Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 239 new COVID-19 cases, increasing the total number of infections in the country to 4,151 cases. NCDC confirmed the new cases in a tweet on Saturday night. According to the agency, 97 of the cases were in Lagos, 44 in Bauchi, 29 in Kano, and 19 in […]
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Eleven people have been killed and hundreds hospitalised after a pre-dawn gas leak at a chemical plant in eastern India on Thursday that left unconscious victims lying in the streets, authorities said. Fears that the death toll from the incident on the outskirts of Visakhapatnam, an industrial port city in Andhra Pradesh state, might rise […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has issued an advisory on the use of cloth face masks, stating that mask alone cannot protect you from the virus. The disease control agency in a tweet via its official handle said on Wednesday that physical distancing remains vital in protecting oneself from COVID-19. The agency added […]
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Dr. Kingsley obiora has taken over as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM). Obiora replaces Dr. Joseph Nnanna, who retired from NEXIM Board in February, 2020. With this appointment, Dr. Obiora will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary team of professionals that constitute the Board of NEXIM, towards ensuring […]
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control(NCDC) on Thursday announced 381 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 3,526. This is the highest number of cases recorded in a single day in the country. Of the new cases, 183 are in Lagos, 55 are in Kano, 44 in […]
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The Lagos State Police Command has granted bail to ace video director, Clarence Peters, and other persons arrested in connection with the death of a dancer, Love Divine, popularly known as Picturekodak. Recall that Picturekodak allegedly got electrocuted on April 29, 2020, while using her phone, which was plugged to a socket in Peters’ house […]
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The wife of Edo state Governor, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki has allayed fears over the rising number of cases Coronavirus disease in the state. Mrs. Obaseki who assured that there is no cause for alarm, attributed the increase to effective screening and testing embarked upon by the state government. She made the clarification on Thursday in […]
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A 26-year-old man, Olajide Asade, was crushed to death by a commercial car, while making a video call to his girlriend at the Adedero village on the Abeokuta-Siun-Sagamu Expressway. The accident involved a Honda Odyssey car with number plate AAA 589 FV, which was conveying crates of eggs. According to an eyewitness account, the deceased […]
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Some armed men suspected to be Boko haram insurgents have attacked Debiro community of Biu local government council of Borno state. The assailants reportedly stormed the community on Wednesday in five Toyota Hilluxes shooting sporadically causing panic and having locals fleeing to nearby bushes for safety. It was reported that the insurgents unleashed terror on […]
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The total number of COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rose to over 3000 on Wednesday with the confirmation of 195 new infections in the country. The new cases bring the total number of COVID-19 confirmed in Nigeria to 3145. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, which announced this in tweet said the highest number of the […]
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