Gana: Buhari’s Failure to Implement 2014 Confab Report, Terrible Mistake Says Nigeria better off together Sylvester Idowu in Warri A former Minister of Informa-
tion and Culture, Professor Jerry Gana, has described the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari-led
administration to implement the 2014 National Conference report “as a terrible mistake”.
Gana, who said the nonimplementation of the confab report was largely responsible for some of
the growing agitations and disunity across the country, however, said Nigerians were better off together
as a people and country. Continued on page 6
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Red List: UK Under Fire for Travel Apartheid against Nigeria FG fumes, insists ban discriminatory, unfair UN Condemns Britain, others for 'travel apartheid,' says ban targeted at poor countries Country's High Commissioner to United Kingdom kicks against restriction, calls for global collaboration NARD: New variant not as deadly to warrant flight restrictions CACOVID harps on mass vaccination to prevent virus spread Biden's medical Adviser urges Nigerians to take booster jabs Onyebuchi Ezigbo, Olawale Ajimotokan, Emmanuel Addeh in Abuja; Chinedu Eze and Dike Onwuamaeze in Lagos As global outrage continues to trail recent travel ban placed on Nigeria and some other African countries by the United Kingdom (UK), a development which has been described as racist and discriminatory, Nigeria’s federal government yesterday officially
condemned the decision of the UK to put the country on its red list and place a ban on foreign travels following its detection of Omicron variant. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who addressed journalists in Abuja, described the decision of the UK government targeting Nigerian travellers as discriminatory, unfair, Continued on page 10
...Fails to Red List 17 European Countries Despite Recording Omicron Despite the presence of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant in 17 countries in Europe, the United Kingdom has failed to take same punitive action it took against some developing nations, thereby confirming its selective red listing of Nigeria and some other of their largest Commonwealth allies
which has continued to attract global outrage. The move has been described by many as racist, misguided and discriminatory. Following its discovery at the end of November, the variant has Continued on page 10
TOURING LEKKI DEEP SEA PORT... L-R: Chief Executive Officer, Lagos Free Zone (LFZ), Mr. Dinesh Rathi; Chairman, Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited, Mr. Biodun Dabiri; President and CEO, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Group Managing Director, Tolaram, Mr. Haresh Aswani, during a tour of the Lekki Deep Sea Port as part of his visit to PHOTO: SUNDAY ADIGUN the Lagos Free Zone in Lagos…yesterday
Despite FG’s Plea, Electricity Workers Cripple Power Supply in Abuja, Environs... Page 6