Month: July 2020

Fear as South African Minister hospitalised over COVID-19

ADEOLA YUSUF

South Africa’s Mineral Resources Minister, Gwede Mantashe, was admitted to hospital after contracting the coronavirus about a week ago, the presidency said in a statement. The move advised by a family doctor, the statement read, would enable better medical attention and monitoring for Mantashe, reports Reuters. This came as more people continue to demand that schools should be shut again. South Africa now has an average of 30,000 COVID-19 cases daily.

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Nigeria hints international flight operations may resume before October

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The Nigerian Government has announced that international flight operations might be resuming before October 2020. This is despite the country’s ban of flight operations from Europe, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and others. The disclosure was made by the country’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in a tweet post through his official Twitter handle on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. This is a clarification from the minister is coming after the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) had issued a routine 90-day Notices to Airmen (NOTAM). This forecloses the resumption of international…

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Nigeria’s CBN hints of fresh banks’ recapitalisation, demands exclusive Right for licensing, revocation

ADEOLA YUSUF

Another wave of recapitalisation may soon blow in Nigeria’s banking sector. The country’s apex bank, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), which gave this hint, kicked against the idea of any institution sharing from its power of “hire and fire” of banks in the Africa’s biggest economy. The banks in the country, like other financial institutions across the World are counting huge losses due to Coronavirus pandemic. CBN particularly demanded the power to retain exclusive right for the licensing of banks and the revocation of same when a bank goes distressed.…

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COVID-19: Envoys, Politicians, Journalists in contact with Nigeria’s foreign Minister fret over Status + NAMES, PHOTOS

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who tested positive for COVID-19 was in contact with diplomats from China, Russia, Algeria and Somalia within the last two weeks. Onyeama is also a top member of Nigeria’s Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. A peep into his diary also showed that he met with a Minister, Senator, Politicians and journalists from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) within the last 14 days before his COVID-19 positive status was revealed. Here is the list of some of those he had…

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NDIC criminalises Nigeria banks’ age-long Insider loans, goes tough on ‘negligent’ Directors

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s Financial industry insurer and watchdog, Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), has gone tough on banks in the country, criminalising their  age-long practice of insider loans and stating readiness for persecution of various offences and negligent directors of failed banks. The imposition of penalties and persecution of various offences, the NDIC said, is to serve as a deterrent to officers and directors of banks and will ensure that the banking industry ensures compliance with available laws and regulation. The corporation also proposed the express prohibition of insider loans/criminalising insider loans by…

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Suspense begins as BBNaija parades hot housemates, keeps tongues wagging

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Suspense has begun as BBNaija, one of the topmost reality shows in Africa, reopened its House for hot housemates. Announcing a line up of programmes for the week, Multi-Choice said in a statement sent to Platforms Africa that the “BBNaija is back for a 5th Season! If you enjoyed the last edition, you are definitely in for a treat because this year things are about to get lit in Biggie’s house. “You surely do not want to miss the BBNaija Season 5 premiere on the BBNaija channel 29 and AM Family (channel 2) this…

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Classmate Who ‘Killed’ Tolulope Arotile not authorised to drive – Report

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Suspected killer who knocked down first ever combat helicopter pilot in Nigeria’s history ‘Has No Driver’s Licence’ A former classmate who allegedly “knocked down and killed” Tolulope Arotile, first female combat helicopter pilot of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) “has no driver’s licence,” a sign of authority by the Country’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). Arotile, according to NAF, died from head injuries last Tuesday when she was knocked down by a car driven by her old classmate at the Artforce base, Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria. Quoting Military sources, Lagos-Nigeria…

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COVID-19: Russia mocks US, promises vaccine in September ahead the West

ADEOLA YUSUF

Russia could make available a vaccine for the treatment of the coronavirus disease as early as September. Chief Executive of government-backed Russia Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Kirill Dmitriev, who stated this, maintained that his country offer the World a vaccine better and faster than America despite “so called billions of dollars,” the US had claimed to have invested in Vaccine development. ‘’Russia may be one of the first to produce a vaccine against the backdrop of the billions that are being invested in the U.S. and all the pharma companies working…

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How I broke Tolulope’s death news to her mother – Arotile’s father

ADEOLA YUSUF

I spoke with my daughter at 1pm, four hours later she was in mortuary one week after operation against Kastina bandits,” retiree Elder Arotile cries out bitterly  24-year – old late pilot may be buried at the National Cemetery, Abuja Akintunde Arotile, father of Tolulope Arotile, who at 23 year-old became the first ever female combat helicopter pilot in Nigeria’s history, has narrated how he broke he sad news of his daughter’s death to her mother. Elder Arotile, a retired staff of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) said in…

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Nigerian pupils to begin WAEC Exam September 5

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Country forced regional exams council to shift date, rallies four other countries on new schedule   The Nigerian Government and West African Examination Council (WAEC) have agreed to shift the date for the commencement of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from the August 4 to September 5, 2020. Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who announced this on Friday, explained that this decision was the outcome of a meeting between the Federal Government and officials of WAEC’s Nigeria office on Monday noting that both parties…

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