Day: December 16, 2020

Buhari reopens four land borders

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The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed disclosed after a virtual meeting that, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday has approved the recommendation of a committee for the reopening of four land borders with immediate effect, while others will be reopened in due course. According to her, other borders would be reopened before December 31, 2020. The president however said restriction on the importation of some commodities, like rice and other products would continue. Borders opened for now include Seme and Mfun borders in the Southwest, Ilela and…

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NCDC on COVID-19: Everyone from age 6 should wear a face mask

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Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has said that everyone above six years of age should always wear a face mask. This is coming as the World Health Organization, WHO, has warned of a “further resurgence” of COVID-19 cases in early 2021. In a series of tweets on its official Twitter handle, the Centre urged school authorities, parents, teachers, workers and students to take responsibility to reduce risk of COVID-19 spread. The Director-General of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu who also lamented the surge in COVID-19 cases said the country…

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BAFI Awards: FirstBank’s COVID-19 response sets the pace in CSR for other financial institutions

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By Aniekan Ezekiel From the publisher of BusinessDay, Frank Aigbogun’s welcome address at the recently held BusinessDay’s Banks and other Financial Institutions (BAFI) Awards came the following words: ‘The year 2020 has been a most interesting year. The economy and communities have been managed by disruptions imposed by COVID-19. Yet financial services have shown uncommon responsiveness and compassion towards customers and communities.’ Indeed, this has been an unusual year, no thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but it has been a year defined as much by COVID-19 and its associated disruptions…

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Genesis pastor, Dele Ogundipe’s post-conviction bail application rejected

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‌ The Senior Shepherd-in-Charge of the Celestial Church of Christ, Genesis Global, Prophet Israel Ogundipe’s post-conviction bail application was rejected yesterday (Tuesday) December 15, by the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja. Justice Olabisi Akinlade had on November 18 sentenced the popular prophet to one-year imprisonment for converting a woman’s property to his personal use and stealing. It will be recalled that the court found Ogundipe guilty of stealing and unlawful conversion of the property of a London-based architect, Mrs Oladele Williams-Oni. Ogundipe, who was arraigned on seven counts bordering…

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