May 2, 2020

NASA, SpaceX Counting Down Days To First Human Launch

NASA, SpaceX Counting Down Days To First Human Launch

May 2, 2020 12:20 pm

While SpaceX founder Elon Musk is facing blistering criticism for calling stay-at-home orders “fascist”, officials representing his space company and NASA are trying to allay coronavirus fears. They said Friday that in the run-up to a historic space launch slated for May 27, they are employing additional safety measures to keep their two astronauts, mission control crews and the spacecraft virus free.

This revelation comes despite Musk’s repeated statements and tweets railing against county authorities in California in the United States after authorities there extended stay-at-home orders to fight the COVID-19 pandemic through May 31.

Starting late Tuesday night, Musk,

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Labour Charges Buhari To Reduce Fuel Price To N60 -Litre

Labour Charges Buhari To Reduce Fuel Price To ₦60/Litre

May 2, 2020 12:13 pm

Organised Labour, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to further reduce the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, to ₦60.

Labour said Nigerians should not pay more than N60 for a litre of petrol.

Organised labour also asked that an investment of 20 percent of the entire donations received by the government from individuals, groups and organizations to help combat the Coronavirus pandemic, should be used to fund the activities of various research institutes across the nation.

President of the United Labour Congress of Nigeria (ULC), Joe Ajaero, gave the advice when he addressed the media

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Lockdown Doctors Reveal What 'll Occur If Nigeria Relaxes Lockdown

Doctors Reveal What ‘ll Occur If Nigeria Relaxes Lockdown

May 2, 2020 11:48 am

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has condemned the decision taken by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, relaxing the Coronavirus lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States.

The medical body described the decision as premature, adding that it can potentially expose more Nigerians to the deadly COVID-19.

The doctors warned that Nigeria could experience a surge in the number of Coronavirus cases.

Read Also: COVID-19: Nigerian Doctors Threaten To Withdraw Services

NMA noted that at the moment health workers are grappling with numerous challenges such as lack for bed spaces in epicenters of the pandemic, especially Lagos, yet to be ascertained …

Life Will Not Return To Normal Soon - President Macron

Life Will Not Return To Normal Soon: President Macron

May 2, 2020 6:48 am

French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Friday that the end of the national lockdown on May 11 would only be a first step as France looks to pull out of the crisis created by the outbreak of the coronavirus.

Traditional Labour Day protests that usually see thousands of demonstrators on streets were cancelled this year due to the virus outbreak that has killed 24,000 people across France.

“May 11 will not be the passage to normal life. There will be a recovery that will need to be reorganised,” Macron said in a speech at the presidential palace after a meeting …

Breaking - Kim Jong-Un Reappears From ‘The Dead’

Breaking: Kim Jong-Un Reappears From ‘The Dead’

May 2, 2020 6:42 am
North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un, has resurfaced after weeks of speculations about his health and whereabouts.

The Korean news agency, Yonhap said Kim appeared in public for the first time today, since he was last seen 20 days ago.

Kim attended a ceremony marking the completion of a fertiliser plant in Sunchon, South Phyongan Province, according to the North Korean media.

This marks his first reported public activity since he was last seen on April 11, presiding over a political bureau meeting of the ruling Workers Party.

Read Also: North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un ‘Alive And Well’: Seoul

His apparent absence …

COVID-19: Nigerian Govt Finally Receives Donation From Trump

Gilead Science Donates 1.5m Vials Of COVID-19 Drug To U.S

May 2, 2020 6:40 am

Gilead Science Inc, maker of the coronavirus drug Remdesivir said it will be donating 1.5 million vials of the drug to help patients in U.S.hospitals.

Chief Executive of the company Daniel O’Day made the pledge during a meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday.

The meeting came after the drug was granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for COVID-19.

The FDA approval cleared the way for broader use of the drug in more hospitals around the United States.

Read Also: Bill Gates Reveals New RNA Vaccine With ‘Code’

But the authorization applies to patients hospitalized …

Tiff Macklem Appointed Governor Bank of Canada

Tiff Macklem Appointed Governor Bank of Canada

May 2, 2020 6:39 am
Tiff Macklem, Dean of the University of Toronto’s Business School, was appointed the governor of the Bank of Canada on Friday.

At a press conference in Ottawa, Canadian Finance Minister, Bill Morneau, announced Macklem’s appointment.

He said Macklem brings a deep knowledge of and expertise in financial markets and will serve the central bank well.

Macklem, who once worked as the senior deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, will take over the top position of the Canadian central bank in early June when current Governor, Stephen Poloz, ends his seven-year term.

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Half A Billion Globally Living With Herpes – WHO

Half A Billion Globally Living With Herpes – WHO

May 2, 2020 6:31 am

About half a billion people worldwide are living with genital herpes while several billions of people have oral herpes infection, new estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO) have shown.

In a statement on Friday from Geneva, WHO highlighted the need to improve awareness and scale-up services to prevent and treat herpes.

The health agency said that the figures were given by University of Bristol staff and Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar, and published in the WHO Bulletin.

It said that about 13 per cent of the world’s population – aged 15 years to 49 years – were living with Herpes …

Rolls Royce Set To Trim Staff

Rolls Royce Set To Trim Staff

May 2, 2020 6:27 am

British aero-engine maker Rolls Royce Holdings is considering cutting up to 15% of its workforce, as customers cut production and airlines park planes due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The size of layoffs has been mentioned internally by senior management, but is by no means finalised and there is a lot of negotiation still to be done, the source added.

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The company’s engines power Airbus SE and Boeing Co’s wide-body jets and Rolls-Royce is paid by airlines based on how many hours its engines fly.

The Financial Times earlier reported Rolls-Royce was …

World Beach Games Moved From 2021 To 2023

World Beach Games Moved From 2021 To 2023

May 2, 2020 6:22 am

The 2021 World Beach Games have been moved to 2023, the Association Of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) said on Friday.

ANOC said the shift was to enable countries to have time to prepare their athletes for the rescheduled Olympics in 2021.

The Olympic Games, originally scheduled to start in July this year in Tokyo, have been postponed to July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021.

This was due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has infected more than 3.29 million people worldwide and killed nearly 233,000.

ANOC had opened a bidding process to find a host for the Beach Games in January …

Prince Harry, Meghan Lose PrivacyBattle With Daily Mail

Prince Harry, Meghan Lose Privacy Battle With Daily Mail

May 2, 2020 6:21 am

The Duchess of Sussex has lost the first round in her legal fight with Associated Newspapers. She dragged the Mail on Sunday and Mail Online to court over alleged breached of privacy after they published excerpts from private correspondence between her and her estranged father, Thomas Markle.

However, on Friday, 1 May, Mr. Justice Warby ruled against the Duchess and her husband, Prince Harry, who had claimed the newspaper had acted dishonestly.

​The judge ruled it was “irrelevant”

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He added that “Such issues are assessed objectively. The claimant’s …

Lagos Govt Releases ₦1.03b Accrued Pension To Retirees

Lagos Govt Releases ₦1.03b Accrued Pension To Retirees

May 2, 2020 6:20 am
The Lagos State government has approved the release of ₦1.030 billion for the payment of the accrued pension rights of 213 public service retirees in the state.

Mrs Folashade Onanuga, the Director-General, Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC), made the disclosure on Friday in Lagos.

Onanuga said that the commission had released the funds to the Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs), which, she said, had credited the Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs) of the beneficiaries.

“To ensure the safety of all the beneficiaries, the retirement bond presentation ceremony stands cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while all retirement bond certificates for April have …

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