Covid-19 Archives — Page 15 of 27

June 17, 2020 No Responses

Covid-19 Threatens 55 Million Domestic Jobs

Nearly three-quarters of domestic workers around the world – more than 55 million people – are at significant risk of losing their jobs and income due to lockdown and lack of effective social security coverage, a new estimates by the...

June 17, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 31 Coronavirus Deaths, 490 New Cases

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recorded 31 Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths, the highest number announced in a day. NCDC also confirmed 490 new cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 17,148. A...

June 16, 2020 No Responses

Kano To Reduce 2020 Budget By 30 Per Cent

The Kano State Government will reduce 2020 Budget by 30 per cent, Governor. Abduallahi Ganduje has said Ganduje made this known during at an interactive session with Journalists on Monday at the Government House, Kano. He explained that the reduction...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

West Blue Delivers COVID-19 Response Portal In Ekiti State

West Blue Consulting, the award-winning ICT firm reputed for delivering innovative tech-based solutions to public and private sector entities across Africa, has roll-out of an Epidemic Response Hub on behalf of the Government of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The Epide...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Ogun Orders Health Institute To Recall Students On Industrial Training

The Ogun State Government has ordered the management of Royal Institute of Health Technology, Ifo, to immediately recall its students who are on industrial training (IT) programme.Governor Dapo Abiodun gave the directive during a meeting with the management of...

June 15, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Cases In Nigeria Climb To 16,085

Nigeria recorded 403 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total confirmed cases to 16085. The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on its official Twitter handle. The centre said 13 deaths were also recorded. It added that n...

June 14, 2020 No Responses

NAOC JV inaugurates Medical Centre In Delta State To Support Fight Against COVID-19

Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) and its Joint Venture Partners, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Oando Oil Limited, on Saturday, commissioned a COVID-19 Temporary Medical Infrastructure in Asaba, Delta State. A statement explained that...

June 14, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 501 New Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria recorded 501 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total infections to 15,682. The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Saturday on its official Twitter handle. The centre also said that it recorded eight deaths. NCDC...

June 13, 2020 No Responses

Buhari’s 2020 Democracy Day Speech

Fellow Nigerians, 1. The 2020 celebration of Democracy Day marks 21 years of uninterrupted civil administration in our dear country. This day provides us an opportunity to reflect on our journey as a nation, our achievements and st...

June 13, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Evacuates 362 From Egypt, India

The Federal Government on Friday evacuated 102 Nigerians from Egypt while 260 others are expected to arrive Nigeria from India on Saturday. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama disclosed this via his verified twitter handle “@GeoffreyOnyeama” on F...

June 13, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: Protect Children From Child Labour, Now More Than Ever

Most International Labour Organisation (ILO) programmes implemented in African countries, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, are now taking accelerated action on protecting the health, jobs and incomes of workers. These interventions include a focus o...

June 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Confirms 681 new cases of COVID-19

Nigeria has recorded its highest daily COVID-19 infections with 681 new cases. The Nigeria Center For Disease Control(NCDC) explained that this brings the total number of infections in the country to 14,554. The NCDC announced this on Thursday through its...

June 12, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Warns Hospitals Against Rejection Of Patients

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has warned management of hospitals across Nigeria against rejection of patients, saying it is unethical. Ehanire, who gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja, at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 press...

June 12, 2020 No Responses

First Bank Hands Over 10,000 e-Learning Devices To Lagos State

First Bank on Thursday handed over 20,000 e-learning devices to the Lagos State Government as part of measures to boost e-learning in schools. Speaking at the event, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu explained that technology/e-learning was a way t...