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Over 43,000 poor and vulnerable persons are to benefit from Federal Government’s palliatives under the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme aimed at cushioning the effect of coronavirus pandemic in Anambra State. Anambra State Coordinator, State Operations Coordinating Unit (SOCU), Bede ...
Read More »SERG tasks S’East govs on border closure, Abia denies receiving FG’s palliatives
Following the lockdown to check spread of coronavirus in the country, the South East Regional Group (SERG) has urged governors of the region to take more drastic steps to safeguard the region by closing all state borders. The group said ...
Read More »IPC condemns arrest of journalists, demands abducted reporter’s release
Piqued by the incessant arrests, harassment and intimidation of journalists, the International Press Centre (IPC) has condemned the act and demanded immediate release of a reporter presently being held incommunicado by security operatives. Citing the recent harassment of an Ebonyi ...
Read More »Groups caution the elderly against non-essential travels, others
The Alliance for Aging Research (Alliance) and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID) have urged elderly people and those with underlying medical conditions to avoid non-essential travels and crowded events to guide against the COVID-19 pandemic. The groups hinted ...
Read More »DICON, FRSC commence production of ventilators, face masks
The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has produced mechanical ventilators using locally sourced materials with a view to contributing to the fight against COVID-19. Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in ...
Read More »Widows benefit from palliatives as food distribution continues in Delta
AS part of measures to cushion the effects of lockdown occasioned by coronavirus, the Delta State Government has extended palliatives to widows and other vulnerable persons in the state. The distribution of food items, which commenced in local government areas, ...
Read More »FG extends airport shutdown by two weeks as UK evacuates 213
The Federal Government has extended the shutdown of airports nationwide by another two weeks. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this via his Twitter account, stated that the facilities would no longer open for commercial operations on April ...
Read More »CBN tasked on voluntary offshore asset repatriation window for improved liquidity
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to trigger dollar shortage in the country, the Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has charged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to establish a voluntary offshore asset repatriation window for more ...
Read More »Quarantine for 14 days over Kyari, NUJ tells Mustapha, others, threatens protests
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has urged chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, and other members of the team ...
Read More »Petitioner, ICPC differ on probe of Kogi CCT scheme, over 60,000 Benue households to benefit
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has disagreed with Hauwa Sulaiman, a petitioner from Kogi State, over calls to probe fraud allegations in the state’s Conditional Cash transfer (CCT) scheme. Sulaiman had accused the Kogi ICPC ...
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