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COVID-19: NRC suspends passengers’ train services

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The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Saturday announced the suspension of passengers’ train services in the country with effect from Monday. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Lagos bus service scraps standing in buses, deploys sanitisers, thermometers Mr Yakub Mahmood, the NRC Deputy Director Public

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Breaking: Nigeria records 10 new cases of COVID-19

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Nigeria has recorded 10 new cases of #COVID19 according to the Federal Ministry of Health. The Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire confirming the cases said that the country now has 10 new cases of the coronavirus infection He went on to say that three of the 10 new cases are in the Federal Capital […]

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COVID19: Kaduna strengthens disease control centre

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Kaduna State  Ministry of Health has assured that the Infectious Disease Control Centre (IDCC) is ready to receive any case of the coronavirus pandemic as a critical care team is on standby to support the centre. A statement issued by the Ministry on Saturday said that  Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni, the Commissioner for Health, gave the […]

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Three persons test positive for coronavirus in Abuja

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The Federal capital, Abuja, has recorded three cases of COVID-19, The PUNCH reported Reports gathered that the index case is an official of the Federal Inland Revenue Service and was one of the passengers on the British Airways’ flight that landed on March 13, 2020. READ ALSO :No confirmation Chloroquine destroys COVID-19, says medical doctor It was […]

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No confirmation Chloroquine destroys COVID-19, says medical doctor

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Abuja – Dr Tinuade Ogunlesi, a medical doctor with  the Ogun State Teaching Hospital, Abeokuta,  has said that there is  no confirmation yet to the claim that Chloroquine can destroy COVID-19. Ogunlesi said on Saturday against the backdrop of reported claim that Chloroquine is an antidote to COVID-19. The United States President, Mr Donald Trump, […]

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Covid-19: Expert warns against consumption of local gin, neem concoction

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Ilorin – A medical expert, Dr Biola Babatunde of Oyedeji Hospital, Gaa-Akanbi Area, Ilorin, Kwara, has cautioned the public against self medication in a bid to prevent being infected by the Coronavirus. Babatunde, who spoke in Ilorin on Saturday,  said that concocting local gin and Neem leaves popularly known as “dogoyaro” to prevent the Coronavirus […]

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COVID-19: Clergy reschedules church services in compliance to directive

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The Resident Priest of St Luke’s Anglican Church, Amje, Alagbado, Lagos,  Revd. Canon Michael Olorundare on Saturday says the church has rescheduled services  to accommodate few numbers of worshipers Olorundare told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the decision was a directive from the Rt Rev’D Dr. Olusola Odedeji, the Lord Bishop […]

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COVID-19: Lagos to conduct clinical trial on effectiveness of Chloroquine

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The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says the state government will conduct clinical trial on the effectiveness of Chloroquine in the prevention or management of COVID-19 infection. Abayomi made this known on Friday in Lagos on COVID-19 update. He said that the clinical trial would be initiated against the fast spreading news […]

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COVID-19: NGO urges Nigerians to key into FG’s stimulus intervention

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African Centre for Entrepreneurship and Information Development (ACIEDEV), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), has called on Nigerians to key into the Federal Government’s stimulus intervention to the economy to forestall the country from slipping into recession as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mr James Ugochukwu, Executive Director of ACIEDEV, stated

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COVID-19: WAEC postpones exam, Unilag for a month

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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on Friday announced the suspension of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. This is contained in a statement signed by the council’s Head of National Office (HNO), Mr Patrick Areghan. Our Correspondent reports that the examination, which was earlier scheduled to commence on

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COVID-19: Invest more in science, less in religion, Mrs Akeredolu urges Nigerians

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Wife of Ondo State Governor, Mrs Betty Akeredolu, has stressed the need for Nigeria and Nigerians to set their priorities right by investing more in science and less in religion. Mrs Akeredolu stated this in an interview on Friday in Akure. “It is glaring that the foreign religions over which we are killing ourselves in […]

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COVID-19: WHO partners WHATSAPP, Facebook on health alert message

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Lagos – The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has partnered WhatsApp and Facebook to launch a new WHO Health Alert messaging service to increase access to reliable information about COVID-19 Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, made this disclosure at a media briefing on Friday. Ghebreyesus said that the service would provide the latest news and

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COVID-19: NYSC suspends biometric clearance, CDS for Corps members

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  As part of measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus among corps members, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has postponed group bio-metric clearance and community development service meetings nationwide.  Making the disclosure yesterday in Abuja, the NYSC Director-General, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, said the scheme has taken adequate precautionary steps

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COVID-19: FCTA issues ultimatum to striking doctors

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The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has issued a 24 -hour ultimatum to the striking resident doctors to resume work or consider themselves as having exited the FCT Administration.  Briefing journalists in Abuja, the Minister of State for FCT, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, noted with dismay the strike action embarked upon by resident doctors over salary […]

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No COVID-19 case in Zamfara, says commissioner

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The Zamfara state Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Yahaya Kanoma, has described as fake news an online report that the state has recorded its first case of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Kanoma dismissed the report in an interview on Friday in Gusau. He said: “Our attention has been drawn to an online report that the state has […]

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COVID 19: Group urges FG to intensify campaign to recover stolen funds

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A civil society group, Nigeria Youth for Social Justice has called on the federal government to carry out further investigations aimed at recovering more of the country’s wealth allegedly stolen by corrupt officials and politicians.  Convener of the group, Mr. Felix Attah made the call in an interview on Friday in Abuja. Attah noted that in […]

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COVID-19: Ganduje orders closure of schools

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Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state has directed the closure of public and private schools across the state as part of precautionary measures against the threat posed by the coronavirus.  A statement signed by the Commissioner for Education, Muhammad Kiru explained that the indefinite vacation becomes effective from March 23 and directed parents to

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Ogun rolls out measures to tackle the economic effects of COVID-19

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Following the global economic challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and the crash in the prices of crude oil, the Ogun state Governor, Dapo Abiodun has announced a number of measures to mitigate the imminent reduction in monthly federal allocation to the state. Gov. Abiodun according to a statement from the governor’s office made this […]

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Young people are not invincible to COVID-19- WHO

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Lagos – The World Health Organisation (WHO) says young people are not invincible to COVID-19, as data from countries show that people under 50 years old make up a significant proportion of patients requiring hospitalisation. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, at a media briefing on Friday, said the organisation had discovered that though older people […]

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Osun bans all public gatherings over COVID-19 pandemic

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The Osun state government has placed a ban on all gatherings that would bring together 50 or more persons in the same place as part of measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan on Friday in Osogbo, said the ban takes […]