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#COVID-19: Ayade Distributes Face/Nose Masks in #Calabar
Cross River state governor, Prof Ben Ayade on Thursday began the distribution of face and nose masks produced at the state-owned Garment Factory to residents of Calabar The governor had on Wednesday issued an executive order that nobody will be allowed in public in the state without a nose mask. In furtherance of that order, […]
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#Niger Republic Mourns Sheikh Ismail,Grand Leader of Nigerian Muslims
By Seini Zakaria Niger republic is in mourning as the head of muslim ummah in the country ,Sheikh Oumar Ismaël, popularly called ‘Marabout of Marabouts’,is dead . President Muhammed Issoufou of Niger republic described the late Sheikh as a great man of faith who dedicated his life to building consensus ,unity and harmony. This […]
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Op-ed: Is Low Oil Price the End of #OPEC or a New Beginning?
by Sarah Ladislaw Many people have heralded the “end of OPEC” throughout its 60-year history. Even when it was alive some analysts regarded it as functionally dead several times. The most recent time was during the oil price crash of 2014 when U.S. oil production so voraciously outpaced demand growth that OPEC walked away from […]
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#Nigeria Announces ‘Massive’ Joint Offensive on #Jihadists
(AFP)Nigeria on Thursday said it had launched a “massive” joint offensive with troops from Chad and Niger against jihadists waging a decade-long insurgency in the region. The announcement comes after Chad’s defense minister said Tuesday his country had deployed forces across its neighbors’ borders to battle insurgents who killed almost 100 Chadian soldiers last […]
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Op-Ed: Saudi-Russia Oil War is a Game Theory Masterstroke
Op-Ed: Saudi-Russia Oil War is a Game Theory Masterstroke The sell-off has hit high-cost producers while US shale can no longer be a free-rider by Antoine Halff On the face of it, the idea of Saudi Arabia and Russia starting an oil price war in the middle of a global pandemic is as dumb as […]
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COVID-19: Govts. Urged to Ensure Openness in Management of Donor Fund
–Proposes bill on health and social security for all Nigerians Federal and State Governments have been asked to ensure transparency in the management of the over N30 billion donated by different groups and institutions towards the management of the coronavirus pandemic. In a mid-week statement, a coalition of several civil society organisations led by Human […]
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How #Oyo is Fighting #COVID-19 – #Makinde’s Spokesperson
The Chief Press Secretary to the Oyo state governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa, in this interview with Nigerian Tribune, speaks on circumstances surrounding the governor’s Covid 19 positive status, fate of the governor’s aides, disposition of the government towards a total lockdown of the state and measures targeted at preventing a community spread of the virus […]