Nigeria news today headlines : Monday 15th June 2020
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How COVID-19 Challenge Can Spur Nigeria’s Food Security ‘Bounce Back’
LAGOS – The inevitable mandatory lockdowns and social distancing measures put in place by the Federal Government to curb the spread of COVID-19 have had a severe negative impact on farms and factories, as well as trade, transport, and tourism. In addition, the nation’s oil dependent economy has been affected by the sharp decline in …
FG Approves N13bn For Pest Control In 12 States
ABUJA – The Federal Government has approved N13billion intervention funds to fight quelea birds, locusts, grasshoppers and other pests in selected 12 States in the north. A statement by the Director of Information in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr.Theodore Ogaziechi, at the weekend said the intervention fund was to ensure uninterrupted …
AI Directions Discloses Solutions To Keep Virus At Bay
The UAE government has taken many great measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic, from establishing several field hospitals to inventing new test methods, all this helped to control the number of new infections. As the number of new patients going down, the responsibility for maintaining this moves to the individuals. Dr Angelika Eksteen, co-founder and …
Russia Records 119 Deaths In Last 24 Hours
Russia reported 8,835 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the number of infections nationwide to 528,964. The authorities said 119 people had died from the virus in the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 6,948. When Leonid Shlykov’s father, Sergei, died in a Moscow hospital last month after 11 days …
Uzbekistan To Reopen Borders
Uzbekistan will reopen its borders to some air travellers from June 15 with quarantine procedures depending on their country of origin, the Central Asian nation’s government said on Sunday. The borders, closed since March, will reopen for diplomats, their family members, investors and medical tourists, as well as Uzbeks leaving the country for study or …
Lloyds Set To Downsize UK Office Space
Lloyds Banking Group is exploring options to reduce its property footprint, as more staff transition to home working. The bank’s people and property director Matt Sinnott told staff this week that while no closures were certain, Lloyds will be seeking to consolidate its presence to six strategic hubs across the UK. “In the longer term …
Australia To Spend $1 Billion More On Infrastructure
Australia will spend another A$1.5 billion ($1.03 billion) on infrastructure and fast-track approval for projects including the expansion of BHP Group’s Olympic Dam in a bid to stimulate its ailing economy, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will say on Monday. In March, Australia shut down large swathes of its economy to slow the spread of coronavirus. …
SSDSC Launches Judo Training Programme
With an aim to develop and nurture local talent, the Sharjah Self-Defence Sports Club (SSDSC) has announced the launch of a specialised training programme for judo players in the near future. Mohamed Abdullah Buraheima, member of the Sharjah Self-Defence Sports Club, said that the objective of the launch of a new judo training programme is …
21 Healthcare Staff From India Arrive In Dubai
A team of 21 Asterians reached Dubai early on Sunday morning at 1.30am from India. These were staff working in Dubai in Aster and Medcare facilities here who were stuck in India because of the lockdown. Apart from staff from Aster verticals there were also staff from Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Dubai Corporation for …
2 Philippine Policemen Killed In Station Attack
Two men on a motorcycle opened fire on a police station in the southern Philippines, killing two officers and wounding two others in a far-flung province long plagued by terrorism, police said Sunday. Police investigator Nizar Bakun said one of the suspects armed with an M16 rifle fired at least seven times at the police …
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