Category: News

Lagos Partners Julius Berger To Disinfect Major Roads, Bus Stops
April 13, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Partners Julius Berger To Disinfect Major Roads, Bus Stops

The Lagos State Government has partnered Julius Berger Plc in continuation of the disinfection and fumigation of public places in the state as part of measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources,...
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NCDC: Clinical Trials On COVID-19 Vaccine Show Promising Results
April 13, 2020 No Responses

NCDC: Clinical Trials On COVID-19 Vaccine Show Promising Results

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that while there is no known vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), some trials have shown promising results in laboratory studies. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told the Ne...
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Edo Begins Distribution Of Relief Materials
April 13, 2020 No Responses

Edo Begins Distribution Of Relief Materials

The Edo State Government has commenced the distribution of relief materials to vulnerable persons, including orphans, the elderly, rehabilitated returnees from Libya and the homeless across the state’s three senatorial districts.  The exercise is ai...
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EASTER: A Time To Reflect, Re-Commit
April 13, 2020 No Responses

EASTER: A Time To Reflect, Re-Commit

Easter is a time to reflect, a time to re-commit, a time to celebrate, NOT a time to mourn. To fully understand this, it is important that we know or at least have an idea of the socio-political environment at...
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Lockdown: Farmer Lauds Lagos Govt Over Unhindered Access To Farms
April 12, 2020 No Responses

Lockdown: Farmer Lauds Lagos Govt Over Unhindered Access To Farms

A poultry farmer, Mr Emmanuel Iregbeyen, has commended the Lagos State Government for ensuring unhindered access of farmers to their farms during the ongoing lockdown to contain COVID-19 spread. Iregbeyen, the Chief Executive Officer of Emiraz Farms located in...
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Buhari To Nigerians: Stay At Home
April 12, 2020 No Responses

Buhari To Nigerians: Stay At Home

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday pleaded with Nigerians to obey the ongoing stay at home directive.  A statement issued by presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, explained that the president has also ordered the release of 70,000 tonnes of grain to...
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Coronavirus: Pope Urges People Not To ‘Yield To Fear’
April 12, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: Pope Urges People Not To ‘Yield To Fear’

Pope Francis has urged people not to “yield to fear” over coronavirus, calling on them to be “messengers of life in a time of death”. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church was speaking at his Easter vigil service on...
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US Death Toll Passes 2,000 In A Day
April 11, 2020 No Responses

US Death Toll Passes 2,000 In A Day

The US has become the first country in the world to record more than 2,000 coronavirus deaths in a single day. Figures from Johns Hopkins University show 2,108 people died in the past 24 hours while there are now more...
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Combating COVID-19 Hiccups At Seaports
April 11, 2020 No Responses

Combating COVID-19 Hiccups At Seaports

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — As the number of COVID-19 cases continue to climb both in Nigeria and across the globe, individuals, corporate organizations and strategic agencies such as the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) are taking steps to nav...
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FG Disburses N2.6b To 130,000 Poor Households In Katsina State
April 11, 2020 No Responses

FG Disburses N2.6b To 130,000 Poor Households In Katsina State

The Federal Government has so far disbursed N2.6 billion to 130,000 poor households in Katsina state under the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme. Alhaji Abdulkadir Nasir, Special Adviser on social interventions to Gov. Aminu Masari, made the disclosure...
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WHO: 5G Not Spreading Coronavirus
April 11, 2020 No Responses

WHO: 5G Not Spreading Coronavirus

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dismissed the 5G coronavirus conspiracy theory and declared that viruses cannot travel on radio waves or mobile networks. The organisation said in a statement on Friday that contrary to the theory, COVID-19 is a...
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Is Working From Home The Future Of Work?
April 11, 2020 No Responses

Is Working From Home The Future Of Work?

One effect of the coronavirus pandemic has been a huge increase in the number of Americans working from home. The question is: How many of them will be able to do it when the COVID-19 crisis fades? An early-April 2020...
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Easter: FRSC Boss Felicitates With Christians, Seeks Sustained Adherence To Lockdown Order
April 11, 2020 No Responses

Easter: FRSC Boss Felicitates With Christians, Seeks Sustained Adherence To Lockdown Order

Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has called on motorists to sustain adherence to the lockdown orders, the maximum safety and health standards in vehicles amid the rising case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.The Corp...
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AfDB: Nigeria Making Progress In Rice Production, Processing
April 10, 2020 No Responses

AfDB: Nigeria Making Progress In Rice Production, Processing

Nigeria is making progress in rice production and processing, the African Development Bank (AfDB), has said According to Senior Country Director of the bank, Mr Ebrima FAAL, the development should be should be scaled up and broadened to other sectors...
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