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COVID-19 pandemic is biting the global crude oil demand. ExxonMobil, a global player in the oil industry, is about to undertake low shedding in manpower. In the process, 14,000 of company’s staffers will soon join the crowded labour market. ExxonMobil spokesman, Casey Norton, said the corporation plans to cut its global workforce by 15% in the next two years. The total reduction means the company will reduce its workforce by about 14,000 people, split between employees and contractors from year-end 2019 levels. The cuts will come through attrition, targeted redundancy programmes in 2021, and scaled-back hiring in some countries. ExxonMobil…

President Muhammadu Buhari is grieved over the gruesome auto crash in Mgbowu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. No fewer than 21 persons including school children perished in the fatal accident on Thursday. Buhari condoles with families and kith and kin of the dead, praying that God will grant them succour, and spare the country of such tragedy in future. He also commiserates with the Catholic Church of Awgu, which runs Presentation Nursery and Primary School that the pupils attended, and the Enugu State government. President Buhari enjoins vehicle owners to ensure roadworthiness, as initial reports attributed the accident…

Jose Mourinho’s big-name substitutes failed to save Tottenham from a 1-0 Europa League defeat at Royal Antwerp on Thursday. Dele Alli and Gareth Bale both came into the Spurs side but neither lasted an hour, the former withdrawn among four half-time changes as Mourinho’s men trailed to Lior Refaelov’s 29th-minute strike. The visiting coach turned first to Son Heung-min and then to Harry Kane – replacing Bale 13 minutes later – yet the in-form pair could not come up with a leveller despite a slightly improved second-half showing. While Spurs toiled from the outset, the Belgian Pro League leaders seized…

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed receipt $1 million FIFA COVID-19 funds and announced a timeline for disbursement. Amaju Melvin Pinnick, the NFF boss who announced this via his Twitter handle Wednesday said “Huge appreciation to football’s world governing body, @FIFAcom, for the $1 million (one million dollars) the Federation has received in the frame of COVID-19 palliatives. The money was received by the @thenff and we re-confirmed the purpose from FIFA two days ago.” FIFA approved a total of $1.5 million to be distributed to all its member associations to help cushion the financial effects of the pandemic which…

Not less than 21 persons, including school children, perished Wednesday afternoon in an auto crash at Mgbowo in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. They were pupils of the Presentation Nursery and Primary School, Awgu, operated by the Catholic Diocese of Awgu, Enugu State. The pupils were crushed when a truck belonging to a construction firm rammed into the school bus when it failed break. It was learned that the deaths included nursery primary and secondary school children. The bus was carrying a total of 52 people, including teachers. Enugu Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr. Ogbonna Kalu, confirmed the…

Nigerian states that are capable to capture at least 50 per cent of their property that have electricity connections in urban areas before June 30, 2021 using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) will receive World Bank’s $2 million each. The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) stated this in a statement by its Head, Media and Public Affairs Mr. Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo, in Abuja on Wednesday. Bello-Barkindo said that the states able to update their property records would each unlock the performance grant under the World Bank-funded States Fiscal Transparency, Accountability and Sustainability (SFTAS) programme. “However, it is imperative that these property records reflect…

The Akwa Ibom state government says the movement of persons and vehicles will be restricted on Saturday, October 31, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. to allow for the smooth conduct of the local government elections. This was contained in a statement released on Wednesday by Dr. Emmanuel Ekuwem, the Secretary to State Government. The statement reads, “In compliance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999(as amended) the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission (AKISIEC) will conduct elections on 31st October 2020 as earlier announced. “In order to ensure free, fair, credible and peaceful conduct of elections…

Families of each of the soldiers and policemen allegedly killed by members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples Organization of Biafra (IPOB) in Oyigbo last week will collect N20 million compensation, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has announced. Wike announced this when he paid a condolence visit to the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mukan and families of the slain policemen at the Rivers State Police Command on Wednesday. Kelvin Ebiri, Special Assistant (Media) to the Governor in a statement said governor Wike also pledged to rebuild all burnt police stations in Oyigbo, vowing to ensure that the terrorist…

The meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU)  has again ended in a deadlock as the duo failed to reach a truce. The closed-door meeting which was held on Wednesday at the conference room of the Ministry of Labour and Employment in Abuja lasted for five hours with  newsmen being excused after opening remarks were made ASUU National President, Professor Biodun Ogunyemi, led the delegation of striking lecturers to the meeting which had the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, in attendance. In his opening remarks, Ngige said the Federal Government sees the…

Cristiano Ronaldo missed Juventus’ Champions League clash against Lionel Messi’s Barcelona, two weeks after testing positive for coronavirus, with the Italian giants losing 2-0 at home on Wednesday in his absence. Messi, 33, set up Ousmane Dembele to put Barca in front after quarter of an hour in Turin, adding a second himself from the penalty spot in stoppage time. Alvaro Morata had three goals ruled out for offside for Juve who played the final five minutes a man down after Merih Demiral was sent off for a second yellow card. Barcelona are top of Group G with six points after…