Reverend Samson Ayokunle, the president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has described as ”unacceptable and unreasonable” the continuous closure of worship centres by some state government. Several state governments closed worship centers as part of measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus in their states. While some states have reopened and issued guidelines for worshippers to adhere to, some others like Lagos and Ogun state governments are yet to reopens worship centers. In a statement released by his Special Assistant, …
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The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF) has revealed that 60 percent of the Coronavirus cases in the country were recorded in 20 local government areas. The Chairman of PTF and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha revealed this while receiving a donation of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) worth N10 million from Rotary District 9125. Mustapha who was represented by the Permanent Secretary (General Services Office), Olusegun Adekunle, listed the local government areas as follows; Mainland, Abuja …
The Head of Service of the Federation, HoS, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has written to top officials in the civil service, warning against leaking official documents, just as the circular conveying the warning was also leaked to the media. In the circular, numbered HCSF/109/S.1/120 and dated May 22, 2020, the Federal government stated that leaking official documents is embarrassing to the government and threatened that anyone caught doing this will be dismissed from service. Titled: “Unauthorized circulation of official documents/information on social …
Governor Babagana Zulum who paid an unscheduled visit to 6 local governments in Borno state, has disclosed that some of the secretariats were empty as some senior officials were absent from work. The Borno state Governor had visited Chibok, Bama, Gwoza, Damboa, Konduga and Askira-Uba LGAs before returning to Maiduguri, the state capital on Thursday May 21. A statement released by from the governor’s office, revealed that some of the secretariats in southern and central Borno were empty. The statement read; “Even …
The Nigerian government’s $1 billion lawsuit against oil giants; Royal Dutch Shell and Eni, has been dismissed by a UK court on grounds of lacking the jurisdiction to hear the case centered on the Malabu oil deal of 2011. British Judge, Christopher Butcher who gave the ruling in a virtual hearing on Friday May 22, said the cased could not go ahead in England, and also denied the Nigerian government the permission to appeal against the judgment. Barnaby Pace, a journalist and oil campaigner …
The governments of Adamawa and Gombe states have lifted the lockdown in their states that was initially put in place to curb the spread of Coronavirus. A statement from Humwashi Wonosikou, press secretary to Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, said churches, mosques, and markets can now open for activities but must observe social distancing and all other COVID-19 precautionary measures. “Churches, Mosques and the international cattle markets under lockdown can now reopen, but must ensure social distancing with no …