Tag: Coronavirus
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EXCLUSIVE: Unilever fires staff after massive donations for Coronavirus
Multinational company, Unilever has fired a massive number of staff in Nigeria after donating the sum of 100 million euros to help fight the dreadful global Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Unilever, one of the world’s leading consumer goods companies, also fired a number of brand ambassadors in the country. The dismissal, TNG learnt,…
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Ex-presidential spokesman, Okupe, wife contracts coronavirus, discharged after treatment
Ex-Presidential aide, Dr Doyin Okupe and his wife, Aduralere, have been discharged from an isolation centre in Ogun State. They tested positive for coronavirus on April 23 and underwent treatment. Okupe was Special Assistant to Former President Obasanjo (Media & Publicity) and Senior Special Assistant to former President Jonathan (Public Affairs). On the 23rd of…
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113-Year-Old woman, Maria Branyas becomes oldest person in world to beat Coronavirus
Spain’s oldest person, Maria Branyas, a 113-year-old woman has become the oldest reported survivor of the novel coronavirus. The mother of three who is a resident of the Santa Maria del Tura care home in the city of Olot in the eastern Spanish province of Girona in the Catalonia region is reported to have survived…
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Afreximbank cancels 27th AGM over COVID-19 pandemic
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has cancelled its 27th Annual General Meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is now to hold it by correspondence Its President Prof. Benedict Oramah said, in a statement, that the decision to hold the Shareholders’ meeting by correspondence was made after the consideration of available options to ensure that the…
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Lagos, Kano lead as Nigeria announces 242 new coronavirus cases
Nigeria has recorded 242 fresh cases of Coronavirus, taking its total infections to 4,641. Lagos still tops the grim statistics. Of the figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, late Monday night, Lagos recorded 88 new cases, with Kano coming close with 64 fresh cases. Katsina recorded 49 new cases, while Kaduna…
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Coronavirus in control of Nigeria’s situation – Peter Obi
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has said that there is a need to do more work in Nigeria as coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to spread across the country. Obi said this on Monday in an interview on MONEY LINE with Nancy, which was aired on AIT. He noted that Nigeria is still not in control…
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Bauchi gov, Bala Mohammed says 150 deaths recorded in one month in Azare not from COVID-19
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on Sunday said the 150 deaths witnessed in Azare, headquarters of Katagum Local Government, in the last 30 days was not from COVID-19 as speculated in some quarters. The governor emphasized that the deaths were from hypertension and other related diseases. Although, he said the deaths were not linked…
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67-year-old US citizen invited by young lover dies after showing COVID-19 symptoms in Delta
A 67-year-old United States citizen who was invited to Nigeria by her young lover, a resident of Delta state who she met on the Internet, has died after showing symptoms of COVID-19. The Nigerian lover who is currently in detention was said to have invited her over to Nigeria before the airports were shut. They…
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Operators cannot switch on 5G technology in Nigeria – NCC
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said no licence for 5G technology has been issued to any mobile network operator (MNO) in Nigeria and that no MNO can switch on such technology in the country. Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, who made this known in a statement by Dr. Henry Nkemadu,…
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French lockdown ends after 54 days
France’s strict 54-day coronavirus lockdown was officially over on Monday, however many restrictions were due to remain in place. French people will now be able to leave their homes without carrying a signed declaration as to why they are on the streets and most shops and other workplaces are set to reopen. However, in a…