Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 12th May 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 12th May 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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Kebbi index case tests negative
K ebbi State Task Force Committee on COVID-19 has confirmed that samples taken from its first index case had tested negative and would be discharged and integrated into society. The Chairman of the committee, Alhaji Jafa’ar Muhammad, who is also the state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this yesterday in Birnin Kebbi during a stakeholders’ meeting with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on COVID-19 response in the state. He said: “There are currently 24 confirmed cases in the state, including three deaths, and two out of…
Time to consider weapon buyback programme
A gainst the exponential increase in the number of weapons in circulation, failure of various successive weapon control strategies and spiralling crime rate, no one was taken aback recently when the Federal Government constituted a committee to curb the proliferation of small and light arms with Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, as chairman. As the Presidential Committee settles down to business, we strongly recommend a strategic weapon recovery programme, hinged on weapon buyback as its key method. This proposed mop up exercise will be a win-win method for both…
Mitigating cost of new homes post-COVID-19
Major actors in the real estate sector are already brainstorming on ways to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on new homes and jobs for low income earners. Dayo Ayeyemi reports T he effects of COVID-19 are already taking toll on global economy, resulting in ridiculous fall in crude oil prices, drastic reduction in government spending, closure of companies, job losses and general economic hardship. However, rather than folding arms and allowing things to go worse, actors in real estate sector comprising developers, investors, lenders, mortgage…
Yunus: Govt should look inwards in COVID-19 fight
Tajudeen Yunus is a chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State and Founder/President of Al-Yusrah Islamic Foundation. In this interview with TEMITOPE OGUNBANKE, he speaks on the COVID-19 pandemic, party politics and governance, among other issues What is your take on government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos State and Nigeria at large? I really appreciate the good gesture of Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his great concern for the COVID-19 pandemic that is all over the world. We really…
IATA: Social distancing not realistic onboard
Airlines planning social distancing on-board their airplanes as a measure to bring back passengers’ confidence have been told to jettison the idea as the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said it does not support mandating social distancing measures that would leave ‘middle seats’ empty. Calls for social distancing measures on aircraft, according to the group, would fundamentally shift the economics of aviation by slashing the maximum load factor to 62 per cent. Sticking with the decision to leave middle seats empty would amount to well below the average industry break-even…
Newcastle target Ighalo as Shenhua expects striker’s return
F ormer Nigeria international Odion Ighalo has emerged as a top target for Newcastle as the striker is set to miss some of Manchester United’s remaining fixtures as Shanghai Shenhua expect the striker to return from his loan spell by July. Ighalo has impressed in his brief time at Old Trafford since joining the club on loan in January and despite the fact that coach Ole Gunnar Solksjaer is interested in extending his stay reports emerged that Newcastle are keen on hijacking a deal for him. …
Mobile internet subscription adds 3.3m in one month
GROWTH Mobile network operators in the country are recording massive growth in internet customers M obile network operators in the country added a total of 3.3 million internet customers in February, data released by the Nigerian Communications Commission has revealed. The new additions to the country’s internet users’ database brought the total mobile internet subscription to 131.6 million. While data subscriptions had been on a steady increase in the last one year as the telcos aggressively push for the deployment of 4G infrastructure, the current COVID-19 outbreak…
Almajiri as COVID-19?
W hen a beleaguered country like Nigeria gets into the cesspit of a global pandemic, one can easily imagine the ripple effect it will have on its citizenry. At a time when there are concerted global efforts at finding solution to this pandemic, Nigeria, the self-acclaimed giant of Africa, is looking like an unshepherded sheep, running amok in the wilderness of confusion. Apart from daily briefings by some uncreative appointees who prefer to operate under an oath of secrecy, there is nothing remarkable to show our stature as…
Eagles must prioritize winning titles for Nigeria, says Emenike
E x-international Emmanuel Emenike has said the current Super Eagles players must win titles for Nigeria before they can be regarded as great. Emenike who emerged the highest scorer as Nigeria claimed her third African Cup of Nations title held in South Africa in 2013 insisted that no one will remember the current stars if they do not claim at least gongs. Super Eagles have attended just one AFCON tournament since that triumph in 2013 as they missed out in 2015 and 2017 but they could…
Bayelsa govt: Newest COVID-19 case imported from Abuja
Pauline Onyibe Yenagoa The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health in Bayelsa State, Dr. Inodu Apoku, yesterday said that the newest case of COVID- 19 in the state is a Bayelsan retiree who lives in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, but returned to the state in March, 2020. Briefing newsmen in Yenagoa on the updates of the coronavirus pandemic in the state following the announcement of a new case by the Nigeria Centre for Decease Control (NCDC) yesterday, taking the total cases in the state to six, Apoku, who is…
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