Buhari departs Abuja for Expo 2020 Dubai in UAE
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja today for the Expo 2020 Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Femi Adeshina, presidential spokesperson, said this in a statement on Wednesday. The fair, with the theme, “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future”, creates the environment for Nigeria to join over 190 countries to forge true […]
COVID-19: Unvaccinated civil servants allowed into offices in Abuja — despite FG’s directive
Civil servants without proof of COVID vaccination were allowed into their offices at the federal secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday. In October, the federal government mandated civil servants to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), had said workers who fail to get vaccinated would […]
Omicron: Ramaphosa warns of economic impact of ‘discriminatory’ travel restrictions
Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa, has called for the reversal of travel restrictions placed on African countries over fears of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. He said the “discriminatory restrictions” will have long-lasting effects on the economies of the affected countries. The United Kingdom, European Union and the United States are among those […]
Court dismisses false information case against Soludo
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit challenging the qualification of Chukwuma Soludo as a candidate in the November 6 Anambra state governorship election. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/711/2021, Adindu Valentine and Egwudike Chukwuebuk, the plaintiffs, had alleged that Soludo provided false information in the affidavit (Form EC9) that he […]
Lagos attorney-general: #EndSARS panel’s report on Lekki shooting unreliable
Moyosore Onigbanjo, attorney-general and commissioner for justice in Lagos, says many “contradictions” in the report of the state’s judicial panel on police brutality make the findings unreliable. The Lagos government, On Tuesday, released the white paper on the report submitted by the judicial panel set up to probe cases of police brutality in […]
Canada bans travels from Nigeria over Omicron COVID variant
The Canadian government has banned travellers from Nigeria and nine other African countries over concerns about the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The country earlier announced a ban on South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Namibia. In a statement on Tuesday, it said it was expanding the travel ban […]
‘As long as tollgate exists’ — Lagos accepts panel proposal to declare Oct 20 ‘Toll Free Day’
The Lagos state government says it accepts the recommendation of the judicial panel of inquiry to declare October 20 as a toll-free day “as long as the Lekki tollgate exists”. A white-paper committee was set up by Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, following the submission of the judicial panel’s report. The panel […]
Report for the World announces new corps members in Nigeria, India, Brazil
Report for the World, an initiative of the GroundTruth Project, a non-profit organisation based in the United States, has announced the selection of nine journalists for its 2021 reporting corps. In May, the organisation had announced TheCable as its first Nigerian partner newsroom to cover under-reported issues around the globe. The programme […]
White paper: Pathologist’s testimony shows no massacre at Lekki tollgate, says Lagos
The Lagos government says the testimony of John Obafunwa, a pathologist who appeared before the judicial panel on police brutality, shows that there was no massacre at the Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020. In June, Obafunwa appeared before the panel to say three, out of 99 bodies examined after the #EndSARS protests […]
Three cases of Omicron COVID variant detected in Nigeria
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced the detection of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in Nigeria. According to a statement by Ifedayo Adetifa, the NCDC director-general, the variant was detected in two Nigerians who arrived in the country last week. The agency, however, said the two cases are asymptomatic, and […]