Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 25th May 2020
Here are some of the Breaking News in Nigeria Today Monday 25th May 2020 on some of the nation newspapers .
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COVID-19: TETFund set to support medical research, training
P resident Muhammad Buhari has given approval to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to support the establishment of six Medical Simulation, Research and Training Centres in selected Colleges of Medicine across the country. The presidential approval followed the recommendation of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of TETFund and its endorsement by the Federal Ministry of Education. The move, New Telegraph learnt, is designed to facilitate the setting up of Molecular Science Laboratories with the capacity for testing and diagnosing disease such as lassa fever, COVID-19 and…
Forgery: Bayelsa Deputy Gov asks tribunal to quash subpoena against him
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has asked the state governorship tribunal sitting in Abuja to vacate the subpoena issued on him for being an abuse of court process. In a motion on notice dated May 17, 2020 and filed by his counsel, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume (SAN) the deputy governor said the subpoena is a malafide, vain and only an attempt to spite his office. In the said subpoena, the tribunal invited Ewhrudjakpo to appear before it at the resumption of its sitting on June 1,…
Eid-el-fitr: Ajimobi, Peace Corps preach togetherness, peace
Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abiola Ajimobi has urged Nigerians to live in togetherness and peace as exemplified by Prophet Mohammed. Also, the Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN), Oyo State Command through its Commandant, Lukman Yekini Adelowo, rejoiced with Islamic faithful on the completion of Ramadan fast, calling on faithful to continue to pray for an end to coronavirus in the world. Ajimobi in a release signed on his behalf by Bolaji Tunji, his Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy,…
New urine test raises hope for kidney stone patients
An improved urine-testing system could enable people suffering from kidney stones receive test results within 30 minutes instead of the current turnaround time of a week or more. According to a new study published in ‘Science Advances,’ the improved testing system inspired by nature was proposed by researchers from Penn State and Stanford University in the United States (US). Kidney stones occur due to buildup of certain salts and minerals that form crystals, which in turn stick together and enlarge to form a hard mass in the kidneys.…
Ekiti empowers 100 officers against COVID-19
The Ekiti State government has trained 100 civil servants to enforce protocols in the Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) of government to contain the spread of Coronavirus. The trainees, christened COVID-19 Response Officers (CROs), were mandated to enforce the protocols of social distancing, use of sanitisers and face masks by workers across MDAs to checkmate the spread of the pandemic that had killed two persons in the state. Although the state civil service had been shut since 29th March, 2020 following threat posed by COVID-19, those…
Only 8 patients out of 73 still active in Zamfara – Matawalle
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara says only eight patients out of the 73 confirmed coronavirus cases recorded in the state are still at the isolation centre. Matawalle made this known yesterday at a gathering in Maradun where he went to celebrate the Sallah break. The governor congratulated health workers in the state for successfully tracking and treating those infected with the virus, and expressed happiness that there were no new case in the state. “We lost five persons to the pandemic but others survived…
Illegal mining: FG mounts pressure on Osun to surrender 17 Chinese
…says mines, minerals still on Exclusive List The Federal Government and its agencies, over the weekend, mounted fresh pressure on the government of Osun State to hand over 27 persons caught in illegal mining of gold and have been in the custody of the state in the last three weeks. The pressure is coming on the premise that the Osun State Government has no power to detain any illegal miner, as no law in Nigeria donates such power to them under the 1999 Constitution. The illegal…
Enugu COVID-19 cases hit 18
With two fresh positive cases of COVID-19 as announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday, Enugu State now has a total of 18 confirmed cases. Confirming the development, Enugu State Ministry of Health said with the 18 cases, Enugu now had10 active and eight discharged cases. According to the Ministry of Health, of the two fresh cases, the first new case-Case 17 was a 45-year-old male who hailed from Igbo-Eze North LGA of Enugu State and lived in Lagos State but still…
Why EFCC must recover pensions to ex-Speakers, others, by Ihuoma
Following last Friday’s abrogation of the law that empowered former governors, their deputies, former speakers and their deputies to receive pension and gratuity, reactions have continued to trail the legislative action. Reacting to the development also, an activist and Executive Director of Legislative Watch, Hon. Ngozika Ihuoma called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to go after former Speakers and former Deputy Speakers of the Imo State House of Assembly and recover every pension paid to them. He argued that the right to enact a pension…
Abia confirms death of Environment Commissioner
…says late commissioner not victim of COVID-19 Abia State Government has confirmed the death of its Commissioner for Environment and Chairman of the state enforcement task force on COVID-19, Dr. Solomon Ogunji. The government said Ogunji passed away on Saturday at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH) Aba after a brief illness related to high blood pressure. A statement by Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi-Kalu said that Governor Okezie Ikpeazu received the sad news with shock and has personally communicated and condoled with the…
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