Vanguard Latest News Monday 21st September 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 21/09/20
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‘Without peace, development can’t take place’, Buhari tells Kaduna indigenes
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, admonished Kaduna State indigenes to live in peace with one another so as to attract development. The President also said that cooperation with government and security agencies to secure peace and harmony should be paramount to the people, stressing that development will only take placeRead More
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PHOTOS, VIDEO: Schools resume in Lagos, Oyo after long COVID-19 break
By Bunmi Azeez, Lamidi Balogun and Dare Fasube Students of Public and Private Secondary Schools resumed back to their various Schools on Monday after the covid 19 pandemic lockdown. Pic shows Students observing various protocols as stipulated by the NCDC for their resumption at Monatan High School Junior, Iyalode, Ibadan on Monday. Also read:Read More
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Nigeria to participate in agriculture transformation initiative — FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) on Monday says Nigeria has expressed its interest to join the Hand- in-Hand initiative to accelerate agricultural transformation and sustainable rural development. Mr David Tsokar, FAO National Communication Officer, made this known in a statement in Abuja. The statement said that the country was readyRead More
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Man City’s Gundogan tests positive for coronavirus
Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan has tested positive for coronavirus, the Premier League club announced on Monday, hours ahead of their first match of the new campaign. The Germany international is now in self-isolation as the club prepare to play Wolves at Molineux. “Ilkay is now observing a 10-day period of self-isolation in accordance withRead More
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Kenya orders probe of coronavirus-linked procurements, payments
Kenya’s chief public prosecutor, Noordin Haji, has ordered a probe into $71 million in “irregular procurement” linked to the coronavirus by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA). Hard-pressed Kenyan hospital staff have staged strikes to highlight what they say are scandalous practices by the authority, which purchases medication and equipment for the nation’s public hospitals.Read More
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UN to mark 75th anniversary with largely online event
The UN is to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding amid the ruins of World War II with a large online event on Monday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. Guterres is expected to deliver in-person, remarks in the gilded General Assembly Hall, while world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and German ChancellorRead More
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Good leadership: We all have role to play, Obasanjo tells Nigerians
James Ogunnaike Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has declared that Nigerians have a greater role to play in fixing the leadership problem that is bedeviling the country, adding that as a nation, it has a long way to go as far as good leadership is concerned. Obasanjo, who stated that people of other nationalities canRead More
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E2%80%95-man-in-military-uniform-threatens-sars/ VIDEO: The day you mistakenly kill a ‘Yahoo Soldier’, you will be in trouble ― Man in military uniform threatens SARS
By David Royal A man in a military uniform was seen in a viral video on Monday threatening to deal with the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) if they ever mistakenly kill a “Yahoo Soldier” in the country. The Special Anti-Robbery Squad is a unit under the Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department headed by theRead More
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UPDATED: CBN investigates 55 companies over forex infractions, see full list
Amidst sustained pressures on Nigeria’s official foreign exchange (forex) resources, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has opened investigations into foreign exchange transactions of 55 companies and individuals. The apex bank linked them to foreign exchange deals outside the official Investors & Exporters (I&E) window. The I&E window was created by the CBN as theRead More
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Unveiling: Malaysian activist, Maryam Lee, fights for hijab freedom
Harassed and placed under investigation by religious authorities — activist Maryam Lee is a highly controversial figure in Malaysia. Her crime? Speaking out about her decision to stop wearing the hijab and criticising what she sees as institutional patriarchy in Islam. Most in Muslim-majority Malaysia follow a moderate form of the religion and wearing aRead More
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