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Sanwo-Olu rules out fresh COVID-19 lockdown in Lagos
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ruled out the imposition of a fresh lockdown in the state over the recent spike in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Sanwo-Olu, who reacted to insinuations in various quarters about the government’s plan to impose a fresh lockdown in the state via a statement on Sunday, described them as baseless and untrue.
He said the Lagos state cannot afford another lockdown of the economy. Amid an economic recession, saying that his government must find ways to delicately balance the imperatives of life and livelihood. With this in mind, the only solution available to us is to take responsibility for all our actions.
NJC recommends sack of two judges for age falsification
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the compulsory retirement of the Grand Kadi of Yobe State, Shu’aibu A. Talba, and Justice Abdulkareem Babatunde Abdulrasaq of the Osun State High Court with immediate effect.
The NJC has, in the exercise of its disciplinary powers under the Constitution, suspended both judicial officers from office pending the approval of the recommendation of their compulsory retirement by their governors.
The council took the decision at its 93rd virtual meeting on December 16, 2020, during which it rejected 18 petitions against 14 judges and recommended the appointment of 69 others.
NJC spokesman Soji Oye announced these in a statement on Sunday. #
Second Wave of Covid-19 – Kaduna Govt Directs Workers to Operate from Home
The Kaduna State Government has directed all workers below Grade Level 14 to work from home as from Monday, December 21st to prevent spread of Coronavirus.
This is contained in a statement by Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser on Media and Communication to Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Sunday in Kaduna.
Adekeye said, however, that the workers can be summoned to the office by their supervisors who may require their presence in the office. #
Border Opening Spurs Stock Market
The equities market rebounded strongly last week after recording momentary losses penultimate week as a result of the negative reaction to the uptick in short-term yields at the Nigeria Treasury Bill (NTB) primary auction with investors gaining N1.334 trillion Naira at the end of the week’s trading.
This is even as stock dealers have said that re-opening of the land borders by the federal government would add more impetus to market recovery.
Re-opening the borders now will enable Nigeria come out early from current economic stagflation. Whatever impacts the economy positively is a capital market enabler,” said David Adonri, Managing Director/CEO, Highcap Securities.
Meanwhile, the bulls’ return last week had led to an increase in the benchmark All Share Index (ASI) by 7.46 percent, the largest weekly gain in five weeks to close at 36,804.75 points. #
ON SPORTS
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho said he ‘didn’t like’ attitude of some players in Leicester defeat
Jose Mourinho labelled Serge Aurier’s foul for Leicester’s penalty as a ‘mistake’ but that the attitude of other Tottenham players in the 2-0 defeat also concerned him.
Aurier barged into the back of Wesley Fofana in first-half stoppage time to allow Jamie Vardy to score from the spot and Toby Alderweireld’s own goal after the break sealed the win for Brendan Rodgers’ side, who go second
Mourinho was frustrated by a slow start from his side – which he says may have been a hangover from the midweek defeat at Liverpool – but refused to be too critical of his full-back after his foul, which Sky Sports pundit Roy Keane described as “utter madness”, set Leicester on course for victory.
