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July 28, 2020 Sallah: Federal Government Declares July 30, 31 As Public Holiday

Sallah: Federal Government Declares July 30, 31 As Public Holiday

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, July 30 and Friday, July 31 as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir Celebration.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Georgina Ehuriah.

The statement says the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, congratulated Muslim faithful and all Nigerians both at home and abroad on the occasion.

“He called on the Muslims to continue to imbibe the spirit of love, peace, kindness and sacrifice, as exemplified by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon Him) and to also use the period to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the country especially as the world is witnessing global health challenges caused by Covid-19 pandemic,” the statement partly read.

July 28, 2020 Senator Nwaoboshi Denies Getting NDDC Contracts, Dares Akpabio to Prove Claims

Senator Nwaoboshi Denies Getting NDDC Contracts, Dares Akpabio to Prove Claims

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, has denied the claim by Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio that he was awarded 53 contracts by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in 2018.

Nwaoboshi, representing Delta North senatorial district, described the allegations by the minister as unsubstantiated.

Akpabio had, in a document attached to the letter he sent to the Speaker, House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, alleged that Nwaoboshi got 53 contracts from the NDDC in 2018.

July 28, 2020 NCDC Confirms 648 New COVID-19 Cases, Nigeria’s Toll Now 41,180

NCDC Confirms 648 New COVID-19 Cases, Nigeria’s Toll Now 41,180

A total of 648 new cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed in Nigeria, bringing the number of cases to 41,180.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 180 of the cases were recorded in Lagos State, 148 in Plateau State, 44 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 42 in Ondo State, 38 in Kwara State, 32 in Rivers State, 29 in Oyo State, 21 in Kaduna State, 20 in Osun State and 17 each in Edo and Ogun states.

Ekiti State recorded 11 cases, nine cases each in Kano, Benue, Delta and Abia states, 7 in Niger State, 3 in Borno State and 1 each in Borno, Bauchi and Imo states.

Of the 41,180 confirmed cases, 860 persons have died due to complications from the disease while 18,203 cases have been successfully managed and discharged.

Meanwhile, the second phase of the easing of COVID-19 lockdown in the country has been extended by one week to August 5.

Chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha who disclosed this at the resumption of daily briefing in Abuja by the Task Force said the extension was after a careful review of COVID-19 cases in the country.

July 27, 2020 Sirika Publishes Names Of Airports To Resume Operations

Sirika Publishes Names Of Airports To Resume Operations

Minister of Aviation, HADI SIRIKA has published the names of airports across the country that have been approved to resume operations after their enforced closure following the COVID-19 outbreak.

SIRIKA published the list of the approved airports in a post on his Twitter handle today.

According to the minister, 14 airports comprising the country’s four international airports and 10 domestic airports have been authorised to reopen following their inspection.

He, however, noted that they operate only domestic flights currently.

All airports in the country were shut by 23 March due to restricts following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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