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Police rescue 300 workers ‘locked in rice factory’
About 300 workers of a rice-processing factory allegedly locked and forced to work throughout the coronavirus lockdown have been rescued by police, BBC reported. The company, called Popular Farms, promised an additional $13 (about N5,000) a month to their $72 monthly salary and those who did not accept were threatened with a sack. The workers …
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Imo retirees protest against non-payment of pensions, beg alms in Owerri
Imo State pensioners yesterday protested against non-payment of their five-month pensions since Governor Hope Uzodimma assumed office in January. They also protested against non-payment of entitlements of some of their members for over 80 months, even before former Governor Emeka Ihedioha…
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Buhari extols Nigerians’ resilience for polio-free certification
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, acknowledged the resilient spirit of Nigerians in the journey leading to the eventual certification of the country as Wild Polio Virus-free by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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‘Nigeria may lose out on COVID-19 vaccine’
As at Monday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had disclosed 675 new cases of coronavirus in the country, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 20,919 with 7,109 persons discharged and 525 recorded deaths.
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NCDC, WHO laud Akwa Ibom government on investment in healthcare
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has commended Akwa Ibom State government for investing in the health sector, which has translated to building institutional capacity to address healthcare needs of the citizenry as well as effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Zulum engages 6,111 in Borno mega farm scheme
Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has engaged 6,111 farmers in the state’s mega farm scheme in 10 councils. According to him, the scheme will encourage farmers and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to return to their communities and fully engage in farming.
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COVID-19 has reached state of emergency in Ondo, says Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has expressed worries over the rising spike in COVID-19 cases in the state, with 100 new cases within eight days.
Akeredolu, who noted that as of Monday last week, the state had 74 cases….
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Over 49 health officials contract COVID-19 as Enugu cases rise by 68
Shortly after the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) unveiled a COVID-19 Testing Centre in Enugu, the state government yesterday confirmed 68 new cases of the virus.
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Bayo Osinowo lived exemplary life, say Governor Sanwo-Olu, Speaker Obasa
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, yesterday said that the late Senator Sikiru Bayo Osinowo lived an exemplary life.
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Tension as police seal, reopen APC secretariat
Armed policemen, yesterday sealed the national secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the orders of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, indicating that the leadership crisis in the party is yet to abate.
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