World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $114.28 million funding to help Nigeria prevent, detect, and respond to the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, with a specific focus on state-level responses. The facilities are a $100 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA), and another $14.28 million grant from the Pandemic Emergency […]
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Mobilise protest against airport concession plan A coalition of aviation workers unions have requested for the details of a $500 million Chinese loan deal to build four terminals, especially the add-on plan to concession the airports. The unions, apparently miffed by the handling of the airport concession arrangement, said the “concession within concession” plot was contradictory […]
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Whether it was made in jest or earnest, the call by governing All Progressives Congress (APC) on some of its former leaders to return to the party comes as part of the immediate challenges the party is confronting. Although the party’s roll was increased by the re-entry of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, […]
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National Security Adviser, Gen. Babagana Mongono (left); Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar after the North-East governors’ meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja…yesterday. Photo: Philip Ojisua As security meeting holds in Aso Rock They should go home, say Afenifere, YCE Sack them now, […]
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The police in Ekiti State on Monday confirmed two persons killed in a bloody violence which broke out in Ire Ekiti, in Oye Local Government Area, when irate youths violently protested the ban of this year’s celebration of the annual traditional ogun onire festival by Oba Victor Bobade in compliance with the State government order. […]
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Principal of Methodist Girls High School, Ifaki Ekiti, Mrs Ogundipe Bolatito, was on Monday, suspended indefinitely from office for not making herself available in her school on the first day of the SS3 final year students’ resumption. Government disclosed this in a statement in Ado Ekiti, the state capital by the Assistant Director, (Information), Ministry […]
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A 46-year-old man, Atinaro Opeyemi, was on Monday arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged breach of peace and assault. He is standing trial on a two-count charge of breach of peace and assault. The prosecutor, Inspector Monica Ikebuilo told the court that the defendant, of no fixed address, committed the offences on […]
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The Federal Government has directed civil servants on Grade Levels 12 and 13 as well as those on essential duties to resume full duties. Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan, gave the directive in a circular dated August 10, 2020 titled “Resumption of officers on Grade Levels 12 and !3 […]
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By Banji Ayoola The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has declared that the exit of the state’s Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi, from the party would not affect its prospects of winning the October 10 governorship election in the state. Reacting to Ajayi’s resignation from the party, it said in a statement on […]
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Ahead of the forthcoming local government elections in Ondo State, the state Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) will tomorrow commence training of over 6,000 adhoc staff engaged for the election. ODIEC also said that it has distributed non sensitive election materials to its offices across the 18 local government areas of the state ahead of the […]
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