Electoral Act: Buhari, Osinbajo, govs, others may not vote at APC primaries
It’s an amendment that was well-intended and meant well for the smooth selection of candidates in the various political parties. The National Assembly had last week amended Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act to allow statutory delegates to vote at party primaries. A member of the National Assembly, who wished to remain anonymous, said, “The governors will now be fully in charge. However, a Presidency source said Buhari was also angry with the National Assembly for double-crossing him last February. Buhari may be magnanimous enough to amend the law now, but the National Assembly has no right to make any demands.
Source:Punch
May 21, 2022 14:05 UTC
Australian election results 2022: live votes tracker and federal seat counts
In this election there are two key policies dividing the Coalition, Labor party, Greens and 'teal' independents. Here, we track which of these policies are 'winning' or 'losing' based on seat counts. The aim of this is to show the potential policy outcomes of the election and what it actually will mean for peopleWe condensed each of the major party's policies into short position statements, and added how the positions of independents and minor parties align with these. This is based on public policy statements where available
Source:The Guardian
May 21, 2022 12:48 UTC
Why we raped, killed Greenfield students – Suspects
Lawal: We kidnapped a total of 140 pupils from Bethel Baptist High School. We also abducted 16 students from a school known as Greenfield University, which is located on the Kaduna-Abuja Expressway and is close to the Olam Feed factory, which is not far from Kaduna town. Lawal: We abducted the 16 students of Greenfield University in May 2021, while we abducted the Bethel Baptist High School students in July of the same year. We took some of the female students to the bush, raped them, and shot five of them dead before we got the ransom from their families. During the Greenfield and the Bethel Baptist High School operations, we from the Yellow Ashana gang worked with kidnappers from other camps.
Source:Punch
May 21, 2022 08:54 UTC
Stakeholders advocate more attention, mentorship of boy child | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
As a way of balancing and ensuring a wholesome parenting in the raising of the country’s next generations, experts at the second edition of Boy Child Conversation Conference are calling for more attention to be paid on the boy child, saying a sound boy child is pivotal to strengthening the society, families, leadership and institutions. They insist that grooming the boy child brings equality with the girl child to improve the society, saying that attention around the globe is female-centric but there is the need to mold the boy child. This was the thrust of the Boy Child Conversation Conference organised by the Debra’s Palace Initiative in partnership with Young Men Christians Association (YMCA), Lagos, themed, Kings Awake. For Assistant Pastor and Senior Personal Assistant to the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Leke Adeboye, the boy child conversation brings the needed balance, which tells that equality must not be neglected. On his part, Senior Pastor of the Franchise Church, Tosin Martins, said changing the narrative and being a positive influence in these troubling times, is key to grooming the boy child.
Source:The Guardian
May 21, 2022 04:16 UTC
Lagos airport runway corpse’s identity unknown, FAAN begins probe
Over 24 hours after a corpse was found on the international runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria is yet to unravel the identity of the dead. FAAN in a statement on Friday confirmed the report and said it had begun a probe into the cause of the unfortunate incident. Nigerians were shocked by the report of a mangled body on the runway on Thursday. There have been airport security breaches in recent times. An accident was averted at the airside of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos some months ago when a speeding vehicle had a near collision with a Dana Air plane taxiing to take off on Runway 18L of the airport.
Source:Punch
May 21, 2022 03:02 UTC
‘Now we have to deal with it’: what’s going on in the UK with monkeypox?
The sample was sent to Porton Down science park in Wiltshire where the UK Health Security Agency’s rare and imported pathogens laboratory swiftly ran a PCR test. Handout image issued by the UK Health Security Agency of the stages of monkeypox. Photograph: UK Health Security Agency/PAA week after confirming the first patient, the UKHSA reported two more in a family in London, with no links to the first case. These were seen by specialists struggling to diagnose patients with unexplained rashes at sexual health clinics. “This could easily have popped up in a different context,” said one senior specialist in sexual health.
Source:The Guardian
May 21, 2022 02:09 UTC
Customs seize goods worth N148.5m in north within one month
The Nigerian Customs Service, Team ‘B’ strike force operating in the North West and North East has said it has seized goods worth N148.5m with duty paid value in the month of April 2022. The coordinator, Controller General of Customs’ Team ‘B’ Strike Force, DC Faith Ojeifo gave the warning in Kaduna on Friday. DC Ojeifo said the seizures were made within the month of April 2022, across the Strike Force Team’s area of operation covering the entire North-West and North-East. “Between April 1st and 30th, my team has been able to seize 2,090 (50kg) bags of fertilizers with a Duty Paid Value of N31,563,000.00. Our reporter joined the train to and fro Lagos from Ibadan and tells his experience in this report..Customs seize goods Customs seize goods
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 21, 2022 00:12 UTC
COVID-19: Nigeria records 29 additional cases | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria rose to 255,924 on Thursday< with additional 29 infections recorded by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). [ad] The NCDC said this on Friday morning via its official website. It said that the 29 new cases were reported from two states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Lagos, the epicentre for the disease, reported most of the cases confirmed on Thursday with 19 infections. Kaduna reported seven cases and FCT, three.
