April 2020

Lagos Partners Microsoft To Train Teachers

Lagos Partners Microsoft To Train Teachers

April 24, 2020 8:37 am

For meaningful engagement of Staff of the Post-Primary Teaching Service in “Digital Literacy training” during the coronavirus lockdown, the Lagos State Government, in collaboration with Microsoft Office, represented by ATB Techsoft Solutions, has concluded plans to train 18,000 of its Teachers, commencing from Monday, April 27, 2020.

The Programme, tagged “Work-From-Home, Remote Teaching and Learning for Lagos State Secondary School Teachers”, is aimed at digital training, mentoring, observation, creating and sharing subject-specific content, accessing interactive classes from mobile phones and devices, diagnosing and understanding learning needs and challenges, assigning homework, give feedbacks and auto-grade quizzes/tests remotely and internal stakeholders …

McConnell U.S. Senate Majority Leader Blasted By Govs

McConnell U.S. Senate Majority Leader Blasted By Govs

April 24, 2020 8:35 am

U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has come under fire of state governors following his suggestion that states whose finances are depleted by the coronavirus epidemic could declare bankruptcy.

New York governor Andrew Cuomo slammed the idea a “really dumb” one and warned that financial markets would tank if that were allowed to happen.

Cuomo, a Democrat, was the latest governor to assail McConnell’s suggestion that bankruptcy would be a better route for some states rather than federal aid, as money is doled out to help buffer the ravaged U.S. economy.

“This is one of the really dumb ideas of …

Almost 50,000 Americans Are Dead From Coronavirus

Almost 50,000 Americans Are Dead From Coronavirus

April 24, 2020 7:27 am

Almost 50,000 Americans have been killed in the United States by the deadly Coronavirus pandemic.

According to John Hopkins University, 49,963 Americans have died of Coronavirus.

According to Analysis from CNN’s Zachary B. Wolf, close to 50,000 people have now died of coronavirus in the United States tens of tens of thousands more will die.

By this time next week, it seems very possible that more people will have died in the US of Covid-19 than the 58,000 who died in nearly of decade of fighting in Vietnam.

Read Also: France Testing Whether Nicotine Could Prevent Coronavirus

We’re already far …

Industries Resume Production In Hubei China

Industries Resume Production In Hubei China

April 24, 2020 7:11 am

Over 98 percent of major industrial firms in central China’s Hubei province have resumed work after months-long shutdown.

The production resumption rate of major industrial firms in central China’s Hubei Province, once hit hard by the COVID-19 epidemic, has reached 98.2 percent as of April 17, local authorities said.

According to the provincial COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control headquarters on Thursday, the rate of employees returning to their posts in the province’s major industrial firms hit 93 percent.

It is clear that whilst other countries and regions struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, Hubei has since moved on.

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ECOWAS Made Mistake – FFK Reacts To Buhari's Appointment

ECOWAS Made Mistake – FFK Reacts To Buhari’s Appointment

April 24, 2020 7:10 am
Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has reacted to President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as the leader of its COVID-19 response.

The appointment was made Thursday at the Extraordinary ECOWAS Summit on COVID-19 which was held via teleconferencing under the Chairmanship of Mahamadou Issoufou, President of the Republic of Niger.

Fani-Kayode opposed the appointment, saying that the President was not fit for the job as he can barely manage himself, talk more of 400 million people.

Read Also: FFK Blasts Army Over Killing Of 13 Civilians

He wrote on his verified Twitter …

Sunlight Can Kill Coronavirus Within Minutes – US Dept

Sunlight Can Kill Coronavirus Within Minutes – US Dept

April 24, 2020 7:08 am
The United States Department of Homeland Security has revealed that sunlight could kill the Coronavirus within minutes.

New research from the DHS Science and Technology directorate found that high humidity, temperatures, and sunlight kills the virus in saliva droplets on non-porous surfaces and in the air.

According to DHS Science and Technology Advisor, Bill Bryan, “Our most striking observation to date is the powerful effect that solar light appears to have in killing the virus on surfaces and in the air.

