Nigeria news today headlines : Tuesday 14th April 2020
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Bernie Sanders Endorses Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden during a joint livestream Monday, saying that Americans of all political affiliations should back the former U.S. vice president. “Today I’m asking all Americans, I’m asking every Democrat, I’m asking every independent, I’m asking a lot of Republicans to come together in this campaign to support your candidacy,” Sanders said as
Amazon Employs 75,000 People To Cope With COVID-19 Demand
Amazon is racing to hire another 75,000 warehouse workers as it continues to struggle with an enormous surge in delivery orders. The online shopping giant said it had completed its push for 100,000 more workers in just four weeksand now needed to keep up the hiring blitz to manage the demand. The pandemic has severely stretched
IMF Grants Debt Relief To 25 Countries
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has granted debt relief to 25 countries. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF, made this known in a statement issued on Monday. “Today, I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe
Burundi Records First COVID-19 Death
Burundi on Monday confirmed the first coronavirus death in the country, as one of the five patients succumbed to the epidemic. “One person, who had tested positive for COVID-19 and who was under intensive medical care at Kira Hospital, died on Sunday, April 12, due to complications caused by associated pathologies,” Jean Bosco Girukwishaka, the
Russia Opposes Trump’s Space Mining Order
Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has condemned US President Donald Trump’s order signed this week, which encourages citizens to mine the moon and other celestial bodies with commercial purposes. The government body likened the policy to colonialism and said it “hardly sets the countries to fruitful cooperation.” “There have already been examples in history when one country
COVID-19: Kano Residents Laud FG’s Move To Mitigate Impact
Residents in Kano have commended the efforts of the Federal government to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, agriculture and educational sectors in the country. Some of the residents who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kano, said the move was commendable and timely. Mr Umar Abdulrazak,
BREAKING: 20 New COVID-19 Cases Recorded In Nigeria
Twenty new cases of #COVID19 have been reported as follows: 13 in Lagos2 in Edo2 in Kano2 in Ogun1 in Ondo As at 09:50 pm 13th April there are 343 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. 91 have been discharged with 10 deaths
Kano Fresh Case: Returnee Student From Istanbul, 63 Years Old Woman Identified As Victim
Kano – A Returnees Nigerian student from Istanbul, Turkey, and a 63 years old woman are identified as the latest victims of Covid -19 in Kano state. A source working on the frontline who spoke to this tabloid on condition of anonymity said the victims are relatives and both residents of Yelwa quarter of Kano
COVID-19: Buhari’s Speech Disappointing, Failed To Address Palliatives-PDP
…Extension Of Lock Down Without Palliative, Insensitive, Recipe For Social Unrest– CUPP Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described Monday’s COVID-19 Pandemic speech by President Muhammadu Buhari as very disappointing. This is even as the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) decribed the extension of lock down without palliative as insensitive and recipe
COVID-19: Buhari Raises Alarm Over New Community Infections
President Muhammadu Buhari has alerted the nation over reported large proportion of new infections of Coronavirus in communities across the country, through person-to-person contacts. The president made this known when he addressed the nation on the extension of restriction of movement in Lagos, Ogun and FCT by additional 14 days to curb the spread of
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