Labour Kicks Against Cutting, Stopping Workers’ Salaries
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has kicked against cutting or stopping workers’ salaries by employers due to the coronavirus pandemic. The union urged employers of labour to show solidarity by ensuring job protection for workers. The NLC said its affiliates and state councils must resist any salary deduction on the account of the disease. Read […]
IGP Posts New CPs To Adamawa, Imo, Plateau, FCID
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, Tuesday, ordered the redeployment of four Commissioners of Police, CPs, to Adamawa, Imo, Plateau states. Adamu also posted a new CP to the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID, Force headquarters, Abuja. The Commissioners of Police, CPs, are Olugbenga Adeyanju, FDC (Adamawa state), Isaac Olutayo Akinmoyede, FDC (Imo […]
PDP Reacts As Senate Approves ₦850bn Loan For Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the National Assembly to ensure the prudent use of the ₦850 billion loan it approved for the Federal Government on Tuesday. Recall that the Senate on Tuesday approved President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for ₦850 billion loan from the Capital Market to finance projects in the 2020 budget. It further […]
Kano Confirms 38 New Cases Of Coronavirus
The Kano State government has confirmed 38 new cases of coronavirus disease in the State. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Tuesday confirmed 195 new cases of coronavirus in the country. Out of the 195 cases, thirty-eight cases were recorded in Kano. Read Also: Coronavirus: FIFA Proposes Changes In Football Rules Confirming the […]
Adeleke Defeats Atiku, Saraki, PDP In Court, Awarded ₦5m
A Federal High Court in Lagos State has ruled against the 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and Bukola Saraki, his campaign director in the 2019 general election over unauthorised use of the photograph of Mrs. Amuda Adeleke, Lagos-based trader, on their campaign billboard. DAILY POST reported late last year […]
FG Demands Bank Account Statements Of Goodluck Jonathan
The Nigerian Government has requested for the account statements of former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife Patience, Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former Minister of Petroleum Resources and Rilwanu Lukman, according to Bloomberg. Bloomberg reports that the banks told to provide the bank details of Goodluck Jonathan and others include Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, and New York branches […]
US Airlines Announce New Policies To Slow Virus Spread
Major US airlines announced Monday new health and safety measures to protect in-flight personnel and passengers from the coronavirus, even as states begin lifting restrictions. In a memo to employees and shared with AFP, Delta Airlines said that from Tuesday, “all employees and partners” will be required to wear masks in case they cannot maintain […]
Arab Doctor Leads Israeli Hospital’s Anti-Virus Fight
Each morning since February, Israeli Arab doctor Khitam Hussein has woken up before dawn to rush to a job on the frontline of the country’s fight against the novel coronavirus. Hussein, 44, has emerged as a prominent member of Israel’s often marginalised Arab community which is now playing an essential role in confronting an unprecedented […]
Surf’s Up: Sydney Reopens It’s Famous Bondi Beach
Hundreds of Sydney-siders rushed into the waves at the city’s famous Bondi Beach on Tuesday as Australia took the first steps in easing coronavirus restrictions. Dozens of eager surfers jumped railings and hit the water even before the beach officially opened at 7:00 am, five weeks after police sealed the area off because of large […]
Olympics Will Be Cancelled If Pandemic Is Not Over
The postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will have to be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic isn’t brought under control by next year, the organising committee’s president warned, ruling out further delays. The comments, in an interview with a Japanese sports daily published Tuesday, come as medical experts doubted whether the pandemic can be sufficiently contained by […]
Coronavirus Cases In US Surpass One Million; 57,266 Dead
Coronavirus cases in the United States have surpassed one million, with 57,266 Americans dead. Currently, there are at least 1,002,498 cases of coronavirus in the US, according to Johns Hopkins University’s tally of cases. The number of confirmed US coronavirus cases topped 500,000 on April 10, according to Johns Hopkins’ tally. New York, with 295,106 Coronavirus infections and 22,668 deaths is […]
France Bans Football, Other Sports Until September
French professional sports leagues including football and rugby cannot restart before September because of coronavirus restrictions, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said on Tuesday. Philippe made the announcement as part of a gradual plan to lift the lockdown in France. He said no event where more than 5,000 people gather would be allowed until at least […]