As the COVID-19 outbreak escalates, our focus has been on keeping people safe and informed by making sure everyone has accurate information, supporting global health experts and stopping misinformation. Our thoughts, like everyone’s, are with our loved ones and our communities and all of those impacted around the world. In recent weeks, we have seen […]
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Nigeria has foreseen the economic problems that may come in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, and will explore all alternatives to protect her people, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President spoke Tuesday at State House, Abuja, during a briefing session by the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) led by Doyin Salami. With oil […]
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Prince Tonye Princewill, an APC chieftain business mogul, filmmaker and philanthropist was the Director of Strategic Communications of the All Progressives Congress APC Campaign in Rivers state in the 2019 general elections. In this interview he speaks on the way out of the current travails of the ruling party. Excerpts 1. The APC NEC meeting has […]
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As global numbers continue to rise, and with Coronavirus (Covid-19) reported in a number of countries across Africa, including in Nigeria, Facebook continues in its commitment in helping to keep people safe and informed globally, and locally through local partnerships, and updates to its platform. This includes: Supporting the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) […]
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Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, uncorked its finest wines at an event in Lagos, Nigeria to highlight its First and Business Class wine selection on board. It was the first of its kind in the highly valuable Nigerian market. Emirates invested US$ 1 billion on its wine programme since 2006, working directly with top […]
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Canada government has closed its borders to nationals from all countries except the United States in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus. This is coming after reports that 26 African countries have now recorded at least one case of the virus. Benin, Liberia, Somalia and Tanzania are the latest African countries to hit […]
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A newborn baby boy was found abandoned among heaps of refuse in Calabar, Cross River state. The incident, According to Vanguard, occurred at Otu Ansa Street by Immigration office in, Atimbo, Calabar Municipality LGA, Cross River state. It was gathered that an unknown person suspected to be the mother dumped the baby on Sunday night, […]
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Popular British actor, Idris Elba, has disclosed that has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). He tweeted: “This morning I tested positive for Covid 19. I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus. Stay home people and be pragmatic. I […]
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 273 confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Africa in 26 countries and there have been six COVID-19-related deaths. The UN health agency disclosed this in its regional official twitter account @WHOAFRO. The agency said Government of Benin had on […]
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The Trump administration offered large sums to a German company working on a coronavirus vaccine to make it available for exclusive use by the U.S., a German newspaper reported on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump approached scientists employed by CureVac, a German pharmaceutical company based in Tuebingen, and tried to lure them to work for […]
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