The Acting Managing Director of The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Daniel Pondei, has led a walk out on the House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta.
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The commission said the police was responsible for seven deaths while the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, non-state actors and the Abia State Task Force on COVID-19 were responsible for one death each. The commission added that investigation was still ongoing as at the time of the report to unravel the perpetrators of the extra-judicial killing that occurred in Jigawa State. The statement reads, “The report also shows that Enugu State has the highest recorded cases with 13 incidents unlike Lagos State that had the highest cases with 28 incidents in the earlier report released on 14/4/2020 by the commission. "This is followed by Imo State which had 12 incidents. Akwa Ibom and Nasarawa states recorded 10 incidents each, while Delta and Abia states recorded nine and seven incidents respectively." He attributed the improvement to the level of awareness created by the commission following the release of its initial report as well as efforts to ensure accoun
Residents defy social distance advise as security personnel prevent them from gaining access to the Kano-Kwari Textiles Market, after the state government relaxed the lockdown in Kano yesterday, to enable residents restock foodstuffs and essential commodities. The federal government said on Thursday that its policy on self-isolation, which prescribes that people should stay at home for certain time to authenticate their COVID-19 status has failed, saying this was the reason quarantining was made compulsory for all those coming into Nigeria. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, made this known on Thursday in Abuja during the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. He specifically made reference to people especially those coming into the country by air, land or sea, saying there were many COVID-19 cases from such persons. 9JATRAFFIC recalled that Nigeria’s index case was recorded on February 27, almost a month after the World Health Organisatio
Oil price crash: Privatise refineries, repeal PPPRA, PEF Acts, CSOs tell FG Seek legal backing for fuel subsidy removal By Michael Eboh A coalition of 14 Civil Society Organisations (CSO), yesterday, enjoined the Federal Government to urgently privatise the country’s four refineries and salvage the country from further loss of revenue, especially with the looming global economic downturn and the low crude oil price brought about by the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In a statement issued in Abuja, the consortium of CSOs also called for the repeal of the Acts establishing the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund (PEF), while they advised the Federal Government to clarify its stance on the Petroleum Support Fund, especially with the elimination of subsidy on petroleum products. Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Budgit, Spaces for Change (s4c)’ Youth Forum Of Extractive Industry Transparency In
Boris Johnson is back at Number 10 to resume work fully after his Coronavirus battle. The UK Prime Minister was whisked through the rear entrance of Downing Street in a dark Volkswagen minibus at around 6.30 on Sunday evening. After making full recovery from Coronavirus battle at the Chequers with his pregnant fiancée Carrie Symonds by his side, Mr. Johnson reportedly told colleagues he is 'raring to go'. Mr. Johnson, 55, was discharged from St Thomas' Hospital in London two weeks after he tested positive for Coronavirus. While at the hospital, he was moved to intensive care where he spent two days before he was moved back to the normal ward.