“We’ve seen a similar effect as well where increasing the temperature and humidity or both is generally less favorable …

Neymar’s Mother Dumps 22-Year-Old Toyboy

Neymar’s Mother Dumps 22-Year-Old Toyboy

April 24, 2020 7:06 am

Nadine Goncalves has dumped her toyboy lover who is a self-confessed fan of her son, Neymar.

The 55-year-old dumped 22-year-old Tiago Ramos just 11 days after Neymar endorsed their relationship.

Nadine Goncalves had posted a loving photo with Tiago on Instagram.

And Neymar, who is 6 years older than Tiago, left a heartfelt comment under the post, which read: ‘Be happy mom. Love you.’

Read Also: Neymar Backs Mom’s Romance With 22 Year-Old Boy

However, Daily Mail who quoted reports in Brazil said Nadine dumped Tiago after finding out he had dated a string of men.

Tiago allegedly dated Neymar’s …

COVID-19 - Is Hydroxychloroquine Really Workin

COVID-19: Is Hydroxychloroquine Really Working?

April 24, 2020 7:05 am

A group of scientists at the University of Albany School of Public Health in the United States is testing the effectiveness of Hydroxychloroquine on COVID-19 patients.

The group divides 1,600 COVID-19 patients into four groups: One, those taking Hydroxychloroquine; two, those taking just chloroquine and other related drugs; three, those taking Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin, an antibiotic; and four, those taking none of the above drugs.

The group’s preliminary reports show that there is no enough evidence yet to recommend Hydroxychloquine.

A similar study by a group of French scientists found no significant improvement in COVID-19 patients who took the drug.…

Abba Kyari - A Tale Of A Hero And A Villain

Abba Kyari: A Tale Of A Hero And A Villain

April 23, 2020 7:05 pm

Nobody is all-round bad, there must be places where the person has to be good. People often don’t treat everyone they meet equally, there must be ones they will treat better because of some attachments and sentiments.

Influential people are different things to different people. To some, they are saviour, while to others they are oppressors. Just like very bad politicians are saviours to the people who eat from the same pot with them, while they are evil to the greater masses.
Abacha was a looter to Nigeria masses, but to Buhari, he never stole.

It’s unheard of to see …

France Testing Whether Nicotine Could Prevent Coronavirus

France Testing Whether Nicotine Could Prevent Coronavirus

April 23, 2020 6:25 pm

Nicotine could protect people from contracting the coronavirus, according to new research in France, where further trials are planned to test whether the substance could be used to prevent or treat the deadly illness.

The findings come after researchers at a top Paris hospital examined 343 coronavirus patients along with 139 people infected with the illness with milder symptoms.

They found that a low number of them smoked, compared to smoking rates of around 35 percent in France’s general population.

“Among these patients, only five percent were smokers,” said Zahir Amoura, the study’s co-author and a professor of internal medicine.…

European Championships Cancellation Delivers Another Blow

European Championships Cancellation Delivers Another Blow

April 23, 2020 6:24 pm

Athletics was left with the prospect of a lost season on Thursday after this summer’s European Championships, set to be held in Paris, were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

In a statement, the event’s organising committee and French Athletics Federation (FFA) said they “wished to adopt a responsible position by putting human health and the fight against the spread of the virus before any other consideration”.

The championships were scheduled for August 25-30. The cancellation follows the postponement in March of the Tokyo Olympics to 2021 and the announcement earlier on Thursday of the postponement of Diamond League events …

Digital Video Game Spending Hits Record High

Digital Video Game Spending Hits Record High

April 23, 2020 6:20 pm

Spending on digital video games hit a record high $10 billion in March as people stuck at home under coronavirus lockdowns turned to gaming, market tracker SuperData reported on Thursday.

Money spent on major console games leapt to $1.5 billion in March from $883 million in February, while spending on games played on high-performance personal computers climbed 56 percent to $567 million in the same comparison.

Console and PC games tend to be popular in Europe and North America where restrictions on going out were ramped up in March due to the pandemic.

“Individuals are turning to games as a …

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