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The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors excluded Nigeria from the list of 25 countries that will benefit from its $1.9 billion first set of emergency support operations for nations that had been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.The decision, the World Bank said in a statement, was reached by the board on Thursday and it was prepared to deploy about $160 billion in the next 15 months to help countries deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and quick economic recovery.The statement read:“The World Bank Group is prepared to deploy up to $160 billion over the next 15 months to support COVID-19 measures that…

Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the payment of March salaries to federal workers following his movement restriction in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja.The president directed the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning to pay the salaries immediately.Buhari gave the directive while meeting the COVID-19 Impact Assessment Committee on Thursday to review the effect of the outbreak on the economy.The president directed the ministry to ensure that critical infrastructures were protected and as much as possible. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, briefing journalists on the outcome of the meeting in Abuja said the President further directed…

Hon. Ladi Adebutu has provided succour to the people of Ogun State, the provision of relief materials which worth millions of naira was made known through a press release duly signed by the Media Consultant, Ladi Adebutu Development Organisation, Afolabi Orekoya. The press release reads thus:”The Corona Virus known as Covid 19 rampaging the entire globe and putting the lives of people in danger led to the declaration of a total lockdown by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Sunday, 30th March, 2020, which has also affected our dear State for 14 days with effect from Friday,…

Sadiya Farouk, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, says the ministry has commenced cash transfer to poorest households in the country to cushion effect of the coronavirus pandemic.The minister said this during a press briefing by the presidential task force on the disease in Abuja, on Monday.Nigeria has recorded 111 coronavirus cases spread across 10 states and the federal capital territory.The country also recorded its second death from the disease on Monday.Farouk said the ministry has commenced advance payment of conditional cash transfer to the poorest households in the country.She said the vulnerable group will also be…

Badero Olusola, a UK based Nigerian is lending helping hand to over hundred (100) Nigerians through his Facebook page “Maiyegun Diary Politico” while initiating the support he wrote:”Supporting Nigerians before the Covid-19 lockdown with token of N5000 each? Here we go. If you are interested in donating to support Nigerians who are followers of Maiyegun’s Diary, send your donation here:0049889517Adunmo L AGTBankRef. MDP Covid-19 Donation For the record, this account does not belong to me, I don’t have any control over it but, I have 100% TRUST in the holder to execute this life affecting noble idea. He has done it for…

The United Spiritual Church has ordered all the branches of the Church to remain closed, the directive came through a memo duly signed by the Primate of the Church Most Revd (Dr.) J.O. Ogunseye, JP “with the subject “TOTAL SHUTDOWN OF CHURCHES IN OGUN STATE”The memo reads: “Further to my pronouncement of 20th March, 2020 on the current global viral infections, I now call on our International Headquarters, our Cathedral and all ourbranches to shut down until further notice.This is in line with the decision of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ogun State Chapter for all churches across the…

The Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta for the second time on Wednesday, 18th March, 2020 adjourned the hearing of the application for injunction to hold the PDP congress filed by the embattled PDP Chairman in Ogun State, Chief Adebayo Dayo.During the Court proceedings, the lead Counsel for PDP Chief Chris Uche, SAN, informed the Court of his client’s application to transfer the matter to Abuja to be consolidated with the matter which was already instituted in the Federal High Court, Abuja. The Counsel to Engr. Bayo Dayo confirmed service of the application filed by the lead Counsel for PDP but…

The road to 2023 is getting increasingly interesting with each passing day if the ongoing brouhaha in the ruling party is anything to go by. With different factions representing different interests within the ruling party, the coast seems clearer for the opposition party, the PDP who barely lost the unfair and incredible election, according to several international observers. Although there has been various speculations about a former two term Governor of Lagos State and a national leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu taking over from Buhari, the mere thought of the possibilities has led to high level bickering even…

NIGERIAN BORN HUMAN RIGHT LAWYER AND ACTIVIST, BARRISTER HABEEB IBIDAPO – WHYTE WHO GRADUATED FROM UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, KWARA STATE, NIGERIA IN 2013 WITH A SECOND CLASS UPPER DIVISION IN LAW AND A SOLICITOR AND BARRISTER OF THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA IN THIS ENCOUNTER WITH ADEJOLA ADEYEMI CROWN DURING TROPIC REPORTERS COMMUNICATION ONLINE MASTER CLASS FOR NEWS CORRESPONDENTS TAGGED: “LEARNING JOURNALISM THROUGH THE LAW”, THE E-LEARNING MASTER CLASS WHICH TOOK PLACE ON SATURDAY 14TH MARCH, 2020 HAD CLOSE TO 106 PARTICIPANTS IN ATTENDANCE.BARRISTER HABEEB WHYTE WHO SPOKE ABOUT THE ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS, PRINCIPLES AND BEHAVIOURS OF A NEWS CORRESPONDENT TO ENABLE A SANE SOCIETY AND FREEDOM OF THE…

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state government has eliminated the threat of COVID-19 outbreak through the Italian index case.Abayomi, briefing newsmen on the COVID-19 update on Friday in Lagos, said that concerted efforts of government and its partners assisted in breaking the cycle of transmission.According to him, the virus didn’t have opportunity to spread beyond one person.The commissioner said that the state government had intensified its surveillance at the nation’s airports against another imported case.He, However, said that it was inevitable that there would be more outbreaks in Africa.Abayomi said that Lagos was intensifying its surveillance…