The coronavirus pandemic has driven the global economy into a downturn that will require massive funding to help developing nations, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said Friday. “It is clear that we have entered a recession” that will be worse than in 2009 following the global financial crisis, she said in an online press briefing. With […]
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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday, donated his former residence at the Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State for use as an isolation centre for victims of the dreaded Coronavirus disease. He said the 32-room facility has been handed over to the Ogun state government for immediate take over. His Special Assistant Media, Kehinde Akinyemi who […]
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Moves to avoid overcrowding at isolation centres Places infected persons into categories SGF, Ehanire, others, test negative We’re yet to be tested, Kyari’s aides, reporters lament To ensure that the isolation centres in the country are not overcrowded, the Federal Government is to clinically classify cases of coronavirus infection according to their severity. The classification […]
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The United States on Thursday took the grim title of the country with the most coronavirus infections and reported a record surge in unemployment as world leaders vowed $5 trillion to stave off global economic collapse. More than 500,000 people around the world have now contracted the new coronavirus, overwhelming healthcare systems even in wealthy […]
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By Banji Ayoola This moment may be a beautiful gift to the world, a rich opportunity to change many of the things that are wrong on the earth, contrary to the Volition contained in the wonderful Wisdom, Which lovingly permitted us a sojourn here, and granted us fabulous opportunities to explore, experience and develop into […]
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By Banji Ayoola These times in which we stand, during which all earthly humanity are being ravaged by a strange affliction defying several traditional therapies. Which does not respect boundaries between the weak and the strong, the rich and the poor. Which has forcefully penetrated, smashed down, tore down, indeed crashed all social boundaries, to […]
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Ondo State local government elections scheduled to hold on April 18, 2020, has been postponed indefinitely over COVID-19. Chairman of the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission, ODIEC, Prof Yomi Dinakin, had last week insisted that the council polls would hold despite the threat of spread the virus spread. Dinakin said arrangements would be made to […]
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By Dare Babarinsa We are all learning science now. The Coronavirus pandemic, also known as Covid-19, is teaching humanity the lesson of a lifetime. Almost all the countries of the world are affected. On Sunday, Cuba, a small country in the Caribbean, was dispatching the first set of medical doctors to Italy to help that afflicted […]
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African family eating healthy | Pinterest The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has the world on its toes as the globe tries to remain safe and healthy during the pandemic. There is no doubt that as the coronavirus situation intensifies, many are wondering how to stay healthy and possibly boost their immune system. The first thing to […]
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Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, has defended President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision not to address Nigerians daily amid the raging COVID-19 pandemic. He said on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme on Thursday that it was not Buhari’s “style” to brief Nigerians. Adesina said this while responding to a question […]
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