naijblog.com CAFFAN Donates COVID-19 Palliatives To State Governments The Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFFAN), has distributed smoked catfish as COVID-19 palliatives in support of the government’s Please …
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CAFFAN Donates COVID-19 Palliatives To State Governments
The Catfish and Allied Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria (CAFFAN), has distributed smoked catfish as COVID-19 palliatives in support of the government’s
Punch notes that on Monday, the Federal Government reported the $311 m receipt stolen by late military dictator Gen. Sani Abacha. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and …
Punch notes that on Monday, the Federal Government reported the $311 m receipt stolen by late military dictator Gen. Sani Abacha. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, the Federation Attorney General and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami said that approximately $311,797,866.11 of the Abacha loot had been repatriated from the US and Jersey. According to Malami, the amount increased significantly from over $308 million as stated in a February press release to over $311 million due to the interest accrued from February 3, 2020, to April 28, 2020, when the fund was transferred to Nigeria’s central bank.
The AGF stated that the legal procedure for the return of these properties dubbed “Abacha III” started in 2014, while the diplomatic process resulted in the Nigerian, US, and Jersey governments signing the Asset Return Agreement on February 3, 2020, which started in 2018.
“This agreement is based on international law and mechanisms of cooperation defining procedures for the repatriation, transfer, disposal, and management of assets,” he said.
According to the statement, the recovery effort further consolidates the existing record of the President’s regime, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), which has a history of recovery of $322 million from Switzerland in 2018 that is being deployed transparently and judiciously in support of indigent Nigerians as set out in the agreement signed with Switzerland and the World Bank
The minister, who headed the negotiation team, noted that the Tripartite Agreement and the implementation process represents a significant milestone in International Asset Recovery and Repatriation as it aims to bring benefits to the corruption victims.
He said, “In line with the 2020 Asset Return Agreement, the fund was transferred to an account allocated for Central Bank of Nigeria Asset Recovery and will be paid to the National Sovereign Investment Authority over the next 14 days. The NSIA is responsible for overseeing and executing the programs to which the funds will be applied.
Malami added that the Federal Government had dedicated the funds to finance and help accelerate the development of three major infrastructure projects across Nigeria, including the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Abuja-Kano Road, and the Second Niger Bridge.
According to Daily Post, a human rights monitoring group, Nigeria Mourns, has revealed that over 353 persons died in the country in March 2020. According to the group, while the attention …
According to Daily Post, a human rights monitoring group, Nigeria Mourns, has revealed that over 353 persons died in the country in March 2020. According to the group, while the attention of the entire nation was shifted to the global COVID-19 pandemic which led to the death of many people much more people died from Boko Haram/banditry attacks, kidnapping and other forms of violent mass killings across the country. The group also alleged that extrajudicial killings were carried out by security personnel.
Nigerians Blast TB Joshua Over March 27 Coronavirus Prophecy Leader of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Prophet TB Joshua has agreed with the Federal Government on the lockdown relaxation saying …
Nigerians Blast TB Joshua Over March 27 Coronavirus Prophecy Leader of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations, Prophet TB Joshua has agreed with the Federal Government on the lockdown relaxation saying it might have led to depression and suicide. This is coming days after he was reportedly weeping and fasting, seeking the face of God on a mountain top to end the Coronavirus scourge. TB Joshua who described the lockdown order as an evil spirit said what the government is trying to protect people from (COVID-19) is not as dangerous as it is said to be. The cleric issued a strong warning that continuous lockdown is an evil spirit that can lead to depression, laziness, and suicide. PAY ATTENTION: Nigeria Guy Explain How He Won $10,000 In Playing Bet With This Trick. He said the government has succeeded in putting the spirit of fear, addiction, and the spirit of violence in the people. “Our government doesn’t know that lockdown is a spirit, an evil spirit – spirit of laziness, the spirit of depression, the spirit of suicide,” he said during a live Sunday worship. “Those who once surrounded themselves with people find themselves surrounded only by four empty walls. This can cause depression and suicidal thoughts. “Those who never stayed on a spot are now confined to one spot. Our government doesn’t know this. They think they are protecting us from the spirit of COVID19 but what is COVID19 in comparison to the repercussion? “Our government, our leaders, our presidents, you are doing good for the world but what you are trying to protect us from is not as dangerous as what you are putting us into. “That spirit that has entered your life – the spirit of fear, the spirit of addiction, the spirit of violence – be cast out! Be cast out! In the name of Jesus! “
-NCDC has reported 220 new cases of coronavirus – Lagos state recorded the highest number with 62 new cases – With this, Nigeria now has 2,388 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 385 …
– Lagos state recorded the highest number with 62 new cases
– With this, Nigeria now has 2,388 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 385 discharged and 85 deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 220 cases of the novel coronavirus in Nigeria on Saturday, May 2.
