Nigeria news today headlines : Monday 4th May 2020
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FMC Abeokuta Asks Staff To Proceed On Self-Isolation
ABEOKUTA – Authorities of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, have directed all members of its staff who had direct contact with two positive cases of COVID-19 in the centre to proceed on self-isolation for the next 14 days. The management, in a statement of confirmation signed by the …
Relaxed Lockdown May Be Catastrophic — PDP Reps
CHIOMA UMEHA;AHMED MUSA; TOYIN ADEBAYOFELIX UKA;MICHAEL DAVID;RAJI ADEBAYO;GBENGA FATUROTI LAGOS / ABUJA / ABAKALIKI / LAFIA / IBADAN / OSOGBO – Members of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives have condemned the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to relax the lockdown order in Lagos, Ogun, and the FCT, saying the …
CBN, Bankers’ Committee Suspend Retrenchment Of Banks’ Staff
LAGOS – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bankers’ Committee, the umbrella body of managing directors of banks and top officials of the CBN have told banks in the country to suspend any plan to lay-off staff at this moment. The CBN, in a statement on Sunday and signed by the Director, Corporate …
Amidst COVID-19, Ogun Doctors Commence Warning Strike Today
ABEOKUTA – Despite the ravaging global pandemic, COVID-19, resident doctors of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State, commence a three-day warning strike today. It would be recalled that the hospital houses one of the isolation centres designated by the government for the management and treatment of the coronavirus, and the centre at …
COVID-19: How Has Boss Mustapha-Led PTF Fared?
LAGOS – As the world continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, the efforts by the Nigerian government under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari to curtail the spread of the virus and treatment of affected persons has received plaudits of critical stakeholders, both locally and in the international community. Leading the tribute is the World …
Why I’m Opposed To Akeredolu’s Re-Election Bid –Oyedele
Engr. Ifeoluwa Oyedele is a frontline governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state. In this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, Oyedele who designed the logo of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) spoke on why he wants to replace incumbent governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, Excerpts: Your state governor is seeking …
Anxiety Greets FG’s Push To Reopen Economy
LAGOS – The move by the Federal Government to halt the economic and social damage from prolonged lockdowns over the COVID-19 pandemic has created concern amongst economists and policy mentors on the left and right. President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s response to the coronavirus has coalesced in recent days around the same message, the need to …
‘FIRS’ Advance Tax Request Inimical To Ease Of Doing Business’
The Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, yesterday picked holes in the Federal Inland Revenue Service’s request of company for advance tax payment, saying the development was done in bad fate. The group in a statement by Mr.Taiwo Adeniyi, its president wondered why the revenue service took such counterproductive initiative while other governments globally are finding …
Wang Ki-chun Arrested Over Alleged Sexual Assault
Olympic silver medallist Wang Ki-chun has been arrested in South Korea on a charge of sexually assaulting a teenage girl. The Daegu District Police Agency confirmed the arrest of Wang, after police investigated a complaint made against the former judoka in March. Police are expected to send the case to the prosecutor next week, after …
Armenia Reopens Bars Despite Increase In Coronavirus Cases
Landlocked Armenia will reopen shops, restaurants and bars, resume manufacturing and lift restrictions on movement from Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Tigran Avinyan said, despite a recent rise in confirmed infections. The South Caucasus country has registered 2,386 cases of the coronavirus and 35 deaths, with the number of infections rising from an average of 50 …
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