Author: ACNN TV

The Nigerian Government has concluded plans to evacuate about 270 Nigerians willing to return home from the United States. This was disclosed in a statement dated May 3 from the Consulate General of Nigeria in New York. The consulate explained that a one-way flight has been arranged for the evacuation of stranded Nigerians in the US and would take off on Sunday night. It added that the flight operated by Ethiopian Airlines with a 270-passenger capacity would evacuate travellers at their expense and the returnees would fly economy class. According to the statement, the flight will depart for Abuja from…

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Since President Muhammadu Buhari came to power in Nigeria in 2015, anti-corruption has been at the heart of his administration. However, a lot of effort is focused on grand corruption at the higher levels of governance and politics. There is less emphasis on the less-talked-about but vulnerable areas such as the health sector. We have been involved as researchers in an extensive study of health sector corruption in Nigeria. The study interacted with front-line health workers and health policy makers and managers. The aim was to systematically identify the different types of corruption occurring in the Nigerian health sector, and rank them based on…

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The parents of Leah Sharibu, who was abducted two years ago by Boko Haram insurgents, has accused the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari of deceiving Nigerians and the international community with promises of rescuing their daughter. Dr Gloria Samdi Puldu, the spokesperson for the family and President, Leadership Empowerment Advocacy and Humanitarian (LEAH) Foundation, in an interview with Punch said that Nathan and Rebecca Sharibu, the parents of Leah were still in great pains because their daughter is still not home. Speaking further during the interview Dr. Puldu said that Leah Sharibu whose 17th birthday would be on May 14 revealed that…

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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says more than 82.9 million Nigerians are poor by national standards. The NBS made this known in its report on Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria 2019, released on Monday, NAN reports. It explained that the figure showed that 40.1 percent of the total population was classified as poor, adding that in other words, an average of four out of 10 individuals in Nigeria had real per capita expenditures below N137,430.00 per year. This means the monthly income of an individual in this category is less than N11,500, while income per day is N38.00. The…

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The Federal Government on Monday confirmed the receipt of the sum of $311.7 million from the United State Government and the Bailiwick of Jersey as part of the money looted and stashed away by former Nigerian leader, Gen. Sani Abacha. The drawdown of the huge cash, which is referred to as ‘Abacha Loot 3’, was confirmed by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, via a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr Umar Gwandu and made available to Vanguard Details shortly…

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Germany’s health minister said developing a vaccine for the coronavirus could take “years”, after Donald Trump predicted it could be achieved by the end of 2020. “I would be delighted if it was possible to achieve this in a few months,” Jens Spahn said late Sunday on ARD television. “But it can also take years as there can of course be setbacks, as we have seen some with other vaccines,” he said. “The development of vaccines is one of the most challenging and difficult tasks in medicine.” Trump, relaunching his re-election campaign on Sunday, was more optimistic. “We are very…

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Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday extended a state of emergency over the coronavirus until the end of May, warning it was too soon to begin relaxing restrictions. But Abe said a review of the situation would be conducted in about two weeks, and the measures could be lifted before the end of the month if new infections slow sufficiently. And he implied that there would be no further extension of the emergency, saying May would be when the country “presses towards the exit”. “I must be candid and ask you to continue your efforts for some time,” Abe…

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South Korean students will return to school starting next week, officials said Monday, as the country seeks a return to normal life after a significant drop in new coronavirus cases in recent days. Schools were shut in early March as South Korea endured one of the worst early outbreaks of the disease, and at one point, it was the second-worst hit nation on the planet after mainland China. But it appears to have brought its outbreak under control thanks to an extensive “trace, test and treat” programme that has drawn widespread praise. Students have been taking online classes since April,…

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– Governor Fayemi has appointed members into the governing board of operation Amotekun – The giant move came barely a month after the Ekiti governor assented the Amotekun bill into law – Governor Fayemi said the appointment will take effect immediately in order to ensure effective take-off and efficient management of the state security outfit Governor of Ekiti state has instituted a governing board that will be overseeing the operation of Ekiti Security Network Agency popularly codenamed Operation Amotekun. The development was contained in a statement by the chief press secretary to the governor, Yinka Oyebode, in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday,…

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Nigeria-based Zenith Bank has enhanced its USSD service, *966#, to enable both account and non-account holders engage in banking transactions using their mobile phones. The *966# service, which sits under the tagline ‘Eazybanking for Everyone’, allows users to open an Instant Account (COT free), link their mobile money wallet to their bank account, check account balance, view mini statements, transfer funds, buy airtime for all networks, pay bills, pay merchants, effect self-service transactions, etc. Users who already have an account with Zenith Bank can sign on to *966# service by following the steps which include dialling *966#, input account number, choose a…

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