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COVID-19: Health workers protest PPE shortage in Spain
Spanish health workers on the front line of the fight against coronavirus gathered on Monday outside hospitals in the Madrid region to rally against shortages of protective equipment. Nurses, doctors and other workers protested in their uniforms, some in scrubs, under the slogan “health workers essential”. They stood silently for two minutes at the gates …
Saudi Arabia reopens mosques May 31
Saudi Arabia will end its nationwide coronavirus curfew from June 21, except in the holy city of Mecca, the interior ministry said Tuesday, after more than two months of stringent curbs. Prayers will also be allowed to resume in all mosques outside Mecca from May 31, the ministry said in a series of measures announced …
Petrol price may increase as Brent stabilises around $35/barrel
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Brent, the oil against which Nigeria’s crude is priced, has hovered around $35 per barrel for about one week, raising concerns of a possible hike in petrol price in Nigeria any time soon. An analysis of global oil trading rates on Monday showed that Brent crude traded at $35.61 per barrel as …
We’ve issued identity numbers to 41 million Nigerians –NIMC
Ife Ogunfuwa The National Identity Management Commission says it has enrolled and issued 41 million Nigerians with National Identity Number as of today. The Director-General at the NIMC, Aliyu Aziz, in an interview with journalists, said enrolment was ongoing for Nigerians in the Diaspora in 15 other countries. According to him, the NIN has been …
FIFA suspends Haiti football chief accused of rape
FIFA on Monday suspended the president of Haiti’s football federation for 90 days pending an investigation into allegations he sexually abused teenage girls at the national training centre. Yves Jean-Bart, 73, categorically denies accusations that he raped several young female footballers at a training facility outside Port-au-Prince over the course of the past five years. …
FG threatens to dismiss workers leaking official documents
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government has threatened to dismiss officers caught leaking official documents on social media. It said recent “unfortunate unauthorised disclosure of official documents on social media” was embarrassing and therefore unacceptable. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, issued the threat in a circular marked HCSF/109/S.1/120 …
Gambari: Chief of staff or prime minister?
Tayo Oke (drtayooke@gmail.com) The announcement of Prof Ibrahim Agboola Gambari as the Chief of Staff to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), a couple of weeks ago generated a lot of heated discussions in the media about the man, his thoughts, beliefs, comportment and philosophy. It is quite right for that level of attention …
COVID-19 has spread to 16 of our 20 LGs, says Ogun
Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta Ogun State Government on Monday said COVID-19 had spread to 16 out of 20 local government areas of the state. The Commissioner for Health in the state, Dr Tomi Coker, who disclosed in an interview with our correspondent, said only four local government were free of COVID-19 in the state as of …
Lifting ban on religious gatherings impulsive
Punch Editorial Board FACED with the task of devising the most effective strategy to curtail the coronavirus outbreak, some state governors are choosing pious platitudes over straightforward scientific choices. All over the country, governors are competing to outdo one another in declaring churches and mosques open for congregational worship. With COVID-19 yet to peak in …
Rainstorm destroys school, several houses in Lagos
Sodiq Oyeleke A heavy rainstorm has destroyed several buildings in Lagos State, including school, church, and several houses. The PUNCH learnt that the rainstorm that occurred midnight of Sunday also displaced many people at Iragon community, in Badagry Central Local Government Area. Though no lives were lost in the incident, a Commissioner of the Lagos …
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