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How #Nigeria will Gradually Reopen-Taskforce
The Federal Government on Wednesday said government offices across the country can resume for skeletal services from next Monday. The National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, said this during the 22nd joint national briefing of the committee,according to a report by Daily Trust. Aliyu, who said the resumption will be […]
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#Covid-19: #Zamfara Indegenes Infiltrating #Osun- State Govt
Government of The State of Osun on Wednesday, 29 April, 2020 raised the alarm over the influx of Zamfara indigenes into the state. The Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, Prince Abdullah Adeyanju Binuyo, who disclosed this in an interview, said the government was aware of the influx but urged the residents not […]
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#Tambuwal Mourns #COVID-19 Victims
Sokoto Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has confirmed the death of three COVID-19 patients in the state. Tambuwal, who made the disclosure in a statewide broadcast, according to a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Muhammad Bello, said the deceased had underlying sicknesses, including diabetes , asthma and high blood pressure respectively. Tambuwal said: […]
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#NCDC should not pressurize States to have #COVID19 Cases-#Ayade
The Governor of Cross River State, Sir Benedict Ayade, has said that it is unethical and morally unjustifiable for anybody to pressurize any state to report having COVID-19 when it has not recorded such case. Ayde who stated this in Calabar while reacting to the recent statement by the Director General of Nigeria Centre for […]
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Op-ed: An Appeal to Northerners on 2023 Presidency
Rev. Fr. Evaristus Bassey I don’t know how many people remember Obasanjo’s moustache before he became president of Nigeria. In fact when news broke out that Olusegun Obasanjo who had just come out of prison was going to contest for the seat of the presidency of Nigeria and his photographs were awash in the press […]
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At 50, I’ll Devote Rest of my Life to Charity — Gani Adams
The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Abiodun Ige Adams, has said he would devote the rest of his life to charity and service to humanity. Adams, who will be 50 on Thursday (tomorrow), however, said he is dedicating this year’s birthday to God and to the memory of those that have lost their lives to […]
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Breaking: #Nigeria Achieves Milestone in #COVID-19 Testing
The National Centre for Disease Control has achieved a milestone in COVID-19 testing that will increase the testing capacity of the agency. An official of the agency disclosed that the agency has began the usage of the “COBAS” system at the NCDC National Reference Laboratory. “Today, we began the use of the COBAS system at […]
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Ahead of May 1, Oil Shipments Surge
OPEC oil shipments are up more than 2 million barrels per day in April, peaking since December 2018, a supply-tracking company said on Tuesday amid a lack of production restrictions before a new production cut agreement comes into force. Daniel Gerber, head of the Geneva-based Petro-Logistics, said growth this month was driven by record shipments […]
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Breaking: Images of Fully Loaded Oil Tankers Stranded at Sea
Red dots represent fully loaded oil tanker ships “stranded” at sea due to no global demand for oil – approx cost per day per ship is $30,000