Funeral of 7 massacred school children holds in Cameroon

Cameroon map Thursday morning saw a dark cloud of tragedy hang over the Regional Hospital of Kumba, Cameroon as many gathered to mourn seven students shot in cold blood by armed men at the College St Mother Francisca a week ago. This funeral comes only 24 hours after an attack on a school in Limbe that …

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Lagos discovers more COVID-19 cases in another school

Professor Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Health Commissioner. Lagos State Government says it has confirmed more positive COVID-19 cases in another secondary boarding school in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed the new infections in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Abayomi said that a staff of the school fell ill, …

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Kenya grants pan-African financial firm fund management license

Mr. Yemi Adefisan, By Olasunkanmi Akoni CFS Asset Management Limited, a subsidiary of pan-African financial and investment conglomerate, Cititrust Holdings Plc, has been granted a fund management license by the Kenyan government. The approval was conveyed in a letter addressed to the company’s chairman by the Capital Markets Authority, Kenya. The letter reads in …

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MACBAN, Benue Monitoring C’ttee tasks FG on incentives for ranching

By Peter Duru The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association, MACBAN, and Benue State Monitoring Committee have asked the federal and state governments to create incentives that will encourage herders to embrace ranching. They also suggested that the government prohibit the free movement of foreigners and livestock into the country and rescind the policy of issuing …

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CBN secures order to freeze accounts of 20 #EndSARS protesters

CBN By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has granted the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, the nod to freeze accounts of 20 #EndSARS promoters. The order followed an ex-parte order the apex bank filed through a team of lawyers led by a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, …

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FG launches VASA report for improved healthcare delivery

Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire By Joseph Erunke & Chris Ochayi, Abuja As part of its efforts aimed at improving the nation’s healthcare delivery, the federal government, Friday, launched 2019 Verbal and Social Autopsy, VASA study. The government explained that the development was to improve infant, children and maternal health through accurate, credible, verifiable and acceptable …

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Seven test positive for COVID-19 in Lagos school

Professor Akin Abayomi By Olasunkammi Akoni Lagos State Government on Friday confirmed positive COVID-19 cases in an undisclosed secondary boarding school on the mainland of the state The state Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi who confirmed the report, said a member of the school’s staff was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on November 2, and contact …

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Abuja court remands 7 #EndSARS protesters in jail till January 2021

By Luminous Jannamike, Abuja Operatives of the FCT police command on Friday dispersed youths who stormed the National Assembly complex to resume the #EndSARS protest. The youths had gathered at the complex to continue their demonstration against police brutality and demand for comprehensive reform in the country’s internal security architecture. However, the security operatives fired …

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Capital market operators, stakeholders advocate review of new CAMA

Nigerian Stock Exchange By Peter Egwuatu Capital market operators and other stakeholders have called for amendment of some sections of the new Company and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) as a precondition for revival of the Nigerian capital market. They stated this during the first hybrid  2020 conference of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers, CIS in Lagos …

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2023 Presidency: El-Rufai denies campaign posters

Governor Nasir El-Rufai By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has denied knowledge of the people posting campaign posters of him as vice presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election running with Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi. Governor el-Rufai made the denial while fielding questions from journalists after he met with Vice President Yemi …

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#EndSARS Protesters seek arrest,revocation of Sowore’s bail bond

Commend police for dispersing misguided youths assembled to incite against govt By Joseph Erunke ABUJA- THE #EndSARS protesters in the country have called on the federal authorities to immediately arrest the publisher of SaharaReporters,Omoyele Sowore, for allegedly breaching the conditions of the bail granted him following his earlier arrest and detention by the Department of State …

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INEC releases `Report of the 2019 General Election’ with 180 recommendations

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday in Abuja made virtual and public presentation of its `Report of the 2019 General Election’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the commission also made public presentation of the ` Review of the 2019 General Election: Report of the Commission’s Retreats and Stakeholder Engagements’’. INEC …

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Buhari receives Pictorial Reports on aftermath of Lagos #EndSARS protest

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State behind closed doors where he received pictorial reports on properties damaged by hoodlums during #EndSARS protests in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Sunday Aghaeze, the Personal Assistant to the President (Photography), confirmed this via pictorial reports on …

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#EndSARS Protests: Buhari receives report on ‘Lagos destruction’ from Sanwo-Olu

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos  and Buhari  By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Governor Sanwo-Olu at the meeting, presented a report on properties damaged by hoodlums in Lagos. Although the governor did not speak to State House correspondents after the …

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Efficient healthcare: FG launches VASA report

Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire By Joseph Erunke & Chris Ochayi ABUJA-AS part of its efforts aimed at improving the nation’s healthcare delivery, the federal government,Friday, launched the 2019 Verbal and Social Autopsy,VASA study. The government explained that the development was to improve infant, children and maternal health through accurate, credible, verifiable and acceptable demographic and …

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