Nigeria news today headlines : Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Why There’s Rise In COVID-19 Deaths — FG
TOYIN ADEBAYO;INNOCENT OWEH;CHIOMA UMEHA ABUJA / LAGOS – The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, hinted on Tuesday that fatalities from the COVID-19 pandemic were linked to pre-existing diseases. Ehanire said many patients, who are educated and well-to-do, chose home-based care in which they develop sudden complications and had to be rushed to the hospital. …
Foreign Soldiers Now Protect Us In Sokoto — Senator
ABUJA – The upper chamber of the National Assembly was on Tuesday shocked when it was told that Nigerien army now protects Nigerians in Sokoto State while the Nigerian army looks the other way. The Senate was also told that over 5000 people had already migrated to Niger Republic because of the activities of bandits. …
FG Sacks Mohammed As TCN MD, Appoints Sule Abdulaziz
ABUJA – The Federal Government on Tuesday announced the removal of Usman Gur Mohammed as managing director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). Engr. Sale Mamman, Minister of Power, who made the announcement in a memo entitled ‘Reorganisation/ New Appointments at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)’, noted that the removal was with immediate effect, …
Ondo 2020: Supporters Disappointed As Dep. Gov. Returns To Akeredolu
LAGOS – After two months of keeping away from official government functions, the embattled deputy governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, made a surprise appearance on Monday with his estranged principal, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. The occasion was the weekly press briefing by the governor in respect of COVID-19, which usually holds at the Government House. …
COVID-19: Company Where 57 Workers Tested Positive Speaks Out
RAJI ADEBAYO; GBENGA ABEGUNRIN IBADAN – A leading customer experience provider, iSON Xperiences, with presence in 15 countries across Africa, and employing over 10,000 people, has reacted to the reports of about 57 of its employees testing positive for COVID-19 in one of its centres in Ibadan, Oyo State. In a statement made available to …
Ekiti PDP Crisis: Setting Agenda For Caretaker Committee
ADO-EKITI – All eyes are on the caretaker Committee set up by National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to tackle the myriad of crises rocking the party in Ekiti State, particularly the supremacy battle between the immediate past governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose and the senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial …
Dickson: Torn Between Farming, Teaching And Senate
YENAGOA – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, a subtle political engineering on the bid of the immediate past governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, to represent Bayelsa West Senatorial District at the National Assembly is gaining momentum in the state ahead of the expected bye-election to fill the existing vacancy. The Independent National Electoral Commission …
Employers Want FG’s Action On Economic Diversification
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has advised the Federal Government to fast-track the deregulation of the downstream oil sector and re-chart the course for rapid diversification of the economy. The association also implored the government to go beyond the implementing the Oronsaye Report by reducing leakages arising from bloated retinue of aides of political …
‘Businesses Should Brace Up For Post-Pandemic Era’
The President/Chairman of Council of The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Bayo Olugbemi has said only prepared businesses would compete favourably in the emerging business model that the global coronavirus pandemic has presented. According to him, the aftermath of COVID-19 would have more sweeping impacts than the direct impacts of the pandemic itself; …
Oil Price Jumps Above $30 In Two Months
Oil rose above $30 a barrel for the first time in two months as producers in the U.S. and elsewhere continued to cut activity, helping to rebalance a market that was thrown into disarray by coronavirus lockdowns. Futures in New York climbed around 5% after almost doubling in a run of three weekly advances. The …
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