There was drama online, as the verified Twitter handle of the ministry of finance, budget and national planning asked Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, for free ventilators publicly. The ministry made the plea in response to Musk’s tweet announcing that his company had free ventilators for hospitals within Tesla delivery regions. “We have extra FDA-approved ventilators. […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 23 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total cases in Nigeria to 174. In a tweet via its handle on Wednesday evening, the agency gave a breakdown as nine in Lagos, seven in the federal capital territory (FCT), five in Akwa Ibom, one in Kaduna and […]
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The Petroleum Products Pricing and Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has reduced the pump price of petrol from the current price of N125 to N123.50 per litre. This comes about a fortnight after the agency reduced the pump price to N125 from N145. The reduction is based on the reduced landing cost of petrol into Nigeria which […]
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Some 4, 218 medical personnel drawn from private, state and federal government medical centres, have been recruited for training as part of efforts to combat the spread of coronavirus in Edo state. The state deputy governor and chairman, Edo State Response Committee on COVID-19, Comrade Philip Shaibu, disclosed this on Monday in Benin, while giving […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has signed the Covid-19 Regulations 2020 to declare Covid-19 as a “dangerous infectious disease”. As revealed in a statement by his media office, Buhari signed the regulations “in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Quarantine Act (CAP Q2 LFN 2004), and […]
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The Ooni of Ife, Enitan Ogunwusi, has revealed that there is herbal cure for the novel Coronavirus. He said the cure for the pandemic is natural elements from nature. The Ooni noted that the herbs have roots in the holy books. In a statement posted on his Twitter on Monday, he recalled that a divine […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Monday evening announced the confirmation of 20 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC said on its Twitter handle on Monday evening that the new cases were confirmed in Lagos, Oyo, Kaduna States as well as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The news […]
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Barcelona ace, Lionel Messi confirmed on Monday that Barcelona’s players will take a 70 per cent pay cut and make financial contributions to ensure the club’s other employees are paid in full during the state of alarm in Spain. In a lengthy message posted on his Instagram account, Messi also took another swipe at the […]
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NIGERIA – The minister of health, Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed that Nigeria has recorded another death from the coronavirus pandemic. Ehanire said this during the presidential task force briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday. He said the victim, whose identity was not disclosed, had serious underlying health issues. He added that most of the […]
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The Lagos state government on Monday announced the discharge of five coronavirus patients who were receiving treatment at Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor, disclosed this in a series of tweets on Monday. “I am excited to announce some positive news ahead of our lockdown. We have just discharged 5 formerly positve COVID-19 patients […]
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