President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate release of N15 billion to the Lagos State government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to tackle the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. In a series of tweets on Thursday, the President explained that the approval followed the extensive briefings he received recently on […]
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An overwhelmed Italian city at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday sent more of its dead to nearby towns for cremation as the country’s world-leading toll topped 8,000. Officials in Rome reported 662 new deaths and 6,153 infections — largely in line with the figures reported throughout the week. The rise in daily deaths […]
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The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, bringing the total of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 65. According to NCDC: 14 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria: 2 in FCT, 12 in LagosOf the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are […]
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HP and Nigerian authorities have successfully obstructed over 20 illicit trading operations for fraudulent HP printer cartridges across the country. Between September and October 2019, Nigerian authorities raided around two dozen illicit trading operations in Lagos, Niger and Plateau. As a result of the action, law enforcement personnel were able to confiscate approximately 25,000 counterfeit […]
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Six patients undergoing treatment for the coronavirus pandemic have recovered and will soon be discharged by the Infectious Diseases Hospital, Lagos. Tunde Ajayi, special assistant to the Lagos state governor on health, made the disclosure on Twitter on Thursday afternoon. He wrote: “Six of our #COVID19 inpatients have recovered and will be discharged soon. There is […]
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A total of four new cases of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed late Monday. According to its post on Twitter, the centre said three of the cases were recorded in Lagos while one was recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It stated […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered the complete closure of the country’s land borders for the next month as part of measures to curb the escalating spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). This was announced by Boss Mustapha, Chairman of the Presidential Task Force for the Control of Covid-19, at a press conference in […]
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A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, granted N100million bail to former Head of Service of the Federation (HOSF), Mrs. Winifred Oyo-Ita, following her arraignment on charges of money laundering, fraud, among others. Ita-Oyo was arraigned before Justice Taiwo Taiwo on an 18-count charge. She was arraigned with two of her former aides – […]
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Ecobank Nigeria, In a statement on Monday, said it has temporarily closed its Wuse II, Abuja branch. According to the statement, the first fatality of the Coronavirus in the country, visited the branch on March 12, 2020. However, according to the bank, the deceased did not show any symptom as at the time he visited. […]
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The total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria has risen to 30 with the confirmation of three new cases — but two have been discharged. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said the new cases were recorded in Lagos state. Two of the cases are said to be returning travellers while […]
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