Nigeria news today headlines : Wednesday 10th June 2020
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BREAKING: Nigeria Records Highest Number Of New COVID-19 Cases In One Day, Surpasses 13,000 Total
Nigeria has recorded the highest number of new cases of COVID-19 in one day with 663 new cases as total infection from across the country hit 13,464, according to Tuesday’s daily update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). According to NCDC’s update disclosed via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, Lagos, epicentre of the virus, …
France To Ban Chokehold Arrests In Bid To Tackle Violence, Racism
France will ban police from using chokeholds to carry out arrests and take a harder line on racism in police ranks, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said. Castaner’s decision follows outrage in France over alleged police brutality and racial discrimination in law enforcement. Thousands gathered last week in Paris to protest the 2016 death of a black man …
Turkey Arrests 275 Over Suspected Coup
Turkish authorities have ordered the detention of 275 people, mainly military personnel, over suspected links to the network Ankara says orchestrated a failed coup in 2016, police, security sources and state media say. Authorities have carried out a sustained crackdown on alleged followers of US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen since the coup attempt in July …
Niger Assembly Tasks NSEMA, NEMA On Relief Materials For Fire Victims
The Niger House of Assembly on Tuesday directed the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) to collaborate with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief materials for victims of tanker explosion in Kutigi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the motion was presented on the floor of the House on March …
Germany To Extend Travel Warning For More Than 160 Countries
The German government plans to extend the travel warning it has in place for more than 160 countries outside the European Union until Aug. 31, as nations around the world continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The cabinet intends to take a decision on the matter on Wednesday, dpa has learned. Exceptions could be made …
Food Security: Kwara Assists Farmers With Tractors
The Kwara Government has flagged-off the distribution of tractors to farmers at subsidised rates as part of strategies to strengthen large scale farming in the state.Mr AbdulQowiy Olododo, the Technical Assistant to the Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Agriculture, said on Tuesday at the flag-off ceremony at Lafiagi, that the gesture is aimed at boosting food …
COVID 19: CP Assures Free Movement Of Food, Agric Inputs In FCT
The Commissioner of Police Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Command, Bala Ciroma, on Tuesday promised free movement of food and agricultural inputs across the territory during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ciroma gave the assurance at the inaugural meeting of the Joint Technical Task Team on the Emergency Response to COVID-19 on the Challenges of Free Movement of …
Umahi Wants Journalists, Security Operatives To Undergo COVID-19 Test
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has directed journalists and security personnel covering his activities and the state government’s meetings to go for COVID-19 tests. Umahi gave the directive on Tuesday while addressing newsmen in Abakaliki, saying that it was just “for us to free ourselves”. The governor, while thanking journalists for their supports in the …
Former NERC Chairman Faults FG Over Planned Resale Of DisCos
Abuja – The former Chairman of Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), Sam Amadi has called for a comprehensive review of the entire power sector reform since 2000 instead of revisiting the privatisation of the sector. The Nigerian government had recently hinted on the plan to revisit the sale of Nigeria’s power distribution companies (DisCos) over …
6 Die As Container Falls On Vehicles In Anambra
The Anambra State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Andrew Kumapayi, on Tuesday confirmed the death of six people as a container fell on vehicles along Awka-Onitsha expressway. Kumapayi, who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka, said the brakes of a trailer carrying a 20ft container failed, …
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