Osun government has again imposed curfew as a result of the resurgence of COVID-19 and directed civil servants below grade level 12 to work from home effective from January 25, to minimise the spread of the virus in the state. A statement by Mr Wole Oyebamiji, Secretary to the State Government, on Wednesday in Osogbo, however, said that teachers, health workers and other workers on essential services, irrespective of grade, were exempted from the directive. Oyebamiji also said that there would be a dusk-to-dawn curfew from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00a.m. everyday. The SSG also said that vigils and crusades are…
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The federal government, states and local government councils (LGCs) have shared N619.343 billion as federation allocation for December, 2020. The Director of Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mr Hassan Dodo announced this on Wednesday in Abuja. Dodo said the allocation was released after a virtual conference of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC). The committee, in its communique, noted that N619.343 shared included cost of collection to Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). It also said that the federal government received N218.297 billion, the states received N178.280…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,386 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 114,691. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Wednesday. Nigeria has so far tested 1,198,758 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on Feb. 27, 2020. The NCDC said 14 new COVID-19 patients were confirmed dead in the last 24 hours, while the total death toll stood at 1,478. The health agency website showed that Nigeria had successfully treated and discharged 92,336 COVID-19 patients, following the discharge of 1,136 additional patients…
Beneficiaries of the N-Power initiative who have concluded the two-year job programme will now be able to access permanent job opportunities or business prospects in line with the N-power exit strategy now activated by the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Under the plan, 200,000 beneficiaries will be engaged as financial services operators under a Shared Agent Network Expansion Facility (SANEF) scheme operated by the Central Bank of Nigeria. Another 30,000 have already been engaged as geospatial experts and enumerators in the Economic Sustainability Plan’s Mass Agric programme while several others will have the option of benefiting from the GEEP micro-enterprise loans. Some…
The Kwara state government on Wednesday started the disbursement of the sum of N92.5 million to 2,300 victims of the recent rainstorm in Ilorin, the state capital. The week-long exercise will see the each of the victims, in three categories, get between N25,000 and N100,000 in preloaded ATM cards. Mrs Habibat Yusuf, the Chairperson of the Implementation Committee on Ilorin Rainstorm Disaster, said at the flag off exercise in Ilorin that the move was in line with Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq’s commitment to cushion the effects of the disaster on the victims. “This disbursement is the state government’s way of giving succour…
Some 5, 144 persons and 828 companies have so far benefited from the Federal Government (FG) Payroll Support Fund under the Survival Fund Scheme in the last three months in Ondo State. Mrs Kosemani Kolawole, the state Focal Person for the government’s programme, made this known on Wednesday in Akure, during a meeting with beneficiaries of the FG support programme. Kolawole, who said that about 13,000 slots were allocated to the state by the FG, said that hospitals, hotels, chambers, schools, and other private enterprises had benefited from the programme. “This is the first component. Other components have been benefiting too. There…
In his first message to foreign nations as president, Joe Biden vowed to repair the U.S.’ alliances with other nations. “We will repair our alliances, engage with the world once again, not to meet yesterday’s challenges, but today’s and tomorrow’s challenges. “America has been tested. And we’ve come out stronger for it,” Biden said. Biden declared that the U.S. is facing a “time of testing” and must rise to the challenges. “I believe we will,” he said about overcoming obstacles, after he listed a number of major concerns, including the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the role of the U.S. in the world,…
The MultiChoice Group has announced its 2021 Bursary Scheme for South African students. Sharing the good news on Wednesday on its official twitter @MultichoiceGRP, the group said: “We are excited to be able to provide over 236 deserving students with bursaries worth R26 million this year. “The 2021 bursary scheme is now open and we are looking for driven, accountable and lateral thinkers currently studying toward select degrees. “Successful recipients will benefit from fully funded registration and tuition fees, accommodation and annual living allowance. “All you need to do is understand the requirements, download and complete an application form. “If…
Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, a former Governor of Sokoto State has advocated for an intensified enlightenment campaigns, especially in rural communities, ahead of the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. The former governor stated this at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja, while speaking on the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and other national issues. Bafarawa said that government should put more measures in place to curtail the possible spread of the virus with the seriousness and commitment it deserved. He stressed that intensified campaigns and sensitisation were critical as most Nigerians do not believe that the virus existed.…
Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, and my distinguished guests, my fellow Americans, this is America’s day. This is democracy’s day, a day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested anew. And America has risen to the challenge. Today we celebrate the triumph, not of a candidate, but of a cause, the cause of democracy. The people, the will of the people, has been heard, and the will of the people has been heeded. We’ve learned again that democracy is…