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The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has denied allegations that COVID-19 palliatives meant for distribution were hoarded by state governments. According to a statement signed by the forum’s spokesperson Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, on Monday, the governors have held several meetings since the #EndSARS street protests and started to address concerns of members of the public and that they identified calls for justice and an end to police brutality. “The NGF wishes to state categorically that no State has been involved in or has hoarded any palliatives,” the governors said. Although the governors regretted the loss of lives and property occasioned by the…

Lagos, October 26, 2020 President, Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), New Jersey, Dr. Kazeem Bello, says remittances by Nigerians living abroad can be a veritable means to support poverty alleviation in the country.  Dr. Kazeem Bello who cited Bangladesh as one of the countries that have benefited immensely from remittances of its nationals in the Diaspora, noted that the inflow to the country has impacted its economy immensely thereby reducing poverty. The NIDO president who was speaking at the Ecobank Digital Series on “Financial Services & Remittance Solutions for Nigerians in Diaspora: Leveraging Ecobank’s Pan-African offering as the Nation Celebrates 60”, noted that measures…

Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade has charged security agencies currently operating in the state to commence House to House Search to look for critical state and private assets looted by hoodlums in Calabar and its environment. Ayade who was accompanied by some service commanders in the state made this known to journalists this during an on-the-spot assessment of damaged property in Calabar, the state capital. The Governor, while assuring the youths that their welfare will henceforth be given priority, advised those who looted critical assets of the state and private homes to return them or face the law. He…

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Suspends Symposium on Public Private Partnership towards the development of Ogun state and  installation ceremony as Lisa Aje Egba

Wema Bank, Nigeria’s long-standing indigenous bank is urging customers and all Nigerians to stay safe as a result of the recent unrest in the country following the #endsars protest. As a highly innovative bank, Wema Bank encourages everyone to explore alternative banking channels as well as its digital banking platform ALAT for all financial transactions at a time like this. Wema bank has recently notified customers of its decision to shut down branches in affected locations where a curfew has been imposed by the government, following this development, the bank issued a statement on its social media channels pleading with…

The Federal Government has been called upon to urgently develop and implement a national protein-led nutrition policy to address and curtail the rising incidence of protein deficiency in Nigeria. Dr. Adepeju Adeniran, a professional physician and an experienced public health expert, who made this call recently, noted that efforts to effectively tackle protein deficiency must include household food improvement, enhanced protein availability, protein affordability and multi-sectoral planning. Adeniran, who is also the co-founder and national chairperson of the Nigerian chapter of Women in Global Health, tasked the government to prioritise the availability and affordability of protein-rich foods in the country.…

I woke up this morning after my morning devotion; I dabbled into a mind boggling report on my WhatsApp platform.I told myself: The TRUTH be told, what are the roles of the MEDIA obligated and bestowed with the sole ethical responsibilities of being the watchdog of the society; must have PLAYED in the long aged corruptions that have infested and given birth to loss of lives, heinous carnage, wanton destruction of our personal and national wealth over the years in Nigeria???!!!After reading through this long revealing poetic but mind boggling report on my WhatsApp platform, calls for concerns.I was forced…

The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) celebrates our dear father, Elder Statesman and great Philanthropist, the Odo’le Odua, Sir Kesingnton Adebukunola Adebutu, CON, KJW, on the occasion of his 85th birthday.Baba’s 85th birthday provides another precious opportunity for us, as a party to once again felicitate an icon whose life has been devoted to uncountable selfless services to his immediate community, our dear Ogun state and indeed, humanity.Without mincing words, our great party is indeed highly honoured to have the Odo’le Odua as one of its fathers in Ogun State. It is our fervent prayers that…