Tag: Coronavirus
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Nigeria’s coronavirus infections surpass 57,000
Nigeria recorded 189 new coronavirus infections on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 57,145. However, 48,431 people have recovered and discharged after treatment in the country’s 36 states and the federal capital, Abuja. Only 8,714 infections are still active in the country, one of the lowest in the past three…
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Buhari opens up on provision for fuel subsidy in revised 2020 budget
President Muhammadu Buhari has said there is no provision for fuel subsidy in the revised 2020 budget. He said this is simply because the federal government cannot afford it, if reasonable provisions must be made for health, education and other social services. Buhari made this known in his address at the first year ministerial performance…
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How re-opening of churches led to decrease in Coronavirus – Oyedepo
Presiding Bishop, Living Faith Worldwide, David Oyedepo on Saturday said the re-opening of churches led to decrease in Coronavirus infections across the nation. Oyedepo, at the church’s Covenant Hour of Prayer, CHoP, used Lagos and Ogun States as case study for his assertion, saying that COVID-19 had continued to decrease due to re-opening of churches.…
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BREAKING: First International flight lands in Lagos
The Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Saturday welcomed its first foreign flight in five months after the outbreak of the coronavirus [COVID-19] pandemic which led to the closure of the Nigerian airspace. The aircraft operated by Middle East Airlines touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. According to reports, the plane…
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Why Plateau is new epicentre of coronavirus in Nigeria – PTF
Dr Sani Aliyu, Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) has said that Plateau state is now the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) hot centre as more cases are been confirmed in the state. Aliyu, who spoke at the PTF daily briefing on Monday in Abuja, said that the state was leading in confirmed cases because it…
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Britain’s Johnson faces pressure after coronavirus U-turns
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces growing unease in his own Conservative party over his response to the coronavirus pandemic, a report said on Sunday. Many Conservatives are concerned by a series of policy U-turns by Johnson’s government, The Observer newspaper quoted lawmakers as saying, while an opinion poll suggested the Conservatives have lost support…
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JUST IN: Pogba, Ndombele contract coronavirus
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba and Tottenham Hotspur player, Tanguy Ndombele have tested positive for coronavirus. French newspaper L’Equipe reported today that Pogba tested positive on Wednesday, a big blow also to his Manchester team. Pogba had hoped to stage a big comeback to Didier Deschamps squad, after a year’s absence. His position has now…
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Chloroquine kills coronavirus in early stage – NAFDAC
Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye on Tuesday stated that pieces of evidence from reliable researches and reports showed that Chloroquine can kill COVID-19 virus at the early stage. She stated that Remdesivir, made by Gilead Sciences Inc, has also been shown to kill the…
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Coronavirus and the lovers of pleasure [2] – Femi Aribisala
Femi Aribisala Benzak Uzuegbu was behind an okada motorcycle rider when they came across a ghastly car accident. He wondered what could have caused it as people were lying lifeless on the road. But the okada man had a ready response. “What killed these people,” he said, “is what kills most people.” “What can that…
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996 persons dead as Nigeria’s coronavirus cases surpass 51, 000
On Friday, 340 new coronavirus infections were found in Nigeria, bringing the total number of infections in the nation to 51, 304. Four deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities to 996, according to the Nigeria Infectious Disease Centre, NCDC. Nigeria has been reporting cases below 500 for…