Former Vice-President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar says the unfolding political developments in Edo are a threat to constitutional order. Abubakar, in his verified tweeter handle on Thursday, urged the forces behind the developments to reign in their proxies, and abide by the rule of law to allow the people elect who they wanted to […]
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Nigeria on Thursday reported three more deaths from COVID-19 as the country’s infections from the virus crossed 45,000. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which revealed the latest figure, also said the nation had 354 fresh COVID-19 cases for the day. Nigeria’s latest COVID-19 infections were confirmed in 16 states and the Federal Capital […]
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Nigeria has recorded 457 additional cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total infections to 44,890. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Wednesday night via Twitter. The new infections were recorded Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and 19 other states of the federation. While Lagos topped the list with 137 cases, […]
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Barely two weeks to the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, the West African Examinations Council has released the timetable for the examination. In a statement issued on Tuesday by its Head of Public Affairs, Demianus Ojijeogu, the examination body asked candidates to disregard other versions of the examination timetable in circulation. “The West […]
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The number of deaths from the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria now stands at 910. This as the NCDC announced 304 more cases of COVID-19, bringing its total infections to 44,433. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Tuesday night via Twitter. The new cases were reported in Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory […]
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Leading retail supermarket operator, Shoprite, has said it is exiting the Nigerian market, 15 years after it began operation in the country. The South African company announced this in a statement on Monday. According to the retailer, it has commenced a formal process to consider the potential sale of all or a majority stake in […]
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Nigeria, on Monday, recorded 288 more cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing its total infections to 44,129. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Monday night via Twitter. According to the health agency, the new infections were recorded Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and 13 other states of the federation. While […]
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Nigeria on Sunday confirmed 304 fresh cases of COVID-19, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 43,841. The latest data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) indicated that the new cases were found in fourteen states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This comes as the Africa Centre Control (CDC), as […]
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Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 624 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing its total caseload to 41,804, according to the NCDC. In a late-night tweet, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) noted that eight more persons have died from the virus as recovery numbers hit 18,764. Lagos, the nation’s COVID-19 regional epicentre, reported 212 new […]
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Nigeria on Monday confirmed additional 648 cases of COVID-19. This is as the country earlier in the day said it is considering the resumption of international flights. The country’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had said Nigeria is mulling the resumption of international flights. Sirika spoke during a briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) […]
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