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Tag: Nigeria

Conduct Weekly COVID-19 Risk Assessment – FG Tells Schools
18Sep By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Covid-19, Education, News, Nigeria, Safety

Conduct Weekly COVID-19 Risk Assessment – FG Tells Schools

The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control has directed schools to conduct COVIDD-19 risk assessment weekly. The directive comes as part of measures to contain the spread of dreaded COVID-19 virus as more states are set to fully reopen schools on Monday. The NCDC equally ordered local governments and states to conduct monthly and quarterly COVID-19 risk assessment in schools. The assessment will give an insight of schools’ level of compliance with safety measures such as physical distancing, hand-washing and the use of face masks, without which safety of students can be jeopardized. In line with Presidential Task Force (PTF) approval for phased reopening of schools, states such as Ogun, Lagos, Osun, Ekiti, Delta and Kogi States. States, where schools are resuming on Monday, includ...
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My Commitment Not Enough to Guarantee Credible Election – Buhari
18Sep By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Safety, Security

My Commitment Not Enough to Guarantee Credible Election – Buhari

Ahead of the Edo State governorship election on Saturday, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that his commitment to ensure free and fair elections would be futile if other actors are more focused on winning elections by all means than abiding by the rules. President Buhari disclosed this in a message to political, voters and security personnel ahead of the Edo State poll where he urged actors in the election to allow the will of the people to prevail. He said, “I am passionately committed to free and fair elections, but my commitment is not enough if other actors at ground zero refuse to abide by the rules.” Buhari in a statement signed by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity stated, “I want to see democratic standards in the count...
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Opinion: Yes, Nigeria is Collapsing Forward – Femi Adesina
17Sep By Obiajulu Joel Nwolu1 Comment
News, Nigeria

Opinion: Yes, Nigeria is Collapsing Forward – Femi Adesina

In the past one week, those who think they own Nigeria, and their cohorts, have been making magisterial pronouncements on the state of the nation. What they couldn’t get through the ballot box in 2019, they are attempting to achieve through misinformation, disinformation, malevolence, false narrative, and outright malediction. Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, wants us to believe that the country is collapsing, and is now a basket case, with the economy and unity in tatters. Fine. Nigeria has a lot of challenges. Insecurity. Insularity. Fallen economic fortunes. Rising costs. Huge unemployment. And many more. But are those the only things happening in the country? Not at all. It would be disingenuous, even deceitful to say so. And only the unwary, the undiscerning,...
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Former Eagles Coach, Oliseh Worried Over Ndidi’s Leicester Deployment
17Sep By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
English Premiership, News, Nigeria, Sports

Former Eagles Coach, Oliseh Worried Over Ndidi’s Leicester Deployment

Erstwhile Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh has expressed worry over the current deployment of Wilfred Ndidi at Leicester City after the midfielder was played out of his preferred position in the Foxes’ 3-0 Premier league opener at newly promoted West Brom at the weekend. Injury to center backs, Evans and Wes Morgan meant Ndidi had to be deployed to the central defense role. The player performed remarkably in the match, defending solidly as Leicester ran away 3-0 winners. However, Oliseh in an interview with Brila said he is concerned for Ndidi especially after Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers defended the decision to field Ndidi in the center back position. Oliseh feels the development will not favour Ndidi especially in the national team of Nigeria. Ndidi has long been playe...
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Everton Outcast, Iwobi Mulls Transfer Options
17Sep By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
English Premiership, News, Nigeria, Sports

Everton Outcast, Iwobi Mulls Transfer Options

Super Eagles forward, Alex Iwobi is considering a move away from Goodison Park after being overlooked for Everton’s first two fixtures of the season. Iwobi, 24 arrived at Everton last summer from Arsenal following a £34 million deal but has failed to tie down a place in the team this season. Last season, the forward scored just once in 25 Premier League games under former manager, Marcus Silva. The sacking of Silva led to the recruitment of veteran coach, Carlo Ancelotti who has been backed in the transfer market, a move which has seen Everton acquiring the services of Niels Nkounkou from Marseille as well as Allan, and James Rodriguez from Spanish giants, Real Madrid. Reports by the Telegraph claims Iwobi is among a group of nine senior players the English Premiership League outf...
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UNICEF Expresses Concern Over Jailing of 13-Year-old Child in Kano for Blasphemy
17Sep By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Child Abuse, Human Rights, Judiciary, Justice, News, Nigeria, Religion, United Nations

