The Nigeria Government on Wednesday commenced the disbursement of N20,000 Conditional Cash Transfer to poor homes in the country. Speaking at the commencement of the cash transfer at the Kwali Area Council of Abuja, Humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development minister, Sadiya Umar Farouq said distribution of the funds were in compliance to the […]
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Osun State has emerged as the third state with the highest number of infections in Nigeria. This was after recording nine new cases on Wednesday. With the nine new cases, Osun has a total of 14 confirmed cases to place third behind Lagos (82 cases) – first; and Abuja (28 cases) – third. Of the […]
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A plant based drug developed in Nigeria for the treatment of the dreaded coronavirus will be ready soon . Chairman of the Imo State Taskforce on COVID-19, Prof. Maurice Iwu, gave this assurance in Owerri on Wednesday. Iwu, professor of Pharmacognosy from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), had presented the plant-based patented treatment for […]
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The leadership and elders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – South South have commiserated with the government and the people of Cross River State over the demise of Senator Rose Oko, describing her death as a monumental loss to democracy and the country’s legislative arm. The two-termed lawmaker in the upper chamber of […]
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The Presidency, on Wednesday, reeled out a long list of activities and steps already taken and still being taken by various agencies and government functionaries to push back the spread of the deadly Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, IT […]
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Stakeholders seek appropriate coordination of stimulus packages Uncertainty in the domestic and global economy, triggered by the devastating effect of the raging COVID- 19 crisis have continued to hit hard on the equities sector of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), even as investors’ lose N2.3 trillion in one month Specifically, market capitalisation of listed equities, […]
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Trucks barred from coming into Lagos at Sango, Ogun State…yesterday • VP says criticism of presidential order pointless• Reps donate two months’ salaries to fight pandemic• ICPC warns corrupt persons to steer clear of funds Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disagreed with Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka and others who have questioned the legality of […]
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• Nigerians should join hands to win piracy war insists copyright commission The desperate movement of legs and vehicles on the road to Lawanson told Helen Irozuru something was wrong. It was either officials of Vehicles Inspectorate Unit or Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) were operating. Whenever officials from any of these agencies came out, everybody […]
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Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has directed the immediate fumigation of major markets and motor parks in the state in a bid to shut out the rampaging coronavirus from the state. He handed the directive to the committee on Sanitation and Traffic Rules after he signed the Public Health Regulations Order. A statement on […]
Continue ReadingIt was an unusual Sunday yesterday as Churches and Mosques across Ondo state complied with the state government’s directive banning gathering of all sort. Most of the churches were locked as their leaders and members held services in their respective homes. The directive was to prevent the spread of the dreaded Coronavirus which the World […]
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