The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the early hours of Monday, confirmed 91 new cases of COVID-19 in 15 states and the federal capital territory. This was disclosed on the agency’s Twitter handle. A total of 1,273 cases have now been recorded in the country. The number of discharged persons increased from 222 […]
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Facebook has introduced new products that make it easier to spend quality time with loved ones and to deal with feelings of isolation and loneliness during challenging times like the present COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook has lately monitored a rise in demand for real-time video with Video calling on Messenger and WhatsApp video more than doubling […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 114 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The new cases were reported in eight states and the federal capital territory. According to the breakdown, 80 were recorded in Lagos, 21 in Gombe, five in FCT, two each in Zamfara and Edo, and one each […]
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Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) Plc has released its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31st, 2020, showing double-digit improvement across all its major income lines. The bank leveraged on modest growth in both interest and non-interest income as well as increased efficiency to deliver an impressive 8.5 […]
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state was ecstatic on Friday, as the state discharged another 10 COVID-19 patients. In a tweet via his verified handle, Sanwo-Olu said the patients include three females and seven males. He further announced that three of the 10 are foreigners. The number of COVID-19 cases have been rising in recent […]
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The price of oil made a remarkable comeback on Thursday, after fresh US-Iran tensions erupted. The development also helped equities advance, after US labour market figures provided a glimmer of hope for the world’s top economy. At one point, the US crude oil benchmark, WTI, was up by 20 percent on the day, having earlier […]
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A video of some men of the Edo State Command of the Nigeria Police Force fighting dirty -throwing punches- has surfaced online. In the now trending video, civilians could be seen separating them and condemning their shameful act. According to eyewitnesses, the incident occurred in Ebele community of Igueben local government area of Edo State. […]
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The Nigerian Supreme Council For Islamic Affairs has directed Nigerian Muslims to commence their Ramadan fast on Friday, April 24th. The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, who is the President- General of the Council, on Thursday gave the directive while announcing the sighting of the new moon heralding month of Ramadan 1436AH. Mr. Abubakar […]
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Nigeria on Thursday announced 108 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total infections to 981. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 78 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos, 14 in FCT, and 5 in Ogun state. The country’s total deaths from the virus now stand at 31 […]
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The Federal, States and Local Governments has N780.926 billion revenue as allocation for March 2020. This was disclosed in a statement by the Director, Information, Press and Public Relations, Henshaw Ogubike, after a virtual Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting with the 36 state commissioners of finance, revenue generating agencies and officials of the federal […]
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