Admin2020 BUDGET ADJUSTED TO N10.52 TN ADOPTS $25 OIL BENCHMARK – FG
The Federal Government on Wednesday adjusted the 2020 budget downward from the original N10.59tn to N10.52tn. The budget deficit is in excess of N5.3tn. The approval was made in Abuja…
NIGERIA GOVERNORS ASK NASS TO CUT DOWN INFECTIOUS DISEASE BILL
The Nigerian Governors Forum has asked the National Assembly to step down the Infectious Disease Bill to allow for wider consultations with stakeholders. It also set up a three-member committee…
CHURCHES AND MOSQUES TO REOPEN IN BORNO STATE.
Borno State Government indefinitely lifts the lock down order in the state. In a statement on Wednesday night, the Deputy Governor and state Chairman, COVID-19 Response Committee, Usman Kadafur, said…
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MAN WHO raped 14-yr old grl in abuja sentenced to 14 years in prison
he man who raped a 4-year-old girl in Abuja, prompting the hashtag #JusticeForKhloe, was sentenced to 14 years in prison. The story of Khloe and how she was raped through the…
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- May 14, 2020
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Nigerian Army apologizes for “mistakenly” killing 20-yr-old Unijos student .
The Nigerian Army’s Operation Safe Haven in Plateau State has apologised after its personnel shot dead Rinji Peter Bala, a 20-year-old student at the University of Jos, on Tuesday. .…
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Police recover human skull, guns from IPOB training camp in Delta
Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Hafiz Inuwa, has disclosed that the command has uncovered a training of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Ibusa. Inuwa said operatives…
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- May 13, 2020
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NEED TO ENFORCE PRESIDENTIAL ORDER BANNING INTERSTATE MOVEMENT Senator Ike Ekweremadu (PDP, Enugu)
The Senate: Alarmed at the spike in the number of COVID-19 cases in the country, which currently stands at 4,641 cases and 150 deaths; Also alarmed that confirmed daily cases…
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- May 13, 2020
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COVID-19: Senate Moves To LEGALIZE Virtual Court Proceedings
Amidst the deadly scourge, COVID-19 which has endangered courtroom proceedings, a Bill seeking legislation of virtual court proceedings through alteration of the Constitution passed first reading in the Senate on…
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- May 13, 2020
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House of Representatives approves Buhari’s N850bn loan
The House of Representatives has approved the request by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to borrow N850bn to fund the 2020 budget. The Senate had earlier okayed the…
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GAPS IN NIGERIA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE FUELING TRANSMISSION OF CASES
Nigeria’s handling of the COVID-19 outbreak since the confirmation of its index case has been received with mixed feelings. In the early stages of the declaration of COVID-19 as a…
