The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday announced four new deaths from complications of coronavirus (COVID-19) and 51 fresh cases of the disease. The agency broke the news of highest toll confirmed in a single day in Nigeria via tweet on Friday night. There are currently 493 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, 159 […]
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The Ministry of Power says it has installed solar-powered mini grids in some Isolation centres across the country to provide 24-hours power supply. Mr Aaron Artimas, Special Adviser Media and Communication to the Minister of Power, said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday. Artimas said that the installation of the solar-powered grids […]
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Facebook has announced another step the company is taking to combat the spread of harmful hoaxes and misinformation about COVID-19 on its platforms. Through Facebook’s Newsfeed, users who interact with harmful COVID-19 claims will receive messages on COVID-19 myths debunked by the WHO including misinformation that has led to imminent physical harm. This step aims […]
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Frankly, if you perhaps are shrewd enough to assume Dr Riddhi Ambavale’s quote was specifically put together to describe The Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in 2020, you wouldn’t be “too” wrong. “This is not the end of life, but the beginning of a slow death”. The power and significance of the organisation seemingly […]
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Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has called on its customers to exercise utmost caution in their banking transactions and ensure that they do not fall prey to any nefarious activities during the Coronavirus lock down period. Specifically, UBA has urged its customers not to divulge any sensitive personal information regarding […]
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FORWARD EVER BACKWARD NEVER!(Full text of Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen TY Buratai’s Special Message For Officers and Men of Operation LAFIYA DOLE on the Final Clearance of Boko Haram and ISWAP Terrorists” Gentlemen officers and men of the Nigerian Army! Gallant officers and men of Operation LAFIYA DOLE! We are right here right […]
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14 persons were burnt to death with 1,250 shelters destroyed in a fire outbreak in Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. The fire reportedly broke out around 2:15pm on Thursday. Yabawa Kolo, chairman of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency(SEMA), said the apartments of the IDPs were destroyed in […]
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By Sola Adeyeye The truth is that Bill Gates has NEVER advocated vaccines SOLELY for Blacks. Bill Gates correctly noted the poor infrastructure for health care delivery in Africa. He very correctly argued that the outbreak of any pandemic will devastate Africa unless global resources are deployed for making vaccines. To twist such clear-headed advocacy […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 35 new COVID-19 cases and one new death. In a tweet on Thursday, the agency said while 19 cases were recorded in Lagos, the federal capital territory (FCT) confirmed nine fresh cases, while Kano recorded five and two in Oyo. Thirty-five new cases of #COVID19 have […]
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It was a sad day for traders at Dugbe Alawo area in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, as a fire outbreak in the area three them into panic on Wednesday afternoon. According to the traders, the fire started around 1.20 p.m. and engulfed a high-rise building located at Lebanon road. Rows of shops close to […]
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