The United Kingdom was poised on Monday to roll out a new smartphone tracing app for coronavirus on an island off England’s south coast, as the country looks to ease a six-week nationwide lockdown. The app, developed by the state-run National Health Service (NHS), will be trialled on the Isle of Wight ahead of its […]
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Further to the pronouncement of Mr. President in the broadcast of Monday, 27th April, 2020, in which he directed the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to provide implementation guidelines on the new measures to control COVID-19 pandemic, the following are hereby issued for: – General Information to the Public; – Guidance to States and Security […]
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The deputy governor of Edo state, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has given a break down of how the state has spent over N1 billion in its response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The deputy governor, who is the chairman of the state’s COVID-19 response technical committee, said the money was spent on medical equipment, isolation […]
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The Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force set up for Kano on Covid-19, Dr Nasiru Sani Gwarzo, has linked the recent mysterious deaths in Kano to Covid-19. Kano State Government had initially denied that the mysterious deaths involving some of the prominent citizens of the State were due to Covid-19 infections. However, the state Governor, […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has ordered all banks not to retrench any of its workers. A statement from the apex bank signed by Mr. Isaac Okorafor Director, Corporate Communications said the CBN, Bankers’ Committee both decided to suspend lay-offs in banks. Access Bank has been trending in the media after an alleged video […]
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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday announced 170 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the country’s total infections to 2,558 The NCDC in a tweet on Sunday, said of the new infections, 39 are in Lagos, 29 from Kano, 24 in Ogun and 18 from Bauchi. The FCT and Sokoto had […]
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Shareholders of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) have congratulated the Board and management for the resilient performance achieved in 2019, despite the challenging environment. They welcomed the diversified earnings provided by the Group, Nigeria’s leading listed conglomerate, the largest power generator in Nigeria, operator of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest hotel and a growing natural resources […]
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Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State, has reversed his stance seeking a relaxation of the lockdown imposed by the Federal Government to curb the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the state. Recall that the governor had appealed to the Federal Government to ease the lockdown imposed on the state, citing economic hardship and the need […]
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NIGERIA – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Air Vice-Marshal Muhammadu Alhaji Muhammed as the New Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria (NEMA). Muhammed’s appointment was announced in a statement Willie Bassey, the Director of Information in the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in a […]
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There is an painful story of a Nigerian lady reportedly trafficked to Oman, who is pleading for help to bring her back to the country. The lady, Oluwatosin Itunuoluwa Adetulu, as seen on her passport, said in a video that her agent had promised to get her a job in the United States but she […]
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