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COVID-19: Nigerian Government To Evacuate 1,000 Stranded Citizens This Week

Medical Gear The Nigerian Government has said it will evacuate 1,000 Nigerians stranded across the world due to Coronavirus restrictions this week. Nigeria has so far evacuated 1,523 of its citizens. Dr Sani Aliyu, Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, on Monday said the evacuees will undertake a new pre-evacuation test and 14-day compulsory isolation upon return.  Medical Gear Google Aliyu said that 500 evacuees would land in Abuja and another 500 in Lagos. He said they will be coming in under the new evacuation protocol, which demands for a pre-evacuation test and 14-day self isolation on arrival against the former government-monitored isolation in hotels. PUBLIC HEALTH News AddThis :  Original Author :  Saharareporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from All Content via

Why Buhari Fired Electricity Company MD, Marilyn Amobi

[Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the removal of Marilyn Amobi as the managing director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc, days after PREMIUM TIMES reported her continued violation of Nigeria's code of conduct for public officials. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS

NPDC Posts N179.1 Billion Profit - Report

[Premium Times] The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC), an upstream subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), made N179.1 billion profit after tax from its operations in 2018. from AllAfrica News: Nigeria via NEWS

Rwanda: Inside the Country's 10 Multi-Billion Dollar Green Projects

[New Times] Rwanda recently submitted its new national climate plan dubbed "Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)" to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This is part of plans to create essential tools to implement the Paris Agreement to cope with climate change. via LATEST NEWS

I Cannot Look My People In The Eyes, I Have Failed To Protect Them --Katsina Governor, Masari

Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina State, has said he has failed in his primary responsibility of safeguarding the lives and properties of residents within his state. Masari made the comments while speaking with journalists in Katsina, The Cable reports.  He said, “I don’t know what to tell them. I cannot look at them in the face because we have failed to protect them, contrary to our pledge to ensure the security of lives and property throughout the state. “I never expected the behaviour and the attitude of people living in the forests, the bandits, whose behaviour is worse than that of animals. In the forest, a lion or a tiger kills only when it is hungry and it doesn’t kill all animals, it only kills the one it can eat at a time.  “But what we see here is that bandits come to town, spray bullets, kill indiscriminately for no purpose and no reason whatsoever, like the recent massacre of people at Faskari and parts of Dandume local government area. They just killed the pe

We Will Continue To Probe Sanusi, Says Kano Governor, Ganduje

Abdullahi Ganduje, governor of Kano, has said his adminstration will continue to probe Muhammadu Sanusi II, the deposed emir of Kano for alleged financial impropriety. Sanusi was dethroned in March and subsequently banished from Kano after he spoke out against corruption, illiteracy and harmful cultural practices in the state. While speaking with journalists, Ganduje said he would continue his probe against the former emir despite a court order restraining him from doing so.  He said, “When we wanted to bring on board reform to our traditional institution, the former emir did not cooperate with the process of reform. The process was truncated, so the only option for him was to find his way out. And that was what happened. “That time there was this so-called Kano Elders Forum that tried to also frustrate the reform process. Their case was squashed by another court of competent jurisdiction.  See Also Breaking News BREAKING: Emir Of Kano, Sanusi, Dethroned 0 Comments

Burna Boy, Rema Make BET Awards 2020 Nominees List

An Overview: Burna Boy And Rema Make BET Awards List Nigerian artists have been doing admirable things of note for a while now, especially globally. Burna Boy and Rema , two artists who've been very deliberate about their global appeal, have been nominated in the prominent BET Awards for 2020. The artists were nominated in the Best International Artist and Viewers Choice Best New International Act categories. Peep the artists nominated in the same categories below. BEST INTERNATIONAL ACT BURNA BOY (NIGERIA) INNOSS’B (DRC) SHO MADJOZI (S. AFRICA) DAVE (U.K.) STORMZY (U.K.) NINHO (FRANCE) S.PRI NOIR (FRANCE) VIEWERS’ CHOICE: BEST NEW INTERNATIONAL ACT REMA (NIGERIA) SHA SHA (ZIMBABWE) CELESTE (U.K.) YOUNG T & BUGSEY (U.K.) HATIK (FRANCE) STACY (FRANCE) Burna Boy And Rema Make BET Awards List   According to the Business Wire , "The “BET Awards” is one of the most watched award shows on cable television according to the Nielsen Company. The “BET Awards”