Day: December 14, 2020

Israeli PM Netanyahu in self-isolation for third time

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gone into self-isolation after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for the coronavirus.   It is the third time the 71-year-old prime minister had entered quarantine over meetings with COVID-19 patients.…

December 14, 2020 · by komolafe times ·

Health ministry planning to showcase benefits of traditional medicine – Minister

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, says Ministry of Health is working towards showcasing the benefits of traditional medicine in Nigeria. He made this known in Abuja on Monday at a one-day Public Hearing, organised by the Senate Committee…

December 14, 2020 · by komolafe times ·

FG inaugurates technical committee to monitor, stabilise petrol pump price

The Federal Government has inaugurated a Technical Committee for the monitoring of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) price framework in the country.   The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, who inaugurated the committee on Monday in Abuja, said…

December 14, 2020 · by komolafe times ·

7 suspects escape from cell in Cross River – Police

The Cross River Police Command says seven suspects, detained for various offences, have escaped from its cell on Dec. 13.   In a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Irene Ugbo, in Calabar on Monday,…

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Buhari mourns ex-Attorney General of old Gongola State, Murtala Aliyu

President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with government and people of Adamawa over the death of Alhaji Murtala Aminu, a former Attorney-General of the defunct Gongola State.   In a condolence message by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,…

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FG suspends issuance of FTZs licences

The Federal Government has suspended issuance of licences for the operation of Free Trade Zones (FTZs) in the country. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Chief Adeniyi Adebayo, announced this during the inauguration of the panel to evaluate the…

December 14, 2020 · by komolafe times ·

COVID-19: FRSC boss directs officers to intensify public awareness

The FRSC Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has directed the corps to intensify public awareness on the extant precautionary measures against coronavirus, while enforcing COVID-19 protocols.   Oyeyemi gave the directive via a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer,…

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Akwa Ibom revenue agency seals GTBank premises over tax default

The Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Service (AKIRS) on Monday sealed the two branches of Guarantee Trust Bank (GTBank) in Uyo, over unpaid taxes totalling N184 million.   Mr Leo Umanah, Executive Director, Enforcement and Recovery, AKIRS, who led the…

December 14, 2020 · by komolafe times ·

2 dead, others injured as police intensify efforts to rescue abducted foreigner

The Police Command in Oyo State on Monday confirmed the death of a soldier and a civilian, in their attempt to rescue a foreign national, Hassan Mills, from his abductors.   The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP…

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UN calls for immediate release of abducted children in Nigeria

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of hundreds of boys that were abducted by suspected bandits, after an attack on their school in Katsina State.   More than 300 children are reported to…

December 14, 2020 · by komolafe times ·