Day: November 16, 2020

Nigeria’s Kwara State receives fresh $5m for COVID-19, budget augmentation

Aliyu Aliyu

Kwara State on Monday received $5m (N1.9bn) from the Federal Government for fulfilling the State Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS)‘s new disbursement-linked indicator related to budget reviews that prioritise COVID-19 economic recovery. The State had earlier this year received $5m for meeting verification protocols for SFTAS programme for results for year 2018. The state won the SFTAS grant for also publishing an approved amended  2020 COVID-19 responsive budget by July 31, 2020, thereby meeting verification protocols for the programme, according to a statement by the Commissioner for Finance and Planning Olasumbo…

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12 bag First Class as McPherson University produces 92 graduates

Damola Oyede

  McPherson University, one of the leading private Universities in Nigeria, has held its fifth convocation ceremony where a total of 92 graduates were given certificates including 12 with First Class Honours. Vice-Chancellor of the University, Professor Adeniyi Agunbiade, who, in an address at the Convocation held at the school’s premises, said this, maintained that the University had also secured an approval from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to run a Bachelor of Nursing Science (B.N.Sc.) Degree Programme and Part-Time Degree Programmes for McU. “I am glad to report that, by…

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NLC rejects Petrol Price hike, demands ‘reversal with immediate effect’  

Efe Wellington

  Three days after the hike in prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in Nigeria, the apex workers’ union, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday rejected the hike in the prices, demanding reversal to the old price “with immediate effect.” The NLC, which said this in a statement sent to Platforms Africa and signed by its President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, declared that the hike in prices of the product has worsened the pain and anguish in the country. Though the union was silent on next line of action if the…

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Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Crosses 14%, Highest Jump In Four Years

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says consumer price index, which measures inflation, hit 14.23 percent in October. The inflation rate jumped by 0.52 percentage points which is the highest recorded since July 2016 when the inflation rate increased by 0.65 percentage points. Inflation measures the rate at which the prices of goods and services increase over a period of time. The October CPI/Inflation report released on Monday showed that food inflation hit 17.38 percent from 16.66 percent in September. This bureau sad the rise in the food index…

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How we arrested 720 suspected Criminals in Lagos – Police

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The Lagos State Police Command, on Sunday, carried out simultaneous raids on areas believed to be harbouring criminals and hoodlums, across the 14 area commands in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement issued in Lagos, said that 720 suspects were arrested, with various weapons and substances suspected to be Indian hemp and cocaine. “In its bid to solidify the security architecture of the state, the Lagos Command re-launched its anti crime strategies to curb crimes and criminality across the state. “In the…

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COVID-19: Kenyan Doctors Indict Govt for 10 Specialists, 20 nurses’ death

Aoko Benjamin

  Doctors in Kenya have indicted the East African country of negligence, which they alleged led to the deaths of at least 30 medical workers, including 10 senior specialists. The doctoctors issued a three-week strike notice, accusing the government of failing to provide them with adequate protective gear in the fight against coronavirus. Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) on Sunday said they will go on strike unless their plight is addressed. The Union said over the last eight months, it has continuously engaged all relevant government ministries to…

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How Information Disorder Affects Protests in Africa By PROF. AYO OJEBODE

Ayo Ojebode

How Information Disorder Affects Protests in Africa By Ayo Ojebode, a professor of Applied Communication, University of Ibadan   Full Title: How Information Disorder Affects Protests in Africa and What Stakeholders Must Do Protests are acknowledged globally as an important aspect of democracy. This cannot be otherwise: democracy, however we define it, is a collaborative venture among diverse and, sometimes, opposing forces. Often, some groups or viewpoints feel marginalised or unfairly treated, and when the other avenues for expressing this feeling fail, they resort to protests. Protests should be welcomed…

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