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Sunday, 14 June 2020 05:36

IPPIS: ASUU decries FG’s sack of contract lecturers

Academic Staff Union of Universities on Friday said the “forced enrolment of university lecturers” in the Integrated Payment and Personnel Information System platform by the Federal Government has resulted in the sacking of contract scholars across higher institutions. ASUU cited Bayero University, Kano State, and Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State, where the disengagement of contract lecturers had already been carried out. It warned that such moves undermined the university autonomy to recruit competent local and foreign scholars, as is the global practice. ASUU National President, Mr Biodun Ogunyemi, stated these in an interview with our correspondent, adding that lecturers at…

Saturday, 13 June 2020 14:00

269 Nigerians evacuated from India land in Abuja, Lagos

At least 269 Nigerians stranded in India due to the coronavirus pandemic have returned home. It was gathered that 103 evacuees arrived at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos while 166 citizens landed at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. It was also learnt that a Nigerian airline, Air Peace, airlifted the returnees early Saturday. “The flight arrived at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, at 1:50hrs today, June 13, 2020, and proceeded to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos,” the airline said in a statement. Also, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission confirmed the development via Twitter, stressing that the evacuees have begun…

Saturday, 13 June 2020 13:53

Nigerian soldiers in fierce battle with Boko Haram in home town of Buhari’s National Security Adviser

Premium Times says it has confirmed from credible sources that the Nigerian military are currently in a fierce gunbattle with fighters of ISWAP, a breakaway group of Boko Haram, in Monguno, Borno State. The attack which started at about noon was ongoing at the time of filing this report. Sources who spoke with our correspondent said the insurgents invaded the town in their large number firing shots into the town which plays host to thousands of internally displaced persons. Monguno is the country home of, Mr Mohammed Monguno, a major general and the current national security adviser to President Muhammadu…

Saturday, 13 June 2020 12:32

Osun state Dep Chief of staff is dead

Osun State Government on Saturday announced the death of Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor on General Administration, Mr Jare Adebisi. The late Adebisi, a lawyer, had served both as Assistant Chief of Staff and Special Adviser in the Governor’s Office, in the previous administration, and was pursuing his doctorate programme in Law before his death. Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Ismail Omipidan, in a statement, said Adebisi died on Friday after a brief illness. The statement read in part, “His death has nothing to do with the Covid-19 pandemic. Adebisi, 54, will be buried this morning…

Saturday, 13 June 2020 05:09

Over 1,000 Nigerian asylum seekers have disappeared in Netherlands - Report

Dutch authorities have expressed serious concern over the “disappearance” of more than 1,000 Nigerian asylum seekers in the country. While 961 of them went missing in 2019, a total of 128 could not be accounted for in January 2020. The figures were released in June 2020, as part of a research by Argos, an investigative journalism programme, and the National Research Council (NRC) Handelsblad in collaboration with Lost in Europe, an international organisation of investigative journalists focused on missing and exploited asylum seekers. According to the report, a significant number of the cases were identified by the Central Agency for…

Saturday, 13 June 2020 04:50

Conflict again in Aso Rock as Buhari’s aide orders arrest of president’s wife’s aides

Wife of the president, Mrs Aisha Buhari has asked the inspector general of police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu to release her aides from detention. According to reporters, Mr Sabiu Yusuf, a personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari, had ordered the police to arrest the first lady’s aides after they ejected him from the presidential villa for not complying with Covid-19 safety measures. Yusuf, who is also Buhari’s nephew, was said to have been evicted from the villa after he returned from Lagos to Abuja on Monday and refused all entreaties to go on self-isolation as required — to keep the…

Saturday, 13 June 2020 04:49

FG sets stringent Covid-19 rules for passengers arriving Nigeria

Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs has addressed a circular to all diplomatic, consular and international organisations accredited to Nigeria on the Covid-19 protocols to be observed by passengers arriving Nigeria, which includes depositing their passports with the Nigeria Immigration Service for two weeks, pending the verification of their Covid-19 status. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama confirmed this development to reporters in a telephone chat last Night. The circular is in line with the revised quarantine protocol released by Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 last Monday for the evacuation of Nigerians stranded abroad and other persons arriving Nigeria from…

