Afe Babalola Tells FG To Reopen Private Universities

-Adewale Adetoyese “Reopen private varsities, public school not ready.” Afe Babalola Founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Chief Afe Babalola, has urged the Federal Government to reopen private universities, noting that many public institutions are not ready to resume. Our correspondent S’Teller gathered that Babalola, who said COVID-19 has “exposed the unpreparedness of public universities in the areas of poor infrastructures, underfunding, inefficiency and corruption which ASUU had documented and published”, said although he was not a fan of ASUU in view of its penchant for strike actions, the lecturers’…

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Aisha Buhari, Daughter-Hanan & Others Escape Air-Crash on Return From Dubai Trip

According to an exclusive report from SR, Nigeria was saved from a national disaster and calamity over the weekend when the private jet returning the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, and her daughter, Hanan, from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, lost control for about 10 minutes after five hours of flying. Recall that TellAfrica had reported that the First Lady sneaked out to the UAE, disguising the trip as a medical emergency under the government imposed lockdown to shop for the forthcoming wedding of Hanan. On their return trip to…

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Shoprite Plans To Discontinue In Nigeria

Shoprite, the South African retail outlet has announced the commencement of a formal process to discontinue its operation in Nigeria. Shoprite Holdings Limited made the announcement on Monday in its operational and voluntary trading update for the year ended on June 28, 2020. The multi-national retail group, which announced a 6.4 per cent increase (R156.9billion) in total sales of merchandise for the outgoing year despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, announced that it took the decision to discontinue its Nigeria operation “following approaches from various potential investors, and…

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Covid 19: Curfew Imposed In Melbourne As Cases Increases

-Doyinsola Johnson The Australian state of Victoria has declared a state of disaster and placed Melbourne, the country’s second biggest city, under nighttime curfew as it grapples with hundreds of “mystery cases” of coronavirus. As countries around the world including the US, the UK and Spain reimpose varying degrees of lockdowns, the Victorian premier announced that the state had to impose the highest level of restrictions in order to overcome a stubbornly high number of cases that cannot be traced. Six months after the World Health Organization had declared a global emergency, the virus…

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Madagascar Re-Impose Lockdown In City

In an effort to curb the surge in cases of COVID-19, the Madagascar government has reimposed a lockdown in its central region, which includes its capital Antananarivo. Schools and universities in the city have been closed while nonessential travel within the region is prohibited until July 20. Churches will also be shut, and public gatherings of more than 50 people is now prohibited according to the government. The government said troops have been deployed to affected districts to ensure residents comply with containment measures, including a curfew in the capital…

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South Africa: The Significance Of Alcohol Ban Amid Pandemic

The sales of liquor in many countries have been deemed essential during the social isolation, however, South Africa has taken a different approach. South Africa has been on lockdown since March 26, in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19, like many other States. The restrictions in SA are among some of the strictest in the world. For instance, you may only leave your home if you provide an essential service, or need to procure essential goods like food or medicine. Despite the restrictions, South Africa has also banned…

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Kaduna State Partially Ease Lockdown

KADUNA UPDATE: KDSG lifts partial lockdown, urges citizens to take responsibility for safety See the text of State Broadcast by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, Governor of Kaduna State, on the next steps for taking FORWARD the Covid-19 containment efforts in the state, Tuesday 9th June 2020 Dear people of Kaduna State, It is fitting and proper that I begin this address by paying tribute to the good people of Kaduna State. Amidst considerable danger and uncertainty created by the arrival of a new virus, the people of our State have in…

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605 Lockdown Violators Convicted In Kaduna

-YOMMY AYILARA.   Kaduna Court Convicts 605 Lockdown Violators.   The Kaduna State court has sentenced 605 people for violating lockdown order in the state.   According to the Ministry of Justice, the culprits were sentenced between Thursday, the 7th of May and Friday, the 8th of May, 2020 for disobeying the lockdown order which was compelled on the 26th of March, 2020 to curtail the spread of corona virus.   In a signed statement by Aisha Dikko, the Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General of Kaduna State, one million,…

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Gov. Nyesom Wike Temporarily Lifts Lockdown In Port Harcourt

Rivers State Governor Temporarily Lifts Lockdown In Port Harcourt.   The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has declared openly that the temporary lifting of the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas for two days with effect from Tuesday, the 12th of May, 2020.   This announcement was revealed in a briefing by the Governor; “Consequently, we have given due consideration to the propositions on the way forward by well-meaning citizens of the State, and after a cautious review of the situation, decided to implement a…

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Founder Stanbic IBTC Plc, Peterside Atedo Says Complete Lockdown Isn’t Sustainable In Nigeria

-YOMMY AYILARA. COVID-19: A Complete Lockdown Is Not Sustainable In Nigeria Says Atedo Peterside.   Many countries have enforced a lockdown rule in order to curb the spread of Covid-19, Nigeria not excluded.   However, there are a number of people who believe that placing Nigeria under a complete lockdown is not sustainable notwithstanding the rise of the cases daily.   An example of such people who think in that direction is Mr Atedo Peterside who is of the belief that there is a lot that must be taken into…

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