The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Monday evening announced the confirmation of 20 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC said on its Twitter handle on Monday evening that the new cases were confirmed in Lagos, Oyo, Kaduna States as well as the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. The news […]
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NIGERIA – The minister of health, Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed that Nigeria has recorded another death from the coronavirus pandemic. Ehanire said this during the presidential task force briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja on Monday. He said the victim, whose identity was not disclosed, had serious underlying health issues. He added that most of the […]
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The Lagos state government on Monday announced the discharge of five coronavirus patients who were receiving treatment at Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor, disclosed this in a series of tweets on Monday. “I am excited to announce some positive news ahead of our lockdown. We have just discharged 5 formerly positve COVID-19 patients […]
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NOVA Merchant Bank has announced a donation of various relief materials to the vulnerable sector in Lagos. This is in response to the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The provision will support the drive to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Beneficiaries of this intervention include: Pacelli School of the Blind, Surulere Lagos. […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lampooned President Muhammadu Buhari, saying his address to the nation on Sunday failed to address the real necessities or provide new solutions over the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country. The PDP said this in a statement issued by Kola Ologbondiyan, its National Publicity Secretary, on Sunday. According […]
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A chartered medical evacuation flight, on Sunday, crashed during takeoff in Manila, Philippines, killing all eight passengers on board. The plane carrying emergency medical supplies to Japan amid the Coronavirus outbreak crashed and exploded. According to the Manila International Airport Authority, the WestWind 24 aircraft was taking off from Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport, when […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday evening, announced the confirmation of 14 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The public health agency on Sunday said the 14 new cases were reported in two states: nine in Lagos and five in FCT. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control late Saturday announced that eight new cases of COVID -19 have been confirmed in different parts of the country. On the distribution of the new cases, the NCDC said two are in FCT, four in Oyo, one in Kaduna and one in Osun State. “Eight new cases of #COVID19 […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has given directive for the protection of staff salaries, pensions of retirees and statutory transfer in spite the challenge posed by COVID-19 that has affected the economy. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this when she appeared as a guest on Channels Television “Politics Today” programme […]
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United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) on Thursday announced a donation of over 5 billion Naira (USD14 million), through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. The donation will provide significant and much needed support to Nigeria and 19 other African countries, by supplying […]
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