WHO, NCDC warn against easing COVID-19 lockdowns

15 firms race for cure, may okay drugs by June No positive result is absolute, expert warns How coronavirus is impeding fight against other diseases The World Health Organisation at the weekend warned against easing restrictions on social distancing too early. “WHO wants to see restrictions lifted as much as anyone. At the same time, […]

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Osun begins ‘school-on-air’ for primary, secondary schools pupils, students

Osun State Government has announced the commencement of School-on-air for primary and secondary school students and pupils of the State. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr. Jamiu Olawumi on Monday, government stated that the on-air education programme is to complement teaching and learning in the state. Jamiu said […]

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Confusion over planned N104b free electricity for Nigerians

DisCos back move, GenCos yet to decide 90% Nigerians may miss out in the scheme A Bill announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, with the intent of waiving the payment of electricity bill worth N104 billion for consumers for two months has become a source of confusion among stakeholders in […]

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Lockdown: Buhari to address Nigerians at 7pm

President Muhammadu Buhari will at 7 pm broadcast to the nation as the stay-at-home directive caused by the coronavirus outbreak expires on Monday. This is coming amidst concerns of the general economic downturn as citizens continue to lament the lockdown on the advice of the Presidential task force to monitor the development of COVID- 19 […]

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Minimising impact of COVID-19 crisis on Nigeria’s economy

With global case currently put at 1.39 million and 101,000 deaths, Coronavirus is arguably the biggest challenge facing humanity today. In December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases from an unknown virus surfaced in Wuhan, China. Based on initial laboratory findings, the disease named Coronavirus disease 2019 (abbreviated as COVID-19), was described as an infectious […]

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How did man’s wrong way of living cause Coronavirus disease?

By Samueli The virus which originated in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 has spread around the globe sending billions of people into lockdown as healthcare workers struggle to cope. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization categorised COVID-19 as a pandemic. As at 10.07 p.m. April 12, 2020, there has been 1,833,685 confirmed cases, […]

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