behind them, the recent impasse involving the Correspondent of Vanguard, Mr. Peter Okutu and The Sun Correspondent, Mr. Chijioke Agwu and himself.
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Payroll Fraud: How my govt saved N2bn — Uzodinma
Governor Hope Uzodinma, on Monday announced that his government has saved the total sum of N2 billion in their ongoing discovery of padded names in the civil service system in Imo State.
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NAFDAC says several washes, drying reduces effectiveness of fabric face mask
Says it cannot prevent Coronavirus infection By Chioma Obinna As Lagos State Government commenced enforcement of compulsory use of face masks, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has warned that several washes, drying and stretching of the fabric mask over time reduce its effectiveness even as it noted that non-medicalRead More
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300 rural communities get electricity in Enugu
AT least, 300 rural communities in Enugu have been supplied electricity by the State Rural Electrification Board as part of the government’s effort to extend development and amenities to the rural areas and halt urban drift.
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PDP, Edo govt bicker over plan by Obaseki to reconstruct INEC office in Benin
EDO State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has demanded for an immediate investigation and empanelling of an independent Judicial Commission of inquiry to unravel the circumstances surrounding the state government plan to renovate/construct the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office building in Benin City.
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Pray for Nigeria this Ramadan season, Adjogbe urges Muslims
IMMEDIATE past Executive Director Projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Engr Samuel Adjogbe, has called on Nigerians particularly Muslims to use the Ramadan period to pray for Nigeria as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Edjophe community leaders petition IGP over alleged threat to life
President General of Edjohe Community, Mr Clement Ufuophu and community leader, Chief Vincent Sito, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have petitioned the Inspector General of Police over alleged threat to their lives by one Mr Zik Gbemre.
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Amnesty programme not for all Niger Deltans, only for those involved in arms struggle — IYC
THE Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has backed claims by a former IYC President, Alhaji Asari Dokubo that the “Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, is not for all Niger Deltans but for those who took up arms to protest the injustice against the region and voluntarily surrounded their arms and ammunition.”
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As indigenes, settlers clash in Benue: 2 killed, many injured, over 200 houses razed, 5,000 displaced
A communal clash between two sister communities of Mbaivur and Mbasombo in Ayati Ikpayongo, Gwer Local Government Area of Benue State has reportedly claimed the life of a middle-aged man, Dekuran Nor, with many sustaining severe injuries.
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