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Teachers Kick Against Edo Pension Scheme

3Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Teachers Kick Against Edo Pension Scheme

Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, on Sunday, directed its members to shun enrollment into the state government’s contributory pension scheme. This was contained a statement titled, “forceful enrollment into contributory pension scheme”, signed and made available to newsmen in Benin City, by Moni Modesty, Assistant General Secretary of the union. He said the directive to NUT members remain effective until the union directs otherwise. Modesty said the decision was a follow-up to the resolution of the State Wing Executive Council of the union at its last meeting held on the 29th of December, 2020. He said, “As a follow-up to the resolutions of the State Wing Executive Council (SWEC) of the union at its last meeting held on the 29th of December, 2020; especially o...

Bayelsa Govt. Says Schools To Resume Jan 11

2Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Bayelsa Govt. Says Schools To Resume Jan 11

Bayelsa State Government has directed all primary and secondary schools in the state to resume for the 2020/2021 academic session on Monday, January 11. This was announced in a statement by the Commissioner for Education, Gentle Emelah. He said that all boarding students were expected to arrive in their schools on Sunday, January 10. Emelah equally directed the management of schools to ensure total adherence to the COVID-19 safety guidelines. According to him, the state government was concerned about the life of every pupil and would not condone flouting of the COVID-19 protocols.

Second Wave: Rivers Govt. To Re-impose Lockdown

27Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, Nigeria, Press Statement

Second Wave: Rivers Govt. To Re-impose Lockdown

Governor Nyesom Wike on Sunday disclosed that he will re-impose lockdown from January 2021, following the rising number of new cases of coronavirus in Rivers State. Wike gave the hint during a thanksgiving ceremony held for Mrs. Priscilla Nwanediye Mark on her 90th birthday at the St. Martin’s Anglican Church, Omagwa in Ikwerre Local Government on Sunday. The Governor in a statement by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri, described as worrisome the refusal of most churches and markets in the State to enforce the compulsory wearing of face mask in adherence to COVID-19 protocol. The Governor said the State government had initially relaxed the restriction on the number of persons who worship in churches, but with the second wave of COVID-19, he will by this week announce new stringent meas...

FG Calls on Religious Leaders To Avoid Messages of Disharmony

27Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Communication, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Religion

FG Calls on Religious Leaders To Avoid Messages of Disharmony

Religious leaders in the country have been charged to refrain from stoking the embers of hatred and disunity. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in a statement on Saturday warned that resorting to scorched-earth rhetoric at this time could trigger unintended consequences. ”While religious leaders have a responsibility to speak truth to power, such truth must not come wrapped in anger, hatred, disunity and religious disharmony,” Mohammed said. He said it is particularly graceless and impious for any religious leader to use the period of Christmas, which is a season of peace, to stoke the embers of hatred, sectarian strife and national disunity. “Calling for a violent overthrow of a democratically-elected government, no matter how disguised such a ...

President Buhari’s 2020 Christmas Message to Nigerians

24Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement

President Buhari’s 2020 Christmas Message to Nigerians

I felicitate with our Christian brothers and sisters in particular and all Nigerians in general on this joyous occasion of Christmas 2020, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ. In Christendom, the Christmas season represents joy, peace, hope, love, goodwill and imminent salvation. These worthy values which Jesus’ Advent symbolize, are very much needed in our country at this time when we are confronted with diverse challenges like a rising spate of armed banditry, kidnappings, insurgency, economic recession and an upsurge of COVID-19 infections. I wish to, therefore, enjoin fellow compatriots to appropriate the hope that comes with Christmas and reinvest trust in this Administration’s determination and unwavering commitment to restore peace, security and prosperity to our dear coun...

FG Declares Friday 25, Monday 28, January 1 Public Holidays

23Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, Nigeria, Press Statement

FG Declares Friday 25, Monday 28, January 1 Public Holidays

The Federal Government has declared Friday 25, Monday 28 December 2020 and Friday, January 1, 2021 as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Celebrations respectively. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government. Aregbesola urged Christians to adopt the creed of Christ on faith, hope and love. A statement signed on behalf of the Minister by the Permanent secretary in the Ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore said “We must emulate the life of humility, service, compassion, patience, peace and righteousness that the birth and Ministry of Jesus Christ signified, that will be the best way to know Christ and celebrate his birth.” The Minister noted that peace and security are critical factors needed to enable G...

BREAKING: Buhari, PTF To Meet Today Over Second Wave of COVID-19

22Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

BREAKING: Buhari, PTF To Meet Today Over Second Wave of COVID-19

President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to meet with members of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 Tuesday afternoon, the Presidency has said. This was disclosed in a tweet by @NGRPresident stating; “@MBuhari will meet with the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 this afternoon.” The meeting, The Nation gathered will hold at the Aso Villa in Abuja, and it is coming at a time the country is battling the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, had on Monday, announced fresh guidelines to curb the spread of the virus for the next five weeks.

BREAKING: Olu of Warri Indisposed, Receiving Medical Care – Palace Director

22Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Breaking News, News, Nigeria, Press Statement

BREAKING: Olu of Warri Indisposed, Receiving Medical Care – Palace Director

The Olu of Warri, His Majesty Ogiame Ikenwoli is “indisposed and currently receiving medical care”, the Olu’s palace administration director, Chief Clement Maleghemi has said. This is coming on the heels of reports that the first-class monarch passed on Monday morning. The palace director disclosed this in a press release to newsmen in Warri, Delta state, Tuesday afternoon. According to the statement, the Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Ayiri Emami, will brief the public subsequently, on further development. The statement read, “the attention of the Palace of His Majesty, Ogiame Ikenwoli, the Olu of Warri has been drawn to news/social media speculations announcing the sudden demise of His Majesty. “We wish to notify the general public that His Majesty is indisposed and c...

21Dec

By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments

Aviation, Covid-19, News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Safety, Transportation

Ban Flights from UK, Atiku Urges FG

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised the Federal Government to act quickly to avert preventable casualties by banning fights from the United Kingdom as the country battles the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 presidential election urged FG to learn from European countries that banned flights from the United Kingdom. This was contained in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja titled ‘An Ounce of Prevention Is Better Than a Pound of Cure’. Atiku said, “We must face the reality that our health sector is not sufficiently prepared to handle a sudden and unpredictable surge of this pandemic. We have already lost lives needlessly. We need not lose more. “Already, prudent nations are taking prompt action, ...

Our Security Outfit Not Targeted At Innocent Citizens- IPOB

20Dec

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Nigeria, Press Statement, Security, Youths

Our Security Outfit Not Targeted At Innocent Citizens- IPOB

The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has dismissed claims that the security outfit recently launched by the group; Eastern Security Network (ESN) is targeted at attacking and clamping down anyone that speaks against their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement issued yesterday by the Publicity Secretary of the group, Comrade Emma Powerful stated the vigilante group which he said is akin to Amotekun in the South West is to eradicate terrorism and criminality in Biafra land over the inability of security agencies to effectively police the Southeast. The statement read: “Well-meaning individuals and groups like Afenifere, the leading socio-cultural organization in Nigeria have already hailed the formation of ESN. Easterners both home and in the diaspora have als...