April 2020

UK To Evacuate More Nationals As Cases In Nigeria Hit 373

UK To Evacuate More Nationals As Cases In Nigeria Hit 373

April 15, 2020 2:22 pm
The United Kingdom’s Mission in Nigeria has announced plans to begin evacuating another set of British nationals from Saturday, amid COVID-19 crisis.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, over 2,000 foreign nationals from the US, Canada, Germany, Israel, Lebanon, Egypt, South Africa, and France have been evacuated from Nigeria.

In a statement by the British High Commission on its verified Twitter page, the mission said that the Britons would be evacuated from Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.

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The Mission added that to be eligible

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Covid-19 - Nigeria Records Highest Case As Toll Hits 373

Covid-19: Nigeria Records Highest Case As Toll Hits 373

April 15, 2020 2:21 pm
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Tuesday night confirmed it recorded additional 11 new cases of coronavirus in Lagos State.

The development is coming after the agency earlier confirmed 19 cases on Tuesday.

As at 9:20pm, Nigeria confirmed 14 cases in Lagos, 1 in Kano, 2 in FCT, 1 in Akwa-Ibom and 1 in Edo State.

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However, on Tuesday evening, the agency on its Twitter handle confirmed 11 new cases in Lagos State.

This means Lagos State on Tuesday April 14, 2020, recorded 25 cases, making it the highest number

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Fani-Kayode Will Lead Nigeria One Day - CAN Chairman

FFK Blasts Army Over Killing Of 13 Civilians

April 15, 2020 2:21 pm

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Minister of aviation has reacted to reports that the Nigerian Army, on Thursday killed some civilians in an airstrike in Borno village.

Reports emerged on Thursday that 13 civilians, including children were mistakenly killed in the airstrike carried out by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole in Borno village.

Reacting, Fani-Kayode called on the International Criminial Court, ICC, to investigate the Nigerian Army and bring those responsible for allegedly killing innocent civilians to justice.

The former minister described the killings as unacceptable.

Read Also: President Buhari Issues Fresh Directive To Nigerian Army

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Students To Receive Lectures Via NTA – Nigerian Govt

Students To Receive Lectures Via NTA – Nigerian Govt

April 15, 2020 2:20 pm

The Federal Government says plans were being made for students in tertiary institutions to receive lectures via the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN).

Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, made the disclosure on Tuesday, while commenting on the closure of schools due to the coronavirus pandemic.

He spoke at the COVID-19 Presidential Task Force (PTF) briefing in Abuja.

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According to him, the ministry has been planning the idea before the pandemic, “only that because of it now people know about it.”

“Some of my tertiary

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India To Ease Lockdown In Rural Areas

India To Ease Lockdown In Rural Areas

April 15, 2020 1:22 pm

India will permit several activities in rural areas starting next week, including manufacturing and infrastructure building, to provide relief to workers impacted by the coronavirus lockdown, the government said on Wednesday.

The Home Ministry guidelines came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended a nationwide lockdown to May 3.

The easing of the lockdown would start next Monday and take place only in those rural areas where there were no COVID-19 containment zones or hotspots, a Home Ministry release said.

The number of coronavirus cases has been increasing steadily.

Read Also: Why President Buhari Extended Lockdown – BMO

 

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CAC Headquarters In Abuja Goes Up In Flames

CAC Headquarters In Abuja Goes Up In Flames

April 15, 2020 12:53 pm
The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, headquarters in Maitama, Abuja has been gutted by fire.

Firefighters were seen battling the inferno.

The fire engulfed the last floor of the seven-storey building, destroying valuables and other items.

This is coming barely a week after the office of the Accountant General of the Federation went up in flames.

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The Registrar-General of the CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, confirmed the incident stating that there was no loss of document or lives.

 

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Lockdown Leads To Massive Looting In South Africa

Lockdown Leads To Massive Looting In South Africa

April 15, 2020 12:50 pm

A number of food and liquor stores have been looted in South Africa amid a strict national lockdown that was put in place to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Incidents were reported in several locations on the outskirts of Cape Town near the Gugulethu township, where many people lived in poverty even before the lockdown restricted people’s movements and affected their livelihoods.

“It is a struggle for many to put food on the table,” Albert Fritz, minister of community safety for the Western Cape province, said in a statement issued late on Tuesday.

“At present, we find ourselves …

Fire Razes Popular Dugbe Market In Ibadan

Fire Razes Popular Dugbe Market In Ibadan

April 15, 2020 12:49 pm
The popular Dugbe Market in Ibadan, Oyo State has been razed by fire.

Several shops in the market have been burnt by the raging inferno.

Thick smokes were seen emanating from a building in the market and then accompanied by balls of fire ascending the atmosphere.

The fire in the market is happening in the midst of Coronavirus lockdown in Oyo State.

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It was gathered that the fire began around 1:20pm.

Men of the fire service from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the state fire service were …

Rivers Indigenes Condemn NIMASA Over Bad Distribution

Rivers Indigenes Condemn NIMASA Over Bad Distribution

April 15, 2020 12:46 pm

A group in Rivers state under the aegis of Rivers Peoples Alliance has condemned plans by Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to deliver Covid-19 items to the University of Portharcourt Teaching Hospital instead of the Rivers State Government. 

Recently, the same agency delivered coronavirus materials directly to the Lagos Government that coordinated the Lagos affairs.

Peeved by this development, the group in a statement signed by its General Secretary, Pius Okechukwu described the action as selective because Rivers is being controlled by an opposition party.

In the statement, the group alleged that”our state government has been in the …

Coronavirus - Spain At Verge Of Recovery

Coronavirus: Spain At Verge Of Recovery

April 15, 2020 12:46 pm

Spain Wednesday recorded 523 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours.

The figure released by the Health Ministry bolstered evidence that the country was on the verge of recovery.

It brings the total fatalities to nearly 18,579.

The number is down from a peak of more than 900 daily victims in previous weeks.

New infections rose slightly in comparison to Tuesday, bringing the overall number of confirmed cases to 177,600.

Meanwhile, the number of recovery from the illness rose by 3,300 to reach around 71,000.

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The news follows several days of …

Global Coronavirus Cases Hit 2 Million Cases

Global Coronavirus Cases Hit 2 Million Cases

April 15, 2020 7:35 am

Global coronavirus cases crossed the 2 million mark early Wednesday as China and Latin American countries reported new infections.

The global total reached 2,005,564 as at 09.00 GMT.

Death toll from the 210 countries and territories affected by the virus, is also over 126,600.

China reported 46 new infections, a sharp drop from the 89 reported on Tuesday.

Argentina reported 166 new cases to take its tally to 2,443.

This is according to figures published by worldometers.info early today.

The U.S. remains the most stricken nation by the virus.

It has 614,246 cases as at Tuesday night.

The death toll …

Breaking - Trump Stops Funding WHO Over Coronavirus

Breaking: Trump Stops Funding WHO Over Coronavirus

April 15, 2020 7:35 am

U.S. President Donald Trump has stopped funding the World Health Organisation, WHO blaming it for America’s coronavirus pandemic woes.

Trump announced the move today at a Rose Garden press conference.

The U.S. leader had mulled the idea before and dubbed WHO China-centric.

“The reality is that the WHO failed to adequately obtain, vet and share information in a timely and transparent fashion,” Trump said.

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“With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have deep concerns whether America’s generosity has been put to the best use possible,” Trump added.

The U.S. …

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