Facemask prices quadruple in Nigeria as demand soars in the wake of coronavirus scare

PHARMACIES across Nigeria are raking on the millions as the sale of surgical masks has soared over recent weeks and prices have more than quadrupled soaring to N1,300 from N350 before the outbreak of the coronavirus.

 

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Sokoto State to borrow $180m to fund annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and other things

SOKOTO State government has announced plans to secure a N65.7bn ($180m) loan to enable it fund different projects including purchasing cars and paying for the annual Hajj  pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia for Muslims.

 

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Soyinka and Sani lead array of human rights heavyweights who show up in court in solidarity with Sowore

FORMER presidential candidate and Sahara Reporters publisher Omoyele Sowore received heavyweight support when he appeared in court today as Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and Senator Shehu Sani showed up in solidarity with him.

 

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Details of Amotekun bill revealed as law states that assaulting an operative attracts one month jail term

DETAILS of the regional security bill due to be passed in six state houses of assemblies across southwest Nigeria have been revealed with it emerging that the law stipulates that attacking any Amotekun operative attracts a fine of N250,000 of one month prison sentence.

 

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Our electricity policy is clearly not working so it is time to change track and outsource the function to our local governments

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] We keep debating this issue of inadequate electricity supply in Nigeria but always come up short. It is not actually rocket science as our problems can be broken down into two. In the first place, we need about 50,000MW but only generate 7,000MW and to make matters worse, we can only distribute 4,000MW of this. All we have to do is address both issues

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Senator Udoma Udo Udoma awarded one of Japan's highest national honours

JAPAN'S government has awarded Nigeria's former minister budget and national planning Senator Udoma Udo Udoma with one of its highest national honours in recognition of his contribution to building the bilateral relationship between the two countries.

 

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Aids Health Care Foundation to distribute free condoms in Nigeria on Valentine's Day

NON-governmental organisation Aids Health Care Foundation (AHF) is planning to distribute 250,000 free condoms to Nigerians in six states and the Federal Capital Territory on Valentine's Day as part of its fight against sexually transmitted diseases.

 

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Two community leaders detained in Anambra State after four Fulani herdsmen were killed

TWO leaders of the Ifite-Ogwari community in Ayamelun Local Government Area of Anambra State have been arrested by the police following the recent killing of four Fulani cattle herdsmen and 108 cows in the town.

 

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Amotekun bill to be passed by six state houses of assembly and signed into law this Friday

LEGISLATIVE bills authorising the creation of the regional security outfit Amotekun are to be passed by the houses of assemblies of the six states making up Nigeria's southwest geo-political zone and signed into law by their governors this Friday.

 

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Manchester City's Tosin Adarabioyo enters talks with NFF about switching to Nigeria

MANCHESTER City centreback Tosin Adarabioyo has begun talks with Nigeria Football Federation ( NFF) officials about switching his allegiance from England to enable him feature for the Super Eagles internationally.

 

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