Australia is heading for its first recession in nearly three decades after the economy shrunk in the January-March quarter, with a “far more severe” reading expected in the next three months as the effects of the virus shutdown bite. The 0.3 percent contraction was the first quarterly drop since 2009…
The head of the global vaccine alliance has warned “nobody is safe unless everybody is safe” from the new coronavirus, urging international solidarity ahead of a fundraising summit as the pandemic threatens to trigger a resurgence of preventable diseases. Scientists are racing to identify and test possible vaccines for COVID-19…
The Federal Government has announced that only five airports will be reopened when flight operations resume on Saturday, June 21. According to a circular by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), asides the five selected airports, all others are to remain closed for further assessment. The memo further revealed that…
The third virtual Federal Executive Council meeting is underway with President Muhammadu Buhari presiding from the villa. Only ministers who have memos to present are physically present while others are to join in from their locations The last virtual FEC meeting was held about two weeks ago More details from…
Wife of the Governor of Edo State , Betsy Obaseki has condoled with the family of late Uwaila Omozuwa who was allegedly gang-raped raped and killed in a church at the Ikpoba Hill area of Benin City. Mrs Obaseki visited the family in company of the wife of the Deputy…
Pope Francis said on Wednesday “we cannot tolerate or turn a blind eye to racism”, in reaction to the killing of a black man by US police that has sparked nationwide protests. But the pontiff also condemned the violence that followed George Floyd’s death in the city of Minneapolis last…
The Federal Government has directed the police to unravel the circumstances surrounding the gang-rape and murder of a female student of the University of Benin, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, in Benin and the serial sexual abuse of a minor in Jigawa State by 14 men, with a view to bringing the…
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has announced the total lift of lockdown order in the 34 Local Government Areas of the state. In a statement by the Secretary to the Government of the State, SGS, Mustapha Muhammad Inuwa, made available to journalists in Katsina, the decision came after…
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has replied the Chairman, Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, (PDP, Delta North), saying accusations that he requested for intervention projects from the later were far from the truth. Akpabio denied the allegations by Nwaoboshi, on claims that…
The nation’s foreign reserves rose by $2.7bn in May after declining for several months, figures from the Central Bank of Nigeria showed on Tuesday. According to the CBN, the foreign reserves, which stood at $33.52bn as of April 30, 2020, rose to $36.59bn as of May 29, 2020. The reserves…
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