Tag: April
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When is Nigeria’s April? – By Sunny Awhefeada
The month of April has been romanticized in literature and mythology as the beginning of rebirth. The month enjoys the archetypal character of hope embedded in renewal and geographers who tell about seasons configure it as the beginning of spring.
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EPL: April deadline set for final bids for Chelsea
Chelsea’s four prospective new owners have an April 11 deadline to submit their final bids to buy the Blues. The Raine Group, the New York merchant bank in charge of the sale, has set that deadline for final bids to keep Chelsea on course to have new owners by May.
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Man Utd aim to name new manager by April
Premier League club Manchester United aim to name their new manager by the end of April. The timeline United are currently working towards in their ‘thorough process for the appointment of a new manager’ significantly increases the prospect that their pick will still have a job to finish elsewhere when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s permanent successor…
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Tokyo 2020 to decide on limits for spectators in April, says Committee
Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee President Seiko Hashimoto said on Monday that the committee will decide on rules for limiting spectators in April. Hashimoto said she hopes to reach consensus among the parties involved including the IOC and the Japanese government so that they could take flexible measures depending on changes in the coronavirus infection situation,…
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NNPC Records 19 Per Cent Gas to Power Supply Increase in April
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Thursday in Abuja announced an increase of 19.14 per cent in the average daily natural gas supply to power plants which translates to 788millon standard cubic feet of gas per day (mmscfd), equivalent to power generation of 2,873MW. The NNPC, in a release by its Group General Manager, Group…
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COVID-19: Prices of food worldwide drop 3.4% in April
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has disclosed that prices of food worldwide dropped by 3.4 percent for the third consecutive month in April as the coronavirus pandemic took a hit on demand. In a report released on Thursday, the United Nations food agency said that food price index, which measures monthly changes for a…
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COVID-19: Extend hazard allowance beyond April, Medical Guild tells Sanwo-Olu
The Medical Guild has appealed to the Lagos State Government to extend the increment of hazard allowance to health workers in the state beyond April. Dr Oluwajimi Sodipo, Chairman of the Guild, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. NAN reports that the Medical Guild…
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Rivers APC primaries: S’Court fixes April 8, 11 to hear Abe, Tonye Cole, others appeals
The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned hearing in the four appeals on Rivers State All Progressive Congress(APC) primary election, for nomination of candidates for 2019 general election, until April 8 and 11. The apex court adjourned hearing in the matter for various reasons, but mainly for the absence of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC)…
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Robbers allegedly snatch N9m April salary of LG workers
Gwandu Local Government Area of Kebbi says suspected robbers have stolen over N9m meant for the payment of April salary of workers of its Departments of Health and Agriculture. The chairman of the council, Shehu Bagudu, told newsmen in Gwandu on Thursday that the incident happened on May 24. “The incident happened when the cashier…
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FAAC: FG, states, LGs share N701bn revenue for April
The Federal Government, states and local governments shared N701 billion as revenue for the month of April, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, said on Wednesday in Abuja. Isa-Dutse told newsmen that the amounts shared were the outcome of Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting. Giving a breakdown of the revenue accrued…