President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday declared the 2020 edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair open, reiterating the Federal Government’s commitment to revamping Nigeria’s Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the trade fair, which is being promoted by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), will be on till Dec. 13. The fair, the 34th edition, is holding both physically at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) in Lagos, and virtually. The president, represented by the Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Niyi Adebayo, said the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic had…
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Pneumonia is one of the leading causes of deaths in Nigeria with about 18 deaths every hour, according to a 2018 UNICEF survey. Over the years, the government and many development partners have made efforts to ensure the prevention and good management of pneumonia cases in the country However, while the global death rate has reduced by 51%; in Nigeria, it has reduced by only 8%. Experts say that the COVID-19 pandemic will lead to a significant increase in the number of pneumonia deaths, hence the need for more effective strategies to combat the scourge. In the remote village of…
With the Lagos East bye-election barely 24 hours from now, the police have declared restriction of movements in the areas. In a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the restriction of movement would be between 6 am and 6 pm on Saturday. He explained that the move is to ensure free, fair and credible poll into the Lagos East Senatorial and Kosofe 11 Constituency. “In a bid to have free, fair and credible bye-elections into the Lagos East Senatorial and Kosofe 11 Constituency, Lagos State House of Assembly seats, the Lagos…
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Bakura and Talata Mafara local government areas after two persons were killed in violent clashes between party’s supporters ahead of a bye-election. The police have also cancelled campaigns for the bye-election in Bakura Local Government Area following the violence that also left many injured. The governor said the curfew was imposed to safeguard lives and properties, warning that the state government would not fold its arms and watch people engage in a breach of the public peace. Mr Matawalle said some politicians had taken advantage of political…
Beijing on Friday lashed out at a claim by the US intelligence chief that China is the “greatest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide”, calling it a “hodgepodge of lies”. The war of words comes as relations between the two superpowers have spiralled to their lowest point in decades and as Washington unveiled travel restrictions for members of the Chinese Communist Party. US Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece on Thursday that Chinese spies were using economic pressure to influence or undermine US legislators. “The People’s Republic of China poses the greatest…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has applied to withdraw the suit filed against the judicial panels of inquiry set up to probe allegations of brutality and human rights abuses against the force. In a notice of discontinuance filed by Mr. Festus Ibude, a police counsel, the Force said it wished to withdraw the suit against all the defendants. In a suit filed by Mr. O.M Atoyebi, the force had argued that the establishment of panels of inquiry by state governors to investigate its activities was illegal and unconstitutional. It asked the court to restrain the thirty-six state governors listed as…
The trial of Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT) continued on Thursday at the Federal High Court, Abuja presided over by Justice Okong Abang. Prosecution witness nine (PW9), Rouqayyah Ibrahim, during the proceeding told the court how Maina acquired properties in Dubai, United Arab Emirate, United States of America, and a $2 million property in Jabi, Abuja. The witness, who is an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) detective, revealed that a prosecution witness, Adamu Modibbo, who testified to the EFCC regarding the said Jabi, Abuja property belonging to Maina, allegedly died of Covid-19 after…
Contrary to the belief that victims of Boko Haram attack last Saturday in Borno were rice farmers; fresh facts have emerged on Friday that they were informants and logistics suppliers to the insurgents. About 48 persons were reportedly slain on Saturday morning in Zarbamari, a town in Borno State, North-East Nigeria, by the Boko Haram insurgents, who later claimed responsibility. The recent attack which was believed by many to be on rice farmers elicited commentaries and condemnations from all spheres of life. Prof. Babagana Umar Zulum, Governor of Borno State, had also on Thursday, disbursed the sum of N600,000 to…
Renowned Professor of Christian Studies and immediate past Vice Chancellor, Ajayi Crowther University, Rt. Rev Prof. Dapo Asaju has called for the integration of theology and moral studies into the educational curriculum to address the challenges confronting the Nigerian nation. The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese spoke on Wednesday, 2nd December, 2020 at the Faculty of Arts Annual Faculty Lecture titled “The Role of Theology in the Evolution of Sound University Education and Nation Building in Nigeria” where he posited that the country’s failure in governance and indeed almost all aspects of national life is attributable, largely, to the complete…