UNICEF Expresses Concern Over Jailing of 13-Year-old Child in Kano for Blasphemy

The United Nations Children’s agency, Unicef has condemned the sentencing of 13-year-old Omar Farouq to 10 years in prison with menial labour for blasphemy by the Kano State Sharia Court at Feli Hockey, Kano. UNICEF representative in Nigeria, Peter Hawkins condemned the sentence by the Sharia Court for uncomplimentary comments describing it as an abuse of child right. “It also negates all core underlying principles of child rights and child justice that Nigeria – and by implication, Kano State – has signed on to,” Hawkins said. According to him, the sentence was in contravention of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which Nigeria approved in 1991. It is also a violation of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child – which Nigeria ratified in...
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NESG Vs CBN Faceoff: Prospects for SMEs
16Sep By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Economy, Employment, Finance, News, Nigeria

NESG Vs CBN Faceoff: Prospects for SMEs

Most Nigerians were startled and bemused by the recent revelations by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), against Nigeria’s apex Bank, Central Bank of Nigeria. The NESG is a non-profit private sector organisation setup in 1966 with a mandate “to promote and champion the reform of the Nigerian economy into an open, private sector-led globally competitive economy”. It issued a 15-point statement jointly signed by its Chairman, Mr Asue Igbodalo and the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Laoye Jaiyeola where it made some damning accusations on the integrity of the CBN to stimulate the ailing Nigerian economy to thrive under the COVID-19 pandemic. It concerns bothered on issues such as transparency and efficiency of agricultural intervention under the anchor borrowers programme; foreign e...
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Fan-Kayode Blasts Tinubu, Dismisses Attack on Obaseki as Comic Relief
16Sep By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria

Fan-Kayode Blasts Tinubu, Dismisses Attack on Obaseki as Comic Relief

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has berated the National leader of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu over his call for Edo voters to reject Godwin Obaseki in the Edo state governorship poll. Fan-Kayode in a post on his official Facebook page described Tinubu’s comments as comic relief. Recall that Tinubu had posted a video on social media where he urged Edo voters to reject Obaseki as they gear towards their governorship election. Tinubu who described himself as leader of all democrats regardless of political party said that Obaseki having not partook in the struggle to entrench democracy in the country could not understand the pains and value associated with it. Reacting to the statement, Fani-Kayode said, “Tinubu's broadcast served as nothing but comi...
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Soyinka Lampoons Buhari, Says Nigeria Divided Under Him
16Sep By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
News, Nigeria, Press Statement

Soyinka Lampoons Buhari, Says Nigeria Divided Under Him

Nobel laureate, Prof. Soyinka has backed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s criticism of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, as playing a key role in dividing the country as never before. He said this in a statement titled, “Between ‘Dividers-in-chief and Dividers-in-law” released yesterday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, saying though he is not a fan of Obasanjo, he supports any accurate description of Nigeria as a country on the brink of collapse. Earlier, Obasanjo had alleged Nigeria was gradually becoming a failed state and more divided under the Buhari administration. His claims were countered by the presidency who described the former leader as a ‘Divider-in-chief.’ In his reaction, Soyinka backed Obasanjo saying, “I am notoriously no fan of Olusegun Obasanjo, General...
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Economy Will be Revatalised Soon, Buhari Promises Nigerians
16Sep By Obiajulu Joel NwoluNo Comments
Covid-19, Economy, Finance, News, Nigeria

Economy Will be Revatalised Soon, Buhari Promises Nigerians

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that the Nigerian economy would bounce back strongly, given the well-planned policy responses to the economic challenges which are fall out of the COVID-19 pandemic. He said his administration had implemented appropriate policies geared towards steadily addressing the challenges created by the pandemic. President Buhari disclosed this while speaking at the 13th annual banking and finance conference in Abuja themed: “Facilitating Sustainable Future: The Role of Banking and Finance.” He said, “So far, government has implemented a wide range of fiscal, prudential and monetary measures that squarely address four key necessities to ensure sufficient liquidity to support government programmes for saving lives and livelihoods, maintain st...
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