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The United States has recorded 1,169 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, ending yesterday morning, the highest single-day toll from the disease so far in any country. Data from the John Hopkins University show a total of 5,926 deaths have been reported in the US, which also has the highest number of cases […]
Nigeria recorded two new deaths from Coronavirus yesterday, thus bringing the total death so far in the country to four. The number of confirmed cases also rose to 210, from 190 on Thursday. The deaths, according to a tweet from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control last night, were recorded in Lagos and Edo states. […]
The Special Adviser to the President on Political Affairs, Senator Femi Ojudu, yesterday announced the distribution on the COVID-19 protective gear on his Facebook wall, Ojudu Babafemi. His post was accompanied by a table that gave a state-by-state breakdown of the distribution of the materials donated by the Chinese billionaire. The table showed that the […]
Lagos State Government has discharged 11 more COVID-19 patients, the largest single batch since the index case was admitted on February 27, after their viral loads returned negative. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu broke the news yesterday on his Twitter handle, @jidesanwoolu, just as the federal government announced the distribution of 110,751 face masks, face shields and […]
The Nigerian Army has introduced locally fabricated Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPV) into the ongoing war against Boko Haram in the Northeast. The vehicles, which were built by the engineers at the military counter-insurgency operation in the Northeast (Operation Lafiya Dole) were commissioned by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. General Tukur Buratai. […]
President Muhammadu Buhari wednesday instructed members of the Presidential Committee on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Economy to ensure that the pandemic does not obstruct the implementation of critical infrastructure projects as well as payment of workers’ salaries. The president gave the instruction while receiving a briefing from the committee at the State House, […]
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has generated a total of N1.11 trillion as tax revenue in the first quarter of the year, representing a 10.4 per cent increase compared to the N1.04 trillion recorded in the corresponding quarter of 2019. The latest performance came amid the turbulence in the global economic system, particularly the sharp […]
Following the recent killing of over 100 soldiers by Boko Haram terrorists across the countries involved in the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), Nigeria, Chad and Niger Republic, MNJTF said yesterday it has launched a grand offensive against Boko Haram and the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists. At least 92 soldiers from […]
A doctor in the frontline of the COVID-19 treatment at the Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Edo State, has contracted the disease, the President of the National Association of Resident Doctors, Dr. Aliyu Sokomba, has confirmed. Sokomba revealed this on Channels Television’s daily magazine programme “Sunrise Daily” and in a series of tweet by the doctor’s […]
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has explained that a total lockdown of the state has no benefit for now despite the rising cases of confirmed Coronavirus. He spoke during a programme on Fresh FM in Ibadan. The governor said he opted for curfew as a form of partial lockdown, which will still allow millions of people […]