Nigerian Govt Directs All Civil Servants To Undergo Tests
The federal government on Friday, issued a circular directing all Ministries, Agencies and Departments (MDAs), to carry out COVID-19 tests for all civil servants. The circular was issued by the Head of Service of the Federation, Folashade Yemi-Esan, and addressed to all Permanent Secretaries. It was signed on her behalf by the Permanent Secretary, Service […]
Benue: Gov Ortom Reacts Angrily As Kidnappers Abduct Tito Owner
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has condemned the abduction of the founder and Managing Director, Tito group of companies, Chief Isaac Akinkunmi. Chief Akinkunmi was kidnapped on Friday in Makurdi, the State capital by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. Read Also: Benue: CAN Writes Gov Ortom Over Coronavirus In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, […]
N-Power: We Can’t Grant Your Demands – FG Tells Beneficiaries
The Nigerian Government has told the exiting Batch A and B of N-Power volunteers that it cannot afford their demand of ₦600,000 each. Africa Today News, New York reported on Thursday that hundreds of N-Power volunteers stormed the streets of Abuja protesting over their unpaid stipends. The protesting N-Power beneficiaries demanded for permanent employment or […]
NDDC: Fayose Tells Buhari To Sack Akpabio, Pondei Immediately
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. He also appealed to him to take necessary steps to end the corruption in NDDC by removing Prof. Kemebradikumo Pondei, the acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Fayose gave the advice […]
Lagos Private Schools To Resume On August 3
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, Lagos State has said that the senior secondary school pupils will resume on Monday, August 3, 2020. While speaking at a press briefing on Friday, July 25, 2020, Amusa Olawale, the president of the association, Lagos State chapter, said there was a plan to conduct the West […]
Bamgbose: Yakubu Dogara Wants To Replace President Buhari
Olusegun Bamgbose, Esq., National Coordinator, Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, CAGG, has described a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, as a fairweather politician, who does not value principles and good political ethics. Barrister Bamgbose said he has been informed that Dogara’s return to the All Progressives Congress, APC, may not be […]
APC: We’re Glad To Have Yakubu Dogara Back
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed excitement at the return of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, back to the ruling party. Yekini Nabena, APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, expressed the feeling of the party while responding to the call by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for President Mohammadu Buhari to […]
Swiss Legal Chief Quits Amid FIFA Controversy
Switzerland’s top prosecutor resigned Friday following a drawn-out controversy over his handling of a corruption investigation targeting FIFA, citing a court ruling partially upholding accusations against him. “In the interest of the institution, I offer my resignation,” Attorney General Michael Lauber said in a statement. Lauber, 54, has faced multiple investigations over his handling of […]
Cuomo Accuses U.S. Immigration Chiefs Of Breaching Oath
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the state may seek damages after the Trump administration admitted making false statements in a U.S. lawsuit over New Yorkers being barred from a program that allows the use of expedited lanes at U.S. airports. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan admitted late Thursday it had made […]
6-Day Celebration Of Life For Rep. John Lewis Begins Saturday
The late Rep. John Lewis –– a civil rights and voting rights icon known as the “conscience of the U.S. Congress” — will cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, for a final time this weekend. It’s part of a six-day celebration of life paying tribute to his legacy beginning on Saturday in his hometown of Troy, […]
U.S., Russia To Hold First Space Security Talks Since 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Russia will next week conduct their first formal, bilateral talks on space security since 2013, following a U.S. allegation that Russia tested a space-based anti-satellite weapon this month, a U.S. official said on Friday. © Reuters/KEVIN LAMARQUE G20 leaders summit in Osaka Read Also: Pelosi: US Should Sanction Russia […]
Years of Chinese Espionage Prompted Consulate Closing – US
(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration’s decision to shutter the Chinese consulate in Houston followed years of frustration about criminal and covert activity directed by Beijing to steal trade secrets and carry out malign influence operations across the U.S. While two Chinese citizens were convicted in the past year for trying to steal trade secrets in […]