Month: April 2020

– The minister of state, labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, has threatened to resign his appointment if politicians hijack job slots – Keyamo said government employment programmes are for ordinary Nigerians and should not be hijacked by politicians – The minister noted that the ministry to labour would not bow to the pressure of any politician to hijack FG’s employment programmes The minister of state, labour and employment, Festus Keyamo, has threatened to resign his appointment if politicians hijack job slots approveKeyamo said the jobs were for ordinary Nigerians and should…

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– Three people have been arrested by the police for allegedly insulting President Buhari and the Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari – The Katsina police command disclosed that the suspects were arrested for making a viral video on social where they insulted the president the state governor – The police said the offenders violated the provisions of the cyber-crime act and will be made to face the wrath of the law Three people were arrested by the Katsina state police command on Thursday, April 30, for allegedly insulting President Muhammadu Buhari…

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The numbers are staggering. The Federal Trade Commission says coronavirus-related scams have cost Americans $13.4 million so far this year. Google blocks more than 100 million phishing emails every day as criminals try to steal money and personal information. About 18 million of them are coronavirus-related. Scam websites pose as the real thing, collecting personal data and credit card numbers. With over 40,000 domain names using the word “coronavirus,” you have to be on alert. Scam calls are getting more convincing, too. In the last year alone, Americans were swindled…

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Second lady Karen Pence said her husband Vice President Mike Pence did not know about the Mayo Clinic’s mask policy until after his visit to the medical center on Tuesday when he appeared to violate the clinic’s rules by not wearing a face covering.  “Wearing a mask prevents you from spreading the disease, and knowing that he doesn’t have COVID-19, he didn’t wear one. It was actually after he left Mayo Clinic that he found out they had a policy of asking everyone to wear a mask,” Karen Pence said during a…

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Marci Oberst sat down at her computer Tuesday and embarked on what’s become a daily ritual – trying to log onto the Maryland Department of Labor’s website so she can extend her unemployment insurance. At 9:30 AM, she was number 88,000 in line, according to the state’s labor website.  “You call the Department of Labor (and) it’s either busy or gives you a recording and just hangs up on you,” says Oberst who is trying to apply for the extra 13 weeks of benefits that are part of the $2.2…

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Joe Grogan Out as WH Domestic Policy Adviser: “He previously served as a lobbyist for the drug company Gilead Sciences Inc.” @WSJ https://t.co/DHK1zAKgqj — Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) April 30, 2020

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Federal data released this week shows that the number of deaths recorded in the U.S. this year is higher than normal, outpacing deaths attributed to COVID-19 in states that have been hit hardest by the virus.The data provides the first look at death trends this year across the country and offers more evidence that the official tally of coronavirus deaths is low.The phenomenon is pronounced in states with some of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks. From March 22 to April 11, New York saw 14,403 more deaths than the average of the…

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196 new cases of #COVID19 reported; 87-Lagos 24-Kano 18-Gombe 17-Kaduna 16-FCT 10-Katsina 8-Sokoto 7-Edo 6-Borno 1-Yobe 1-Ebonyi 1-Adamawa As at 11:55pm 29th April- 1728 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 307 Deaths: 51

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Authors: Babajide Oluwase, Wole Ademola Ademola With excitement and fireworks, the world ushered in 2020 with so much dreams and expectations but never thought everything would be brought to a halt and on the brink of global recession in a flash by a virus outbreak. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which started at the tail-end of 2019 in Wuhan, China has now become the biggest invincible enemy of the world. The world as we know took a challenging turn on 30 January 2020, when the WHO declared the COVID-19 outbreak a public health…

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Nigeria launches websites for primary and secondary school students: schoolgate.ng and mobileclassroom.com.ng to mitigate the school shutdowns as a result of Covid-19. Also, the “the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, is collaborating with network providers to grant the students free access to the portals on their mobile phones”. Good one there, Team Nigeria. The Federal Government has launched free e-learning portals for all students in primary and secondary schools following the closure of schools nationwide to prevent the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, said this on Friday in…

