Written by Ekene Onyeama Nigeria is in desperate need for funding presently. The COVID-19 pandemic is seemingly relentless in its quest for the destruction of economies and the extermination of lives without recourse or regard to nationality nor continent. This has triggered a pure case of all hands on deck, as even individuals are tasked […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night announced 22 new COVID-19 cases. The agency broke the news in a tweet, stating that 15 were confirmed in Lagos, four in the federal capital territory (FCT), two in Bauchi and one in Edo. A total of 276 cases have so far been confirmed across […]
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Lagos State’s Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has another the death of another COVID-19 patient in Nigeria. While making the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday, Professor Abayomi stated that the victim is a 66-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom. According to Prof Abayomi, the victim travelled from India via Dubai and entered Lagos on […]
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Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Tuesday declared that he is willing to set aside his immunity to testify against persons who violate the state’s border closure regulations aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus. Speaking at the office of the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mustapha Dandaura in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, following […]
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Today there is an eerie silence across the globe. Bustling cities have gone quiet and highways that were once jammed with bumper to bumper traffic, are empty. In homes, thousands of families are anxiously awaiting a phone call from a hospital about their loved ones. Many have already received the devastating news that their mother, […]
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Lagos State Government, on Tuesday took delivery of three ambulances donated to the state by the World Health Organisation (WHO). In a tweet on Tuesday, the United Nations health agency explained that this was to support the government’s effort in curbing the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. WHO added that the donation of […]
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Keeping WhatsApp Personal and Private… With billions of people unable to see their friends and family in person due to COVID-19, people are relying on WhatsApp more than ever to communicate. People are talking to doctors, teachers, and isolated loved ones via WhatsApp during this crisis. That’s why all your messages and calls on WhatsApp […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on Tuesday night confirmed 16 new cases of COVID-19 across the country, taking the total number of cases to 254. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) explained that of the 16 new cases reported on the 7th of April, ten (10) are in Lagos, […]
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The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has approved the release of 46,000 metric tons of rice, 36,495 kegs of vegetables oil and other items valued at N3.2 billion for distribution. The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Attah said […]
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Muhammad Bello, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), on Tuesday disclosed that seven patients receiving treatment for coronavirus (COVID-19) in Abuja have tested negative and are ready to be discharged. “Since the outbreak of the first Covid-19 case in the FCT, I have been kept abreast daily on the condition of the patients. I […]
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