Saturday, 13 June 2020 04:47

Democracy Day: 'Rule of law on its knees' say senior lawyers

As Nigeria yesterday celebrated its return to Democracy, for the first time on June 12 rather than May 29, senior legal practitioners have assessed Nigeria’s situation since the return to democracy 21 years ago and called for the liberation of the judiciary, insisting that the rule of law is currently on its knees in the country. The lawyers, comprising of Senior Advocates of Nigeria, in separate interviews with journalists, maintained that the country was yet to adopt or practice true constitutional democracy. One of the SANs went further to suggest a return to a modified parliamentary system as a way…

Saturday, 13 June 2020 04:45

Kaduna extends 24-hour curfew to 2 LGAs over communal clashes

Kaduna State Government has extended the 24-hour curfew imposed on Thursday on two chiefdoms in Kauru and Zangon Kataf local government areas to cover the entirety of the two local government areas. Commissioner, Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, said this Friday. He said security agencies are working to contain the situation that started as a clash over farmland. “Extending the curfew is part of the necessary steps to manage the tensions and restore calm,” he said in a statement. They were earlier reports that Hausa-Fulani and Atyap communities of Zangon Kataf LG nearly clashed last week over…

Friday, 12 June 2020 15:07

We’ve done well, Buhari says in broadcast to Nigerians on Democracy Day

Fellow Nigerians, 1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and struggles. 2. It is a day to honour our founding fathers who toiled to establish our republic and every Nigerian who has worked tirelessly to sustain it. 3. We are celebrating this year’s Democracy Day despite the COVID-19 pandemic which afflicts our nation and the whole world. 4. It is indeed a very difficult time for everyone especially those who have lost loved…

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Friday, 12 June 2020 05:34

Total lockdown won’t be an option again in tackling coronavirus - FG

Federal Government has explained why it may not re-introduce a total lockdown of the country over the Covid-19 rising cases. Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19, Boss Mustapha, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 42nd joint national briefing of the taskforce. “As we had indicated in my first address on this subject that we will study the situation, look at it and see how we are going and if there is need for a review, that review will be advised by data, by science, by experiences of other…

Friday, 12 June 2020 05:33

Just about 20 percent of Coronavirus cases managed in isolation centres - FG

Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 has said about 80 per cent of cases are being managed outside the isolation centres designated for treatment. National Coordinator of the PTF, Mr Sani Aliyu, while speaking at the daily PTF briefing on Thursday said this is due to lack of adequate bed spaces in isolation centres across Nigeria. “I know about 80 per cent of those that are positive in the country are currently being managed outside isolation facilities. ”Availability of beds varies across states. Some states have a lot of capacity in terms of beds. I know Kano, Lagos have run…

Friday, 12 June 2020 05:32

Unemployment to double to 39.4m by end of 2020 - Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the economic sustainability committee has received projections that the number of unemployed people may rise to 39.4 million by the end of 2020 if the government does not take prompt measures. According to National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s unemployment figure stood at 20.9 million at the end of 2018 third-quarter. Speaking on Thursday, when he presented the committee’s report to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Osinbajo said NBS also projects that the country would have a revenue shortfall of N185 billion monthly with oil prices at $30 a barrel. The committee was saddled with the…

Friday, 12 June 2020 05:31

Nasarawa appoints replacement for sacked SSG

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa, has appointed Mr Mohammed Aliyu as the new secretary to the state government (SSG). The development comes hours after Mr Aliyu Ahmed-Tijani, the former SSG, was sacked by the governor. The governor’s spokesman, Mr Yakubu Lamai announced the appointment in a statement, stating that the appointment takes effect immediately. According to the statement, Aliyu served as a former executive chairman of Lafia local government council from 1999 to 2002, and has also worked as partner at various law firms. His most recent position before his appointment as SSG was as a partner at Atafi Chambers,…

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