The new cases are among the highest to be reported in the country by the federal health agency.
According to the report, Lagos state has the highest cases with 62 cases while Federal Capital Territory, Abuja followed with 52 cases.
Kaduna came third with 31 cases and followed by Sokoto which has 13 cases. Kebbihas 10 cases while Yobe has nine.
Borno recorded six cases while Edo and Bauchi have five cases each. Gombe, Enugu and Oyo also record four cases each. Zamfara has three cases while Nasarawa, Osun, Ebonyi, Kwara, Kano, and Plateau have two cases each.
With this, Nigeria now has 2,388 confirmed cases of #COVID19, with 385 discharged and 85 deaths; 17 new deaths recorded within 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Nigeria’s minister of health, Osagie Ehanire disclosed that most of those who have tested positive for coronavirus in the country are aged between 31 and 40 years.
He disclosed this while he was speaking at the briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 in Abuja on Friday, April 24.
Going further, he also disclosed that most deaths have occurred in older persons.
“The high number of new cases is due to on-going community transmission and active case search. From our test statistics, the most affected age group among the positives is 31-40 years while the highest COVID-19 fatality rate is among the older generation above 50 years of age,” he said.
The minister continued: “We have now deployed COVID-19 starter packs to all tertiary institutions and Federal Medical Centers to complement what was earlier sent to each State. The starter packs consist of medical consumables and disposables, to ensure that our frontline healthcare workers are protected.”
The abducted twins of an Islamic cleric in Oyo State, Taofeeq Akeugbagold, have been freed, The PUNCH reports. Akeugbagold, who was the Chairman of the Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Muslim wing, during …
The abducted twins of an Islamic cleric in Oyo State, Taofeeq Akeugbagold, have been freed, The PUNCH reports.
Akeugbagold, who was the Chairman of the Oyo State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Muslim wing, during the administration of former Governor Abiola Ajimobi, announced their release in a Facebook post on Sunday morning.
He said his toddlers were released to him by a bush side after eight days in their abductor’s net.
He, however, did not mention whether a ransom was paid or not to secure their freedom.
The PUNCH had reported that gunmen stormed the home of Akeugbagold in Abatakan community, Ojoo, Ibadan, and abducted his 28-month-old twin children.
The victims, Taiwo and Kehinde, were said to have been abducted around 8pm on Saturday, April 25, while their father was in a studio for a Ramadan recording.
The twins, according to the cleric, were born after his wife and himself had endured a 12-year delay.
He said the kids were in the house with their mother when the kidnappers broke into the compound.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Olugbenga Fadeyi, had confirmed the incident, noting that investigation was ongoing.
But Akeugbagold broke a piece of heartwarming news on his Facebook wall on Sunday morning.
“Alhamdulillah! At 5.30 am on Sunday, 3rd May, my abducted twin kids were released to me beside a bush after eight days in an unknown land. Thanks to you all for your prayers and support, Jazakumullahu khairan,” he wrote.
