HEALTH

895 stranded Nigerians evacuated from UK, Dubai 0
- HEALTH, POLITICS
- July 15, 2020
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, has said that 590 stranded Nigerians have been successfully evacuated from the United Kingdom (UK) and are expected to arrive Abuja and Lagos on Tuesday. The minister also confirmed the evacuation of 305 other Nigerians from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), via Emirate Airline. The evacuees
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NCDC to establish COVID-19 testing centre in Nasarawa 0
- HEALTH, POLITICS, WORLD
- July 9, 2020
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has disclosed plans to establish a molecular laboratory in Nasarawa State to enable medical experts carry out COVID-19 tests. Director-General of the centre, Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this during a visit to the state governor, Abdullahi Sule, at the Government House, on Wednesday. Ihekweazu, who said the NCDC would
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COVID-19: AfDB forecast $88.3 billion drop in Africa’s GDP 0
- Business, HEALTH
- June 16, 2020
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has projected that the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ravaging economies globally could cause Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to drop by between $22.1billion and $88.3billion. According to the Bank, before the advent of COVID-19, West Africa was home to at least four of the continent’s fastest-growing economies, but has strongly
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Macron says France has scored its ‘first victory’ against virus 0
- HEALTH, WORLD
- June 15, 2020
Macron says France has scored its ‘first victory’ against virus President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday that France had marked its first victory in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, ending much of its lockdown but adding that he would “draw the lessons” from a crisis that has killed nearly 30,000 people in the country. “The
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Coronavirus: Burial without Government approval attracts 10million fine, Wike warns 0
- HEALTH
- June 8, 2020
Rivers Governor, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has signed a new executive order to curtain the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the state. The order which has been gazetted prescribes N10million fine for any burial conducted contrary to its provisions. Section 3 stipulated that any person intending to hold a public burial in the state or take
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NCDC confirms 389 new cases of Coronavirus 0
- HEALTH
- May 28, 2020
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, announced 389 new confirmed cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 8,733. The update on Wednesday is the highest daily figure so far reported since the beginning of the outbreak in the country. Also, Kogi
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