Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 19th May 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 19th May 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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COVID-19: Housing eggheads plan beyond scourge
Factoring the foreseable impacts of COVID-19 crisis on real estate sector, housing finance leadership is already hatching plans to stay afloat, while calling for more collaborations among stakeholders to provide housing and mortgage finance for low income and vulnerable Nigerians. Dayo Ayeyemi reports T o be forewarned is to be forearmed, so they say. Various leadership in housing finance are not taking the issue of COVID -19 lightly after weighing the impacts on global and Nigerian economies. As a result of the pandemic, there has been restrictions…
COVID-19: Akeredolu warns residents against self-medication
G overnor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has admonished residents of the state to stay away from unapproved substance under the guise of treating COVID-19. The governor gave the warning yesterday during his weekly media update on COVID-19 at the Government House, Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital. According to Akeredolu, who emphasized that with the national and international discourse on the treatment of the deadly disease which had claimed over 300,000 lives globally and close to 200 in the country yet to be affirmed, he urged residents of…
We’ve conducted 177 tests, says Ekiti commissioner
E kiti State government has declared that it has so far conducted 177 tests in the since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Mojisola Yaya Kolade disclosed this at a media briefing update by the state COVID-19 task force team. The commissioner stated that the random testing would help in eliminating any form of community transmission of the disease, urging residents to make themselves available for the test in order to know their status. Kolade said: “So far,…
Oyo residents to Makinde: Tell us company’s identity of 38 COVID-19 cases
F ollowing announcement on Saturday evening by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State that 30 of the 31 workers in a manufacturing company in the Ibadan South West Local Government area of the state, tested positive for COVID-19 without disclosing the company’s identity, many residents of the state have demanded the identity of the company which he said the government had shut down. The agitation was further heightened yesterday following another disclosure by the governor who in his Tweeter handle Sunday evening said that eight more workers had…
Awoniyi delighted to score first Bundesliga goal
N igeria striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, says he is delighted to find the back of the net for Mainz 05 in Sunday’s 2-2 draw against Cologne. Awoniyi came off the bench to reduce the deficit for his side in four goals thriller game played behind a closed door at the Rein Energie Stadion. The 22-year-old made it 2-1 for Mainz in the 61 minutes, just four minutes after replacing Ji Dang-Won while Malong made it 2-2 on 72 minutes, with 18 minutes left on the clock. …
NFF, Rohr finalizes contract negotiations in one week
…coach to meet Sanusi S uper Eagles Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr and his employers Nigeria Football Federation are expected to finalise contract negotiations in one week, New Telegraph can reports. The renewal of the coach’s contract has dragged on for months with questions being raised regarding the future of the German with the Nigeria national team but his employers dispelled such fears after they tabled a fresh contract two weeks ago. Although pundits are worried that negotiations should have been wrapped up by now, the NFF said…
Two killed in Ondo auto crash
T wo persons lost their lives in an auto crash at the NNPC Mega Filling Station axis on the ever-busy Akure-Owo Road, Akure, Ondo State. The victims were said to be on a commercial motorcycle when they were crushed by a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). The scene is a few metres away from the state headquarters of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Akure. A witness said the accident involved a trailer, a car and a motorcycle popularly called Okada. The witness added that the Okada…
COVID-19 sermon: UK sanctions Oyakhilome’s TV station
A TV channel in the United Kingdom owned by one of Nigeria’s most flamboyant tely-evangelists, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, has been sanctioned by Ofcom, the broadcasting authority in London. According to a BBC report, the authority punished Oyakhilome’s Loveworld Limited, which runs the Loveworld channel that can be viewed in the UK, “after a news programme and a live sermon included potentially harmful claims about causes of, and treatments for, Covid-19”. Oyakhilome has linked the virus to 5G networks and alleged that it was part of a…
23-year-old man held for robbery, murder
P olice yesterday said they had arrested one of the seven armed men who murdered a 19-year-old man, Ayuba Ibrahim, of Boyi village in Gurara Local Government Area of Niger State. The police said the 23-year-old suspect, Habibu Suleiman, of Dawaki Town Hall area in Suleja Local Government Area, was trailed and arrested by a team of policemen attached to the Gawu-Babangida Division. On May 2, 2020, police received information that armed robbers numbering seven invaded Boyi community in Gurara, robbed residents of their valuables and shot Ibrahim of the…
COVID-19: IMF recommends rule-based fiscal stimulus
Advice Rule-based fiscal stimulus is effective when rates cannot be cut further As countries around the world continue to reel under the devastating impact of the coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised advanced economies to adopt rules-based fiscal stimulus in dealing with future downturns. The fund stated this in a new blog post by its researchers, which was posted on its website yesterday. According to the IMF researchers, an analysis they carried out before the virus outbreak had shown that “rulebased fiscal stimulus—where…
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