The nineteen northern states have expressed their commitment to repositioning the education sector in order for it to meet the demands of current realities. This is part of the resolution reached at a meeting held by the commissioners of education for the nineteen states. The commissioners met on Saturday, 19 September 2020, in Abuja to … Read more
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday stated its position on reopening of schools amid COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 pandemic. Ekohotblog reports that ASUU kicked against the reopening of schools by the Federal Government due to the pandemic currently ravaging the country. According to Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU National President, Federal Government needed to address … Read more
Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu on Thursday announced the immediate reopening of all three of the landlocked country’s international airports to help revitalize the tourism sector hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. Lungu said decreased economic activity since the start of April caused a loss in revenues of 20.8 billion kwachas ($1.1 billion). He announced the … Read more
Prices of crude oil slipped from a three-month high on Tuesday, June 23 after it had rallied earlier in the day as a result of comments on the status of the US-China trade deal. The Brent crude, which initially hit $43, shed 68 cents or 1.58 percent yesterday to trade at $42.40 per barrel. Also, … Read more
Leading members of the U.S. COVID-19 task force have warned President Donald Trump about the health risks of holding large-scale indoor campaign rallies. But Trump and his campaign advisers are proceeding with the event in Tulsa, Oklahoma on today Saturday, June, 20. The rally is expected to draw as many as 19,000 people. READ ALSO: … Read more
15 Ex-African leaders send warning messages to the U.S. government headed by President Donald Trump to respect the governing systems of the African Development Bank (AfDB). In a statement on Friday, the former leaders said the bank and its president, Akinwumi Adesina, should not be distracted at a time when the continent is battling the … Read more
South Africa’s rand raced to its highest in more than eight weeks against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as optimism about a global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic boosted riskier assets, with investors looking past Sino-U.S. trade tensions. At 0605 GMT, the rand traded at 17.4700 per dollar, 0.91 percent firmer than its previous close. … Read more
U.S President Donald Trump during an interview claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin likes him. Whilst speaking on a news program”Full Measure”, Trump said; “He likes me, but I think he doesn’t want me to win the election”. Trump also suggested that China is also on the list of actors who want to see him … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the entire world – the future of everything and the world of work, but perhaps the most visible effect of this disruption is most felt in the financial services sector, the markets and the global economy. In this regard, the banking sector is one of the most gravely impacted. It … Read more
Senior pastor of the Daystar Christian Centre (DCC), Sam Adeyemi, has encouraged Christians to remain calm during this period of the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. Adeyemi who expressed displeasure over the devastating effect of the pandemic, said he is quite pained churches are closed but however everyone must bear with the situation and hold on for … Read more
Prophet TB Joshua, the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has revealed that “God is about to establish” people after the COVID-19 pandemic. Ekohotblog reports that the SCOAN General Overseer who recently returned from an undisclosed prayer mountain made this comment during a live service on Emmanuel TV on Sunday, where he also … Read more
The Christian Council of Nigeria (CCN), Enugu State chapter, has said that normal services will resume in churches in the state on May 10. The council said that this was part of the agreements reached with the state government on Thursday. A statement issued in Enugu by Most. Rev. Christopher Ede, the state Chairman of … Read more
COVID-19 pandemic poses a threat to over 100,000 jobs in the aviation sector says Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. Hadi Sirika stated this on Wednesday at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Sirika stated that the aviation sector has been dealt a severe blow by the pandemic, noting that airlines have … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to apologise to Nigerians over the management of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Mr. President should apologize to Nigerians for his failures, which have worsened the pandemic situation. He should also account for the billions of naira, which his government claimed to have spent, particularly, on palliatives,” … Read more
I have been worried about the rising case of infection among Nigerians daily and it becomes worrisome that what we thought was a foreign infection has now taken a seat in our country. The Government has done it’s best to prevent the spread, provide medical care and support for patients. In its efforts to do … Read more