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EPL to relax COVID-19 rules once vaccine rate reaches 85%

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2021 0

The Premier League in England will relax coronavirus restrictions imposed on clubs when the number of players with double vaccination reaches 85 per cent. The governing body of the English Premier League (EPL) had confirmed last week that 68 per cent of players were fully vaccinated. It had

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U.S. is indeed destroying its image by discrediting China with lies

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2021 0

Some U.S. politicians, out of the intention to contain and oppress China, are always looking for outdated instruments from the Cold War toolbox, frequently discrediting China and provoking conflicts with lies they have fabricated. Such dangerous practice mirrors Washington’s inaccurate understanding of China and China-U.S. relations and reflects these U.S. politicians’

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WHO D-G charges pharmaceutical coys to end COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 29 May 2021 0

The Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus says quick global manufacturing of vaccines, tests, treatments and equitable access are the fastest ways to end the coronavirus. Ghebreyesus, in a speech on WHO’s website, pushed for more developers to support the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP), the voluntary platform for sharing

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Buhari demands total debt relief for African countries

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2021 0

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on European countries and global financial institutions to consider reducing the devastating effect of the Coronavirus pandemic on African economies by restructuring debt portfolios and opting for complete reliefs. Buhari made the call in Paris, France, while speaking at the Financing Africa Summit held at Grande Palais Ephemere, on

Business

Dangote Sugar up production by 13.7% amid COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2021 0

Despite the disruptions to the economy, owning majorly to coronavirus pandemic, Dangote Sugar Refinery recorded an increase in production volume which rose by 13.7 per cent to 743,858 tonnes in the financial year ended December 31, 2020, compared to 654,071 tonnes in 2019. The sugar group also posted an increase in sales volume which rose […]

Opinion

Resolving malnutrition challenge amid Covid-19

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2021 0

Reginald Onabu The year 2020 was an unusual one in every sense of the word. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic made sure of this. To remove any doubt about the threat that the virus posed to every country in the world, the World Health Organisations (WHO) recognised the COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Today, the impact […]

News

How is the Coronavirus Crisis Bitcoin’s Greatest Test?

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2021 0

Nowadays, owning a significant amount of assets is extremely important to financially secure yourself when the economy goes down. And, what can be better than having the world’s largest cryptocurrency – Bitcoin as the safest insurance against any economic downturn.  The potential of bitcoin to change the lives of countless investors no longer need words […]

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Real Madrid president tests positive for Coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2021 0

Real Madrid president, Florentino Perez has tested positive for the Coronavirus, the club said on Tuesday. The 73-year-old, who is tested regularly, is self-isolating and without symptoms. The news came on the day Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane returned to training after he tested positive on Jan. 19. READ ALSO: Ice Cream Tests Positive For […]

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COVID-19: FCT intensify efforts to enforce strict compliance of Health Protection Regulation

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2021 0

Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has vowed to ensure strict compliance with the provisions of the Coronavirus Disease Health Protection Regulation 2021 as released by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. As part of the resolutions reached at a stakeholders meeting held in Abuja, the FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, said […]

Opinion

The Church in Year 2020

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2021 0

Anthony Bobori Not even the various World wars have affected every country of the world simultaneous and tragically as the coronavirus pandemic of 2020. It claimed human lives indiscriminately and ruined economies of countries alike. The pandemic inadvertently brought countries via collaborative scientific and humanitarian efforts together that political differences were

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FC Barcelona postpone presidential elections because of coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 15 January 2021 0

Elections to decide FC Barcelona’s new president have been postponed because of coronavirus, the Spanish La Liga club said on Friday. The club’s supporters were due to vote on a new president on Jan. 24, but FC Barcelona issued a statement on Friday to confirm they would not take place on that date. “Due to […]

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China denies allegation coronavirus slipped out of Wuhan lab

Ihesiulo Grace 5 January 2021 0

The United States Deputy National Security Advisor, Matthew Pottinger’s allegation that the coronavirus had slipped out of a laboratory in China’s eastern Wuhan city is false, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Hua Chunying said on Monday. On Sunday, UK media quoted Pottinger as saying during a virtual conference with foreign politicians last week that the most […]

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72% Nigerians not afraid of contracting COVID-19- Survey

Ihesiulo Grace 7 December 2020 0

Doosuur iwambe, Abuja Despite predictions of a second wave of the novel Coronavirus disease, a survey conducted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has revealed that about 71percent of Nigerians are not afraid of contracting the dreaded disease. Speaking during a presentation at the 4th Annual Health Conference on COVID-19 Reportage Assessment organised

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COVID-19: Lagos to re-impose lockdown—Health commissioner

Ihesiulo Grace 3 November 2020 0

The Lagos State Government may impose a new lockdown and return other measures if there is a recurrence of high cases of coronavirus in the state. This was contained in a press statement by the Director, Public Affairs of the Ministry of Health, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, on Tuesday, November 3, Daily Times gathered. The statement was […]

Entertainment

How coronavirus will have long-term effects on Emmys, Oscars, Grammys, other ceremonies

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2020 0

By Mutiat Alli The show must go on, and the 2020 Emmy Awards will unfold this Sunday in a largely virtual format due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Much like this past year’s NFL Draft and major political conventions, entertainment fêtes like the Emmys and last month’s MTV Video Music Awards have been forced to […]

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Governors to meet with Presidential Council over post-COVID-19 challenges

Ihesiulo Grace 15 September 2020 0

The 36 states governors  are to meet on Wednesday with representatives of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) to work on ways to address various challenges facing states in view of the impact of the COVID -19 on their economies. READ ALSO: Nigerian governors begin mediation to meet Buhari over power tariff, fuel hike Daily Times understands

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Kate Henshaw reacts to allegation that celebrities are paid to say COVID-19 is real

Ihesiulo Grace 17 August 2020 0

Nigerian actress Kate Henshaw has cleared the air after an allegation that celebrities are been paid to say COVID-19 is real, sprung up. READ ALSO: Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde tests positive for COVID-19 The 42-year-old took to her Twitter page to announce she had recently gone for her COVID test and realised it was as painful as […]

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‘How to boost investment in technology, health, others for COVID-19 pushback’

Ihesiulo Grace 14 August 2020 0

Institute for Corporate and Public Sector Professionals (ICPSP) has called on governments to improve investment in health, technology, manufacturing and education as a strategy to reduce adverse effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Daily Times gathered. ICPSP made the call in a communique it issued at the end of its 2020 International Conference which held […]

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684 excavated Nigerians test positive for coronavirus – PTF

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

Six hundred and eighty-four out of the 14,906 Nigerians so far evacuated from various parts of the world have tested positive for COVID-19, revealing that nearly 80% of the evacuees are youths. READ ALSO: Covid-19: China raises alarm, says imported Frozen chickens test positive The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force of the COVID-19 pandemic […]

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Archbishop arrested for selling bleach as ‘miracle cure’ for COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 13 August 2020 0

Mark Grenon, a self-styled archbishop of an undisclosed church in Florida, US has been arrested along with his son selling industrial bleach as a “miracle cure” for COVID-19. Grenon was arrested with his son in Colombia and faces extradition to the US. Video footage posted to the Twitter feed of Colombia’s top prosecutor showed Mark […]