The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has announced that physical distancing measures will be re-imposed at the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah effective from 7:00 am tomorrow. The Presidency said in a statement that it was decided to re-impose the physical distancing measures among the Umrah pilgrims and worshipers as well as in spreading prayer rugs and while performing tawaf (circumambulation around the Holy Kaaba) in order to safeguard the health and safety of the pilgrims. All visitors and workers at the Two Holy Mosques have been asked to comply…
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Following the contamination of the Osun river by activities of illegal miners in the state, a Non-Governmental Organisation, Urban Alert, has alerted that over two million residents of the state are at risk of lead poisoning. The group in its report, tagged #Safeosunriver done in conjunction with Levite Foundation for Community Development, said the level of heavy metals, including, lead, mercury and cyanide, present in the river is more than 500 per cent above the permissible level. Addressing journalists in Osogbo, Urban Alert’s team leader, Anthony Adejuwon the river traverse over 20 communities in the state and five other states…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled that Section 46 of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Act should be construed within the narrow confines of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, the percusor to the establishment of the EFCC – to prevent illicit finacial outflow from Nigeria. The apex court, in a landmark judgment in Dr.Joseph Nwobike (SAN) Vs. Federal Republic of Nigeria, Appeal No. SC/CR/161/2020, told the anti-graft agency that its powers to investigate and prosecute financial crimes under Section 46 of the EFCC Act was not at large. It held that the EFCC could not hide under…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have appointed 61-year-old Portuguese manager, Jose Peseiro as the new coach for the Super Eagles.This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the NFF executive meeting held earlier today via zoom conference. “After careful consideration of a memo presented by Chairman of the Technical and Development Sub-Committee, the Executive Committee endorsed a proposal for the appointment of Mr Jose Peseiro as the new Head Coach of the Super Eagles, following the end to the relationship with Mr Gernot Rohr. “However, the Committee resolved that Mr Augustine Eguavoen, named the interim Head Coach,…
Stanford University, United States of America-based Elsevier B.V has named two Nigerian professors among the topmost productive scientists in the world. Elsevier B.V is an academic publishing company that publishes medical and scientific literature. The two Nigerian professors are Prof. Kayode Oyewumi, the Dean of Faculty of Physical Sciences and Prof. Musa Yakubu, immediate past Director, Central Research Laboratories, both of the University of Ilorin. The university stated in its bulletin issued on Wednesday in Ilorin. Speaking on behalf of the duo, Oyewumi said researchers’ ranking had become a global tool for evaluating intellectualism, academic prowess, research excellence and impact…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced investigation of the Vice Chancellor of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa in the southern part of Ondo State of Nigeria and his Management team over what it termed “contract racketeering and violation of Procurement Act”. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Sunday Roberts Ogunduyile, his Deputy, Professor Francis Igbasan and the University Procurement Officer was said to have been petitioned by a bystander suspected to be one of the contractors who had bided for contract in the University but was edged out for reason of having anointed contractors to…
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment pool of €10.5m to drive technological innovation across sub-Saharan Africa. The AfDB announced this in a statement titled ‘African Development Bank Group Board approves €10.5m pooled investment in tech start-up fund to boost innovation across sub-Saharan Africa.’ “The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment pool of €10.5m toward the first close of the Janngo Start-Up Fund, a pan-African tech start-up fund,” it said. According to the statement, the €10.5m pooled investment consists of €7m provided by the…
No fewer than 15,049 nurses trained in Nigeria obtained licence to practise in the United Kingdom within a period of five years spanning from March 2017 to March 2021, The PUNCHhas learnt. This was disclosed in a report obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the UK on Tuesday in Abuja. Our correspondent observed that Nigeria is the third highest country with foreign nurses in England coming after the Philippines and India. The NMC is the UK body responsible for the registration of professionals eligible to practise in the UK. The body also investigates concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing…
Osi Umenyiora’s feats on and off the football field provided him with an opportunity to become a hero in more ways than one. For 20 years, the former New York Giants defensive end has quietly donated resources to his homeland of Nigeria, but over time, those efforts began to feel to Umenyiora like “pouring a cup of water into the ocean.” So he regrouped and soon realized he could use his influence to give his people something invaluable: “The opportunity to help themselves.” As Umenyiora explained: “Education is the most important thing, and I think that you’ll realize that most…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against dealings with FinAfrica Investment Ltd and Poyoyo Investment. The commission said the two companies are not registered to operate in the Nigerian capital market, particularly labelling Poyoyo Investment as a Ponzi scheme, where returns were paid from other people’s invested sums. SEC gave the warning via a circular published on the commission’s website. ”The commission hereby notifies the investing public that neither FinAfrica investment Limited nor Chinmark Group is registered by SEC. ”The investment scheme promoted by these entities are also not authorised by SEC. “Given the above, the…
