-Businesses/Offices to open 9am – 6pm. -Overnight curfew from 8pm – 6am. -Ban on nonessential inter state passenger travel until further notice. -mandatory use of face masks. -Restriction of on social and religious gatherings shall remain in place. “Based on the above and in line with the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on COVID nineteen, the various Federal Government committees that have reviewed socio-economic matters and the Nigeria Governors Forum, I have approved for a phased and gradual easing of lockdown measures in FCT, Lagos and Ogun States effective from Saturday, 2nd May, 2020 at 9am. However, this…
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#Wahaladey Just confirmed from my friend with Qatar Airways that airlines are being crushed. His salary as aircraft engineer has been slashed by more than 40%, and he is so glad to have a job. He said pilots were the worst hit with cabin crew. Saw this on another group and I fear for Naija 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 -Virgin fires more than 3000 people including 600 Pilots -Finnair returns 12 planes and lays off 2,400 people -You grounds 22 planes and fires 4,100 people – Ryanair grounds 113 planes and gets rid of 900 pilots for the moment, 450 more in the…
Oyo state Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde on Monday said his government was making concerted efforts to make commercial agriculture the mainstay of the state’s economy. Hence, the decision to upgrade the Akufo farm settlement to Agricultural Estate. The Governor stated this in an interview shortly after an inspection tour of the facility along Ibadan Eruwa road, Ibadan The Governor said that the state government was not relenting in aggregating all comparative advantages in agriculture to advance the state in line with the four cardinal thrust of his government. Governor Makinde further explained that though a private farm has been using…
The Oyo State office of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, this Monday, explained the new plans of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals post COVID-19 stakeholders. The plans were disclosed by the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seyi Makinde on SDGs, Hon. Kunle Yusuf MON. He said, “The UN- SDGs Chief launched the new plan to counter the potentially devastating Socio- Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic, calling on everyone to “act together to lessen the blow to people”. “Coronavirus disease is attacking societies at their core, claiming lives and people’s livelihoods”, said Secretary-General António Guterres, pointing out that the potential longer-term effects on…
The President, Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians at 8 pm today ( Monday ) . Personal Assistant on New Media to the President , Bashir Ahmad , made this known via a tweet . He tweeted, “ Buhari will address the nation later today , at 8 :00 pm . Television , radio , and other electronic media stations are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the NTA and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria respectively for the broadcast . ” Details later …
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mega station at College road Ogba, Lagos is on fire. The big fuel station houses a retail cooking gas shop and it’s surrounded by residential homes and shops. As at report time, people around the area say the fire service hasn’t showed up yet.
Kidnappers of the Commissioner for Agriculture in Ekiti State, Mr. Folorunso Olabode, on Monday, reached out to his family demanding that a N30 million ransom be paid to secure his release. Olabode was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Sunday evening along Isan-Iludun road on his way from Ado-Ekiti to his hometown, Iye-Ekiti in Ilejemeje local government area of the state. In the process, a councillor who drove his car was shot dead at the scene, while the commissioner was kidnapped alongside other occupants of the car. A family source, who spoke in confidence, told newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, said the family…
The Oyo State Government on Monday said its commitment to development and building of school facilities, had led to the increase in the enrollment of children in public Basic and Primary schools. Dr Nureni Adeniran, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (Oyo SUBEB), disclosed in a Statement after visiting two newly completed Model Schools in Ibadan. The Model schools were under the State’s 2014 Federal Government-Universal Basic Education Commission/OYO SUBEB Intervention projects. They were located in Baptist Primary School, Isale Oyo, Atiba Local Government Universal Basic Education Area and Immanuel College Primary School, Samonda, Ibadan. The…
Oyo state governor,Engr.Seyi Makinde has explained the reason why the state Secretariat was opened to business despite the covid 19 pandemic saying it was to strike a balance between the physical health and the economic health of the state. Answering questions on Fresh FM radio programme this morning, the governor stated that the population of the work force at the secretariat was about fifteen thousand and the cadre of level 13 asked to resume work was just about three thousand. Governor Makinde stressed that those in this cadre have their separate offices and meetings will be held on-line while visitors…
This is to inform our readers that barring any last minute change, GOALPOACHER NEWS will be serving you a “Real Time” update, Word for Word, Sentence for Sentence, as His Excellency, Engr Seyi Makinde speaks on some pressing issues on Fresh FM, @10am, to be hosted by Mayor Isaac Brown and exclusive to GOALPOACHER NEWS. The Real Time update is designed for those that wouldn’t be able to tune in, owing to one commitment or the other.