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Schools resume in Oyo state as students comply with protocol
Public and private schools in Oyo state resumed academic activities, two months after the governor of the state, Governor Seyi Makinde temporarily closed schools due to COVID-19 pandemic. Our correspondent who went round some schools in Ibadan, the state capital which include; Bishop Phillips Academy at Iwo Road, Community High School, Omi Adio in Ido …
COVID-19: Ondo doctors withdraw from Isolation centres
Members of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) Ondo State have withdrawn their services from COVID-19 Isolation centres in the state. According to a statement issued by Secretary, NAGGMDP Ondo State branch, Dr Olasakinju T.J, the government intervention lacks a human face. Ondo: Resident doctors begin strike over unpaid salaries …
COVID-19: FG launches new guidelines for elections
The Federal Government has announced new guidelines for the conduct of elections in the country amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this on Monday in Abuja at the 49th joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. COVID-19: FG grants 60% debt …
COVID-19: Ganduje presents N138bn revised 2020 budget to assembly
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has presented N138 billion revised edition of the 2020 Appropriation Bill to the state’s House of Assembly for considerations. Ganduje in a letter read at the plenary on Monday, sought for the downward review of the budget by about 30 per cent due to dropped in the projected revenues …
Akwa Ibom Governor appoints 155 Special Assistants
Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has reversed the slash of workers salary by 20 per cent just as he announced the appointment of 155 Special Assistants. It was gathered that the government reversed the deduction of workers salary after a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), averting a possible …
Edo 2020: We will send Wike to isolation centre — Ganduje
Governor Umar Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State says the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council in Edo State and Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, will recover from isolation centre after the ‘victory of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the September 19, 2020 election.’ Ganduje said this …
FG announces new dates for WAEC exams
The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja, announced that the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) will hold from August 3 to September 5. The Minister of State for Education, Mr. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said this at the 49th joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. According to him, this was the outcome …
EFCC opens up on ‘Magu’s arrest’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has opened up on the alleged arrest of its acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu. Magu was said to have been arrested in Abuja on Monday. N-Power: 109,823 beneficiaries now business owners – Minister Six jobs available for N-Power Batch C applicants This came after allegations that he owns four …
UMTH guards protest non payment of salaries
Private security guards deployed to the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, on Monday staged a peaceful demonstration to protest non-payment of their three months salary arrears. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the protesting security guards, who are employees of Crown Guards Security Company, blocked the entrance to the hospital and denied members …
BREAKING: Doctors down tools, abandon COVID-19 patients in Ondo
Medical doctors at the Infectious Disease Hospital, IDH, Akure, Ondo State have stopped attending to patients admitted at the facility. The development followed the increasing figures of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Sunshine State. The doctors under the aegis of the National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners, NAGGMDP, blamed the state government …
BREAKING: Doctors down tools, abandon COVID-19 patients in Ondo
Two council bosses, Taraba lawmaker docked for alleged N104m fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Gombe Zonal Office, has arraigned Jedua Ahmed Dawud, Oliver Wubon and Joseph Danladi John, over alleged conspiracy, criminal breach of trust and forgery. DAILY POST learnt the trio were made to appear before Justice F. Agya of Taraba State High Court. It was gathered the offences run contrary …
Two council bosses, Taraba lawmaker docked for alleged N104m fraud
Coronavirus: 201 health workers test positive in Edo
A total of 201 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus in Edo State. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Patrick Okundia, announced this on Monday during COVID-19 briefing in Benin City, the State capital. Okundia urged health workers to follow safety precautions when treating any patient. He reiterated the government’s commitment towards the protection …
Coronavirus: 201 health workers test positive in Edo
Abdulkadir: Saraki mourns ex-APC National Vice-Chairman
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has expressed shock over the death of former Vice-Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Inuwa Abdulkadir. DAILY POST had earlier reported that Abdulkadir died at the age of 54 on Monday morning at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, where he was on admission. Saraki took to his official …
Abdulkadir: Saraki mourns ex-APC National Vice-Chairman
Magu: CACOL kicks against invitation of EFCC boss by DSS
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has decried the invitation of the Acting Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by the officials of the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement by the Executive Chairman of CACOL, Mr. Debo Adeniran and signed by its Coordinator, Administration and Programmes, Tola Oresanwo, …
Magu: CACOL kicks against invitation of EFCC boss by DSS
Plateau: Fashola reveals when collapsed Wase/Langtang Bridge will be completed
The Minister of Works, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, says repairs of the collapsed Wase/Langtang Bridge in Plateau State will be completed in two months. The minister made this known when Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State visited his office in Abuja on Monday. According to a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Affairs …
Plateau: Fashola reveals when collapsed Wase/Langtang Bridge will be completed
Ondo election: PDP appeal panel clears Erewa
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Appeal Panel for Ondo State poll has cleared Prince Godday Erewa to contest for the governorship ticket. The party had fixed July 22 for its primary election. On Monday, the PDP panel sat at the national secretariat in Abuja. It is chaired by Gyang Istifanus Dung, with Uzoma Abonta as …
Ondo election: PDP appeal panel clears Erewa
Inuwa Abdulkadir: Tinubu reacts to death ex-APC Vice-Chairman
The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Bola Tinubu, says he is saddened by the death of Inuwa Abdulkadir, former National Vice-Chairman (North-West) of the party. In a statement by his media office on Monday, Tinubu described Abdulkadir as a prominent legal luminary, who served Sokoto State, Nigeria and the legal profession to the best …
Inuwa Abdulkadir: Tinubu reacts to death ex-APC Vice-Chairman
Abia Assembly receives letter for confirmation of reappointed 17 TC chairmen, deputies
The Abia State House of Assembly has received a letter signed by the Acting Governor of the State, Rt. Hon. Ude Oko Chukwu, informing the lawmakers of the reappointment of Transition Committee Chairmen and their Deputies for the seventeen local government areas of the state. DAILY POST recalls that the Transition Committee Chairmen were appointed …
Abia Assembly receives letter for confirmation of reappointed 17 TC chairmen, deputies
COVID-19: Police warn Osun transport workers, residents
The Osun State Command of the Nigeria Police has warned transport workers against violating COVID-19 transit guidelines set up by the state. The Police command warned of tough consequences for members of the organised transport sector who did not adhere with the sitting arrangement guideline. The command also called on the people to resist any …
COVID-19: Police warn Osun transport workers, residents
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