Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has approved a 400 percent increment in the hazard allowance for all Health Officers in Lagos State from N5,000 (Five Thousand Naira) to N25,000 (Twenty Five Thousand Naira) for the month of April 2020. The announcement of the increment was contained in a circular issued by the Lagos State…
Day: April 23, 2020
FG Pays 23m Shillings for Release of 60 Nigerians From Tanzanian Prisons
The Federal Government has concluded plans with Tanzanian authorities for the release of 60 out of the 73 Nigerians imprisoned in the country. Spokesman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said in a statement on Wednesday that the Nigerians were imprisoned on different charges. Mr Balogun said their repatriation was made possible…
[BREAKING] China To Give WHO Extra $30m Following US Freezing Of Funds
China announced on Thursday that it will donate another $30 million to the World Health Organization to help the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic. His comments come around a week after the United States — also the WHO’s biggest contributor — said it would halt payments to the UN body after accusing it of…
COVID-19: Governors Adopt Two-week Inter-state Lockdown
As part of measures aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus across the country, the 36 state governors, on Wednesday, unanimously resolved to adopt a two-week inter-state lockdown. According to the Nigerian Tribune, the resolution was passed during the sixth teleconference chaired by Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, during which the governors harped on…