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195 new cases of #COVID19 reported; 80-Lagos 38-Kano 15-Ogun 15-Bauchi 11-Borno 10-Gombe 9-Sokoto 5-Edo 5-Jigawa 2-Zamfara 1-Rivers 1-Enugu 1-Delta 1-FCT 1-Nasarawa  As at 11:50pm 28th April- 1532 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 255 Deaths: 44

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Nigeria’s Fast Rising Super Disc Jockey @DjMalictikal ? has officially dropped a high heat Mix for this #Lockdown season. @DjMalictikal known for the indigenous style of radiant on the turn table when it comes to mixing of Afro, Hiphop, and western genres. #nowplaying DJ_malictikal – Lockdown Party by @DjMalictikal via the @audiomack app https://audiomack.m/song/djmalictikal/dj-malictikal-lockdown-party. @djmalictikaltkg @DjMalictikal  He’s in his 20ties and has been able to manage the spotlight scene which can be evident in the approach of inclining himself with great associates  and big actors in the Nigerian ? front, Arts…

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has suspended the movements of all passenger aircraft, both commercial and private jets in Nigeria.This was made available during the Presidents broadcast to the Nation on Monday.. “Movements of all passenger aircraft, both commercial and private jets, are hereby suspended. Special permits will be issued on a needs basis,” he said. Details later

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Kano State has not recorded any new case of coronavirus infection in the last 48 hours, The PUNCH reports. This is happening despite the disturbing record of deaths resulting from “strange illnesses” in the last few days.The state government has attributed the “unusual deaths” to malaria and diabetes while the state Health Ministry announced two COVID-19 deaths on Monday afternoon via Twitter. But the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in its daily updates on April 26 and 27 has not recorded any new case or death for the state.The centre announced 91 new…

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Kano State has not recorded any new case of coronavirus infection in the last 48 hours, EMAGE NEWS reports. This is happening despite the disturbing record of deaths resulting from “strange illnesses” in the last few days.The state government has attributed the “unusual deaths” to malaria and diabetes while the state Health Ministry announced two COVID-19 deaths on Monday afternoon via Twitter. But the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control in its daily updates on April 26 and 27 has not recorded any new case or death for the state.The centre announced 91…

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– A 40-year-old man has promised to take a walk of victory should the troops of the Nigerian Army captured the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau – Deji Oladimeji said this in reaction to the military’s recent successes against the terrorists’ group – According to Oladimeji, he does not mind embarking on the victory walk from Lagos to Maiduguri A native of Ijebu-Ode in Ogun State, Deji Oladimeji, has vowed to march from Lagos to Maiduguri should the Nigerian Army capture Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau alive. Oladimeji, who resides…

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   There are strong indications  that the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund may approve the $3.4bn loan sought by Nigeria on Tuesday (today). Although the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, had on April 6, while announcing that Nigeria had applied for the loan, said the funds were expected within six to 12 weeks, Reuters and Bloomberg reported that the IMF would meet over the request today. The reports quoted unofficial sources in the IMF. If approved, the loan would be among the largest allocations by…

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Nigerians should be ready to pay high or low prices for petrol following the price liberalisation scheme currently in place, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency said on Monday. The PPPRA is also engaging with the Central Bank of Nigeria to determine the applicable foreign exchange rates for the importation of petroleum products by oil marketers. The agency’s Executive Secretary, Abdulkadir Saidu, said these while answering questions on the new PMS price regime in Nigeria. He said, “What we have in place is a market reflective pricing system. Petroleum products…

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64 new cases of #COVID19 reported; 34-Lagos 15-FCT 11-Borno 2-Taraba 2-Gombe As at 11:20pm 27th April- 1337 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 255 Deaths: 40

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Billionaire and philanthropist, Bill Gates, who had warned about a possible virus pandemic since 2015, has disclosed that a vaccine for the rampaging COVID-19 disease may come between 18-24 months. He made this known on NBC Today Show that there is evidence that this timeline may come to pass. According to the Microsoft co-founder, usually, a vaccine takes over five years. There are steps including first testing in animals, then with humans on small, medium and large scales. But with the coronavirus pandemic, “because of all the incredibly negative effects,…

