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Breaking - IMF Approves $3.4b Loan For Nigeria

Breaking: IMF Approves $3.4b Loan For Nigeria

April 29, 2020 7:45 am

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved Nigeria’s request for $3.4 billion loan to fight the devastating effect of the COVID-19.

The loan, which has a maximum repayment period of five years was approved by the Fund’s board Tuesday.

The emergency financial assistance was approved under the Rapid Financing Instrument to support the authorities’ efforts in addressing the severe economic impact of the COVID-19 shock and the sharp fall in oil prices.

It will also assist Nigeria to meet the urgent balance of payment needs stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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We’ve Won Battle Against COVID-19 – New Zealand PM

We’ve Won Battle Against COVID-19 – New Zealand PM

April 27, 2020 7:04 am

New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Arden, has said the country has stopped community transmission of COVID-19 as tough lockdown restrictions are scheduled to ease on Monday night.

Ardern said the virus is “currently eliminated” with new cases recorded in single figures lately.

The country recorded its first case of the disease in February 28.

In March and with few cases recorded, the country closed its borders. It later introduced a four-level alert system to manage the outbreak.

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New Zealand was put in a nationwide lockdown while it began an extensive testing …

Johnson Under Pressure To Explain UK Virus Plan

Johnson Under Pressure To Explain UK Virus Plan

April 25, 2020 6:17 pm

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to return to work soon after his recovery from COVID-19, as pressure mounts on his government to explain how to get Britain out of lockdown.

Johnson, 55, has been recuperating at the British prime ministerial retreat, Chequers, outside London since his release from hospital on April 12.

He spent three days in intensive care and later admitted that “things could have gone either way”, forcing him to take it easy before returning to the political fray.

But there have been increasing signs his return to Downing Street could be imminent, after officials said he …

Coronavirus Deaths In UK Hospitals Pass 20,000

Coronavirus Deaths In UK Hospitals Pass 20,000

April 25, 2020 2:37 pm

In the United Kingdom, an additional 813 people died in hospital after testing positive for the disease caused by the new coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 20,319.

India allowed a limited reopening of shops in neighbourhoods and residential areas, a month after the country of some 1.3 billion people went into lockdown.

Worldwide, more than 199,000 people are known to have died due to the pandemic, with some 2.8 million

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Spain - Was Coronavirus Already Spreading Before Lockdown

Spain: Was Coronavirus Already Spreading Before Lockdown?

April 24, 2020 2:16 pm
Granada, Spain – Recent scientific research suggests that Spain, the country that currently has the most coronavirus cases in Europe, was hit by COVID-19 much earlier than previously thought.

The study by researchers from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Madrid indicates that one clade – a virus “family” derived from a single ancestor – of coronavirus was present in mainland Spain as early as February 14.

That was a full month before the country went into lockdown, and a time when officials worldwide were still trying to understand the scale of the virus.

The coronavirus threat was believed

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COVID-19 - UN Receives Health Supplies For Nigeria

COVID-19: UN Receives Health Supplies For Nigeria

April 17, 2020 2:33 pm
The United Nations on Thursday received delivery of vital health supplies to support the fight against COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria on a flight funded by APM Terminals.

The supplies, made up of 10,000 test kits, 15 oxygen concentrators, and various personal protective equipment (PPE), vaccines, IEHK/PEP kits, and other vital health supplies, will support the Nigerian government’s COVID-19 Response Plan and UNICEF’s work with children and families in Nigeria.

A statement to the effect said the supplies will also support the government of Nigeria, through the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), to prevent and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic

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Coronavirus - Mitigating Africa’s Imminent Food Crisis

Coronavirus: Mitigating Africa’s Imminent Food Crisis

April 17, 2020 7:50 am

We are facing great uncertainty on the African continent. The global spread of COVID-19 and the rising number of coronavirus cases in Africa are fueling anxiety about negative economic growth, failing healthcare and collapsing food systems. We are already grappling with a locust outbreak in the Horn of Africa, drought and flood extremes due to climate change and increasing food importation costs of more than $47 billion in 2019. The convergence of all these sets the stage for an imminent food crisis – unless measures are taken to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.

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China Reacts To Trump, US Accusation Of Creating COVID-19

China Reacts To Trump, US Accusation Of Creating COVID-19

April 16, 2020 1:54 pm
China on Thursday insisted that the country did not create COVID-19.

China pointed out that the World Health Organization (WHO) has cleared it of any wrongdoing.

Foreign Affairs Ministry’s Spokesman, Zhao Lijian, stated that the WHO, “has said multiple times that there is no evidence that the new Coronavirus was created in a laboratory.”

The reaction followed repeated accusations by the United States Government that Coronavirus originated in a lab in Wuhan.

President Donald Trump had, at press conferences and on Twitter, referred to Coronavirus as, “Chinese virus.”

He only stopped in late March in a move that seemed to

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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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Anxiety In Lagos Over Daily Robbery Attacks Amid lockdown

Anxiety In Lagos Over Daily Robbery Attacks Amid lockdown

April 13, 2020 2:02 pm

Lagos State is going through one of its roughest moments in decades amid the COVID-19 lockdown.

Just four months into the year 2020, major tragic incidents have already shaken the nation’s commercial hub.

In January, an inferno caused by a ruptured Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) pipeline at Ile Epo near Abule-Egba, claimed lives and destroyed properties.

In March, a massive explosion at Abule-Ado consumed many buildings and killed more than 20 citizens including the Principal of Bethlehem High School, Henrietta Alokha, who died while rescuing students.

However, despite the lockdown, Lagos has continued to witness unpalatable incidents.

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29 Persons Quarantined In Anambra, Awaiting COVID-19 Test

29 Persons Quarantined In Anambra, Awaiting COVID-19 Test

April 13, 2020 1:56 pm
29 persons consisting of health workers, relations and business partners of the COVID-19 index case in Anambra State have been quarantined and are waiting to be tested, the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Vincent Okpala has revealed.

Okpala who spoke to journalists in Awka gave details of how the COVID-19 response team in the state searched for the index case from 8 pm to 3 am, after National Centre for Disease Control contacted the government to reveal that a case has been registered in Anambra.

The Commissioner for Health Said, “I went with the team to places I ordinarily would

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Lockdown What Will Happen To Poor If Lockdown Continues – PRP

What Will Happen To Poor If Lockdown Continues – PRP

April 13, 2020 8:57 am
Party (PRP) has warned the government against pushing the poor to the wall by the indefinite extension of the lockdown order to curb the spread of COVID-19.

President Muhammadu Buhari had declared a lockdown of Lagos and Ogun states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for an initial 14-day period.

Many other states in the country, however, followed suit with restriction-of-movement and stay-at-home orders of their own.

Although the lockdown was expected to last from Monday, March 30 to Monday, April 13, a presidential statement on Saturday said the lockdown would remain in place until otherwise advised by experts.

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