Facebook is expanding its Coronavirus Information Centre to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria. The Information Centres form part of Facebook’s effort to help the global fight against COVID-19 by providing people with the latest news and information from trusted health authorities as well as resources and tips to stay healthy and support […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has slashed the 2020 budget from N10.594 trillion to N10.276 trillion in view of global economic decline as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The amended budget has been sent to the National Assembly for consideration. In the budget the oil benchmark was also reduced from 57 dollars per barrel […]
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The Nigerian component of MNJTF together with other members from the Lake Chad Basin Commission has been involved in clearance operation around the Lake Chad Basin. This is the fall out of the recent past aggressive and offensive action of the Armed Forces of Nigeria in the North East specifically, Operation LAFIYA DOLE Theatre. The […]
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The United Kingdom is in opposition to Nigerian government’s plan to pay $110 million believed to be a part of funds looted by the late Sani Abacha to Abubakar Bagudu, governor of Kebbi state. As contained in a report by Bloomberg, the governments of Nigeria, the United Kingdom and the United States, are in a […]
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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet on Tuesday night confirmed 16 new cases of COVID-19 across the country, taking the total number of cases to 254. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) explained that of the 16 new cases reported on the 7th of April, ten (10) are in Lagos, […]
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The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali (rtd), has approved the release of 46,000 metric tons of rice, 36,495 kegs of vegetables oil and other items valued at N3.2 billion for distribution. The Customs’ Public Relations Officer, Mr Joseph Attah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Attah said […]
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The agency announced this in a tweet on Monday evening, listing Kwara, Edo, Rivers and the federal capital territory (FCT) as the affected areas. The NCDC confirmed two cases each in Kwara and Edo, and one case each […]
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Following the recent development in which misleading materials with no proven evidence are being circulated to link CORONAVIRUS or COVID-19 with 5G Technology, it has become imperative for the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to provide the following clarifications; Firstly, there is no correlation between 5G Technology and COVID-19. 5G is an advancement on today’s 4G […]
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced two deaths from complications of COVID-19 and 20 fresh cases in the country. In an announcement on his twitter handle late Friday evening, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC also confirmed that Ondo State has recorded its first case of the virus. A breakdown of […]
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Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has announced the index case of coronavirus (COVID-19), in his state. Akeredolu, announced this on Friday via his verified Twitter handle. The governor revealed that the state government received the report from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) shortly before he made the announcement. Governor Akeredolu noted that […]
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