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– President Buhari has eased the lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the FCT – The president made this known in a nationwide broadcast to Nigerians on Monday, 27 – New nationwide measures were however introduced including a ban on non-essential inter-state passenger travel until further notice President Muhammadu Buhari has eased the lockdown measures imposed on Lagos, Abuja and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja beginning from Saturday, May 2. The president made this known in a nationwide broadcast to Nigerians on Monday, 27 after the end of a one-month lockdown…

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– The APC national leader, Bola Tinubu, and his wife have tested negative for COVID-19 – The former Lagos state governor and his wife decided to take the test after it was discovered his late CSO died of coronavirus – Meanwhile, another aide of the APC leader tested positive to the disease and has been isolated while his contacts are now being traced The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has tested negative for COVID-19. His wife, Senator Remi Tinubu, also tested negative to…

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– The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has released a statement over the reported mass deaths in the ancient city – The monarch confirmed the mass deaths but said they were not as a result of the coronavirus pandemic – Emir Bayero also urged Kano residents to abide by all the preventive measures announced by the NCDC regarding COVID-19 The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, has confirmed that the mass deaths reported in Kano state but maintained that they were not from COVID-19 as alleged in…

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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said President Mohammadu Buhari would determine when to lift the lockdown occasioned by the novel Coronavirus pandemic in the country. Ehanire said this on Sunday Politics programme on Channels Television in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on April 13, Buhari announced a 14-day extension of lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun states to combat the pandemic.The initial 14-day lockdown in the three states began on March 30. “The President in his wisdom will decide if the lockdown will be lifted,” he said. The minister said that…

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The dollar sold for N450 in the parallel market on Friday, showing a shallow and dry reflection of the foreign exchange market. Impact of the crude oil prices which had been fluctuating, and fell to as low as $21, had also been taking its toll on the strength of the naira. The President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, said, the N450/$ rate that closed the week (Friday) was a reflection of the shallowness and dryness of the foreign exchange market. He said this was…

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The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,  Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu,  on Sunday said  Nigeria needed to stock more of the RNA extraction kits to cater for the expansion of its COVID-19 testing capacity. Writing on his twitter handle, @Chikwe_I, Ihekweazu, he gave specification of the test kits Nigeria was looking for and preferred manufacturers. He said, “We’re desperately looking for more RNA (Ribonucleic Acid) extraction kits as we expand #COVID19 testing. Product: Total viral RNA extraction kits (preferably spin column and with a lysis buffer). Manufacturers: Qiagen,…

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Sunday, received briefing from the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire; and the Director General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, on the latest development on coronavirus and the reported strange disease in Kano State. Ehanire, who spoke to State House correspondents on the outcome of the closed-door meeting in Abuja, said they briefed the President on the activities and overall positions of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.  The briefing of Buhari by the minister and the NCDC boss came…

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91 new cases of #COVID19 reported; 43-Lagos 8-Sokoto 6-Taraba 5-Kaduna 5-Gombe 3-Ondo 3-FCT 3-Edo 3-Oyo 3-Rivers 3-Bauchi 2-Osun 1-Akwa Ibom 1-Bayelsa 1-Ebonyi 1-Kebbi As at 11:50pm 26th April- 1273 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 239 Deaths: 40

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Nigeria’s rising Superstar Juwon popularly known by the stage name ‘JUMABEE’ who recently recovered from the dreaded Corovirus has officially proposed to his long time lover in the UK It actually came to the industry as a big surprise but it can be seen from the fact that he has just released a super mind blowing song which featured 9ice the Gan Gan Aso crooner titled ‘Put a Ring’ that was recently premiered in April, 2020. We wish the love birds a blissful beginning as they work to the altar to…

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NEWS Buhari reacts as ministers lose mothers President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of a community leader and philanthropist, Mrs. Gertrude Amokeye Jedy- Agba The president in a condolence message, issued by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, said he was saddened to hear about the death. F. “She was a phenomenal personality who did exceptional work as a caregiver,” the Nigerian leader noted. “On behalf of my family and the nation, I console Minister Jedy-Agba, husband of the deceased, the Paramount Ruler of Obudu, Cross River State, HRH Uti…

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