Source:The Guardian
May 20, 2022 23:50 UTC
Flight operations resume at Lagos airport after corpse’s removal
Flight operations have resumed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, after the removal of a mangled body on the runway. A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, hinted that full flight operations have resumed after the runway was cleared of the mangled corpse of a yet-to-be-identified man. “As a result, between 0110 and 0343 hours, the runway was temporarily closed to allow for an immediate evacuation of the remains. Flight operations resumed at 0343 hours. During the temporary shutdown of the runway, international flights were prevented from landing and taking off from the airport’s international terminal.
Source:Punch
May 20, 2022 22:42 UTC
Naira notes will be out of circulation soon, says CBN official
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said that paper currency will soon be out of circulation, urging market men and women to sign into the e-Naira. The Delta State Branch Controller of CBN, Mr Godwin Okafor, stated this on Friday at the popular Ogbogonogo market during the market sensitisation on e-Naira. He said, “We are here at the market today to sensitise the market people on the use of e-Naira. It is fully backed by CBN, unlike Bitcoin which has no legal backing.”The consultant of CBN on e-Naira, Dr. Aminu Bizi, said Delta was chosen as the second state to sensitise market women on e-Naira after Lagos. “We are here to sensitise market men and women, shop to shop on the use of e-Naira.
Source:Punch
May 20, 2022 22:42 UTC
FG moves to end ASUU, poly lecturers strikes, begins arrears payment
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of minimum wage arrears, which it owed lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and Academic Staff Union of Universities as part of efforts to end ongoing strikes by the unions, The PUNCH has learnt. The National President of ASUP, Dr. Anderson Ezeibe, and the Chairman, ASUU FUTMinna, Dr. Gbolahan Bolarin, confirmed this in separate interviews with our correspondent in Abuja on Thursday. The PUNCH reported that the two unions are currently on strike following the inability of the government to meet their demands including the payment of minimum wage arrears and release of revitalisation funds, among others. While ASUU commenced its strike on February 14, 2022, ASUP is currently on an initial two-week warning strike. They just started paying the salary/minimum wage arrears, the one they have refused to pay.
Source:Punch
May 20, 2022 20:00 UTC
MTN, Airtel begin formal PSB operations in Nigeria | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
Firms adopt MoMo, SmartCash as nomenclatureFollowing the final approval for a Payment Service Bank (PSB) licence granted by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), MTN Nigeria’s fintech subsidiary, MoMo Payment Service Bank (MoMo PSB) Limited, formally commenced operations yesterday, the firm has disclosed. Airtel Africa secured a full Payment Service Bank licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through its subsidiary in April, having received an in-principle approval in 2021. CEO of MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, said: “We are grateful to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for their support and guidance through the process. This is an important milestone for MTN Nigeria in our mission to support the delivery of financial services to everyone in Nigeria. Airtel Africa CEO, Segun Ogunsanya, pledged to revolutionise financial services in Nigeria and drive inclusion.
Source:The Guardian
May 20, 2022 17:16 UTC
We’ll cut dependence on foreign tech – Putin
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday called for “technological sovereignty”, saying Russia had been hit by numerous cyberattacks since Moscow sent troops to Ukraine. “The number of cyberattacks, including complex ones, has increased many times over” since the start of Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine in February, Putin said during a meeting of Russia’s Security Council. “The attacks are coming from different countries but are clearly coordinated,” Putin added. Russia needs to “radically reduce the risks associated with the use of foreign programmes, computer technology, and telecommunications equipment”, Putin said. “In order to strengthen our technological sovereignty, the government needs to create a modern Russian electronic component base in the shortest time possible,” he added.
Source:Punch
May 20, 2022 16:22 UTC
‘...Nigeria needs to brace up for new technology in automotive sector’ | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News
As this year’s edition of the West Africa Automotive Show (WAAS) ends, organisers of the exhibition are of the opinion that Nigeria needs to brace up for new technologies in the automotive sector. According to them, it is a positive thing that these technologies are coming to these parts of the world but needs to be embraced as it unfolds. As time goes by things progress, as technology improves, Nigeria has got to stay ahead, if you don’t you fall behind. So there are challenges when it comes to electric vehicles everywhere in the world. “Again overtime, you have got to move with the time where the world is going, and then you need to start implementing that.
Source:The Guardian
May 20, 2022 16:06 UTC