No fewer than 20 shops including a pharmacy are currently on fire in Kaduna State. The incident started at about 7:00 pm on Wednesday along Constitution road in the state …
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Dominic Raab said the government will seek to vaccinate “all of the people here in the UK”Image caption: Dominic Raab said the government will seek to vaccinate “all of the people …
Dominic Raab said the government will seek to vaccinate “all of the people here in the UK”Image caption: Dominic Raab said the government will seek to vaccinate “all of the people here in the UK”
The UK government has pledged more than £1.5bn over the next five years as part of international efforts to find a Covid-19 vaccine.
International Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan told MPs the UK would contribute the equivalent of £330m a year for the next five years to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance – formerly the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization.
First Secretary Dominic Raab later said the government will seek to vaccinate “all of the people here in the UK” as well as supporting the “most vulnerable and poorest countries” in immunizing their populations.
A further 445 coronavirus-related hospital deaths have been announced in England, taking the total to 19,740. The deaths included a patient aged 14 with no known underlying health conditions. In Wales, …
A further 445 coronavirus-related hospital deaths have been announced in England, taking the total to 19,740.
The deaths included a patient aged 14 with no known underlying health conditions.
In Wales, a further 73 people have died after testing positive for the virus, taking the total number of deaths there to 886.
UK-wide figures will be published by the Department of Health later today. The figures will include deaths in care homes and the community, as well as those in hospital, for the first time.
The US economy sank at an annual rate of 4.8% during the first quarter, according to official figures released on Wednesday. It is the most severe contraction in more than a decade. …
The US economy sank at an annual rate of 4.8% during the first quarter, according to official figures released on Wednesday. It is the most severe contraction in more than a decade.
More than 26 million people in the US have filed for unemployment. Forecasters expect growth to contract 30% or more in the three months to June.
Countries around the world are feeling the economic strain from the impact of Covid-19.
In Germany, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said the pandemic will send the country’s economy into the worst recession since World War Two.
The country’s GDP is expected to shrink by 6.3%.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that global growth will drop by almost 3%.
Image captionWhite Helmets first responders denounced the “horrific massacre” of civilians At least 40 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the north-western Syrian city of Afrin, Turkey says. …
Image captionWhite Helmets first responders denounced the “horrific massacre” of civilians
At least 40 people have been killed in a bomb attack in the north-western Syrian city of Afrin, Turkey says.
The governor of the neighbouring Turkish border province of Hatay said a fuel tanker rigged with a hand grenade exploded at a crowded market place.
He and Turkey’s defence ministry blamed a Kurdish militia group, the YPG, which they see as linked to Kurdish militant groups inside Turkey.
Afrin is controlled by Turkish forces and allied Syrian opposition factions.
In 2018, they launched a joint operation to drive the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) militia out of the city and its surrounding region.
The Turkish government accuses the YPG of being an extension of the banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which is designated as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and EU.
The YPG, which the US relied on to defeat the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) in Syria, says they are separate entities.
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The fuel tanker exploded at an open air market in the central Souk Ali area of Afrin on Monday afternoon, close to the local government’s offices, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group.
The market is usually full of shoppers in the hours before Muslims break their daily fasts for the holy month of Ramadan.
Images from the scene showed thick black smoke rising above a residential area, and cars and food stalls on fire.
The Turkish defence ministry said all of those killed in the attack were civilians and that they included 11 children. Forty-seven other civilians were wounded, it added.
“The enemy of humanity PKK/YPG has once again targeted innocent civilians in Afrin,” the ministry tweeted, without providing any evidence.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 40 civilians were killed along with six Syrian opposition fighters allied to Turkey.
The Syria Civil Defence, whose rescue workers are commonly known as the White Helmets, denounced the “horrific massacre” of civilians. It put the death toll at 42.
It said the attack was “just one more nail in the coffin of the Syrian people” and called for “international intervention to save lives and protect innocents”.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to take a “short period” of paternity leave at some point later this year, a Downing Street spokesman has said. The spokesman said Mr Johnson …
Ukrainian seasonal workers stopped flying to the UK Ukraine’s national airline has cancelled a special flight taking seasonal contract workers to the UK, where they can earn four times as much …
Ukrainian seasonal workers stopped flying to the UK
Ukraine’s national airline has cancelled a special flight taking seasonal contract workers to the UK, where they can earn four times as much as at home.
The Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) flight was scheduled to leave Kiev for London today. But with very short notice, the state aviation agency barred the flight.
Over a hundred Ukrainians, most of whom have six-month work permits in the UK, were left stuck at the airport.
Ukraine remains under lockdown until 12 May with numerous restrictive measures. However, some special flights upon request are still allowed to be operated.
“We were told by the airline that they are fighting for our right to go for work to the UK. It’s not clear what we do now,” Igor Peterenko, one of the stuck workers, told the BBC.
He was hired to work in an agriculture job until October.
The Ukrainian government has said it won’t help other countries with flights for seasonal workers. Instead, it encouraged Ukrainians to stay and work at home.
“In Ukraine the first priority is safety and health of our citizens. Amid [the] pandemic any trip brings risks of contraction, especially when it comes to flight,” said Ukrainian foreign affairs minister Dmytro Kuleba.
Free visa extensions are to be automatically granted to more overseas health and care workers in the UK, Home Secretary Priti Patel has said Front-line workers, including midwives, radiographers, social workers …
Free visa extensions are to be automatically granted to more overseas health and care workers in the UK, Home Secretary Priti Patel has said Front-line workers, including midwives, radiographers, social workers and pharmacists, with visas due to expire before 1 October 2020 will receive an automatic one-year extension. It will apply to those working both in the NHS and independent sector and their family members.
It comes after the home secretary announced a similar move for NHS doctors, nurses and paramedics last month.
Labour’s Geraint Davies asks at PMQs why the UK opted out of an EU scheme to obtain ventilators. “Was it a political or commercial decision,” he asks. “The original issue was …
Australia PM calls for investigation into virus despite criticism from China Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has again called for an independent investigation into the coronavirus outbreak. He said it was …
Australia PM calls for investigation into virus despite criticism from China
Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has again called for an independent investigation into the coronavirus outbreak.
He said it was “entirely reasonable” that the world would want to understand how the pandemic had spread.
China’s ambassador to Australia has rejected calls for an independent review and suggested that China could boycott Australian products.
Also on Wednesday, China’s consul-general for Victoria and Tasmania was accused of gatecrashing a national press conference by Health Minister Greg Hunt.
The televised conference was to announce that billionaire Andrew Forrest had secured 10 million testing kits for Australia.
Forrest invited the consul-general Zhou Long to make a few remarks at the podium.
He was not introduced by the foreign minister and was not allowed to take questions.
According to local media, the foreign minister’s office and the prime minister’s office were not informed about his attendance at the conference.
Zhou then praised China’s efforts in tackling covid-19.
Forrest had earlier called for tensions between the two countries to ease.
UK coronavirus app ‘ready in two to three weeks’ Building a coronavirus contact-tracing app that might help the UK emerge from lockdown has been a titanic effort – and it has …
Building a coronavirus contact-tracing app that might help the UK emerge from lockdown has been a titanic effort – and it has largely taken place in private.
NHS Digital chief executive Matthew Gould told MPs the app would be “technically ready” for deployment in “two to three weeks”.
But he made it clear it was only one part of the strategy to emerge from lockdown and would involve a none-too-subtle marketing campaign.
“If you want to protect the NHS and stop it being overwhelmed and, at the same time, want to get the economy moving, then the app is going to be an essential part of a strategy for doing that,” he said.
UK has repatriated 1.3 million people – Foreign Office minister The UK has repatriated 1.3 million people since the coronavirus outbreak, Foreign Office minister Nigel Adams has said. Among those, Mr …
UK has repatriated 1.3 million people – Foreign Office minister
The UK has repatriated 1.3 million people since the coronavirus outbreak, Foreign Office minister Nigel Adams has said.
Among those, Mr Adams said 200,000 British nationals had returned from Spain and 50,000 from Australia in the past month alone.
He added that the UK planned to bring back thousands more travellers in the next week on charter flights, including from Bangladesh, Nigeria and New Zealand.
