ABUJA: The federal government of Nigeria has said that it will use the $311 million US Dollars – stolen from the citizens of Nigeria during the Abacha regime, but safely returned to the government from the United States on Monday, May 4, 2020, for vital and decades-overdue infrastructure development. According …
Read More »Buhari Mourns Former Gov Nadama, Describes Him As A Great Historian
ABUJA: President Muhammadu Buhari has sent condolence messages to the government and people of Zamfara State over the death of the former civilian Governor of the old Sokoto State, Dr. Garba Nadama. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Garba Shehu, …
Read More »Access Bank Is Set To Open 10 ‘CLOSA’ Branches
LAGOS: As part of its commitment to increase customers’ access to banking services in communities across the country, Access Bank has concluded plans to commission 10 Access ‘CLOSA’ outlets in 6 cities in Nigeria. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Esther …
Read More »Coronavirus Stimulus Checks: 120 Million Americans Have Received Money
DENITSA TSEKOVA Around 120 million Americans have received their stimulus check payments, according to the latest information from the Treasury Department. “Economic Impact Payments are being delivered to Americans in record time — the first 120 million payments delivered in less than three weeks,” a Treasury spokeswoman told Yahoo Money on Monday. Social …
Read More »On Mother’s Death, Buhari Condoles With Former Reps Deputy Speaker, Austin Opara
ABUJA: President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathized with former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives (2003-2007), Rt. Hon. Austin Opara, on the death of his mother. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media and …
Read More »Fight Against COVID-19, Jumia Donates 100,000 Face Masks To FG
LAGOS: In addition to offering the support of its logistics ecosystem to support distribution of essential goods across the country, leading eCommerce platform – Jumia has donated 100,000 Certified Face (CE) masks to the Federal Ministry of Health to support the government in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press …
Read More »COVID-19: Buhari Assures Of Intensified Effort To Halt Community Spread, Seeks International Cooperation
ABUJA: President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja said only a collective international approach will mitigate the devastating effect of COVID-19, while assuring that the Federal Government will intensify efforts to monitor, test and isolate more people, especially at the community level. According to a press release e-signed and made available …
Read More »Buhari Mourns UNIPORT Students, Directs More Intense Police Action
ABUJA: President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the families of three University of Port Harcourt students reportedly murdered by their kidnappers and their bodies buried in a shallow grave in April this year. According to a press release e-signed and made available to StarTrend Int’l magazine & www.startrendinternational.com by Garba …
Read More »Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Ogun Doctors Down Tools, Accused Government Of Insensitivity To Their Plights
SAGAMU: In view of the alleged refusal of the State government to yield to its agitations on the need to better welfare package for its members, the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State, on Sunday, May 3, 2020, announced commencement …
Read More »We Didn’t Spend N7bn To Construct COVID-19 Isolation Centre – Kogi Govt.
KOGI: The Kogi State Government has denied the rumour making the round that it spent N7 billion naira to construct an isolation centre for COVID-19 cases. The isolation center, located at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja, was reportedly damaged by a storm on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. According to a …
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