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COVID-19: NYSC donates sanitisers to hospitals in Ondo
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ondo State pledged on Friday in Akure that it would contribute its quota to ensure an end to the coronavirus. The Ondo State NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Grace Akpabio, made the pledge while donating hand sanitisers produced by the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) Vanguards
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France confirms 50 virus cases on aircraft carrier, evacuates three
Fifty sailors on board the French navy’s only aircraft carrier have tested positive for Covid-19, the Defence Ministry announced on Friday. Three infected sailors had been evacuated from the Charles de Gaulle on Thursday by helicopter “as a preventive measure,” the ministry said in a statement. None of the sailors who tested positive on board
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‘Internet of Things’ can help combat COVID-19 – NITDA
Benjamin Babine, Abuja The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) had said that deploying Internet of Things (IoT) can help combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic better. The Agency made this remark in a statement on Thursday marking the celebration of the World Internet of Things (IoT) Day. The statement signed by NITDA’s spokesperson, Hadiza Umar,
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Pro-Tiv group condemns Jootar killings, accuses Army of conniving with Jukun militias
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi The Tiv sociocultural organization known as Mzough U Tiv (MUT) has expressed dismay over what it described as the “unprovoked attacks and subsequent invasion of Jootar community in Ukum Local Government area of Benue State by suspected Jukun militia.” Recall that three persons were on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 killed and their
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COVID-19: PETAN donates ambulances, medical equipment to Bayelsa, others
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) endeavors, and in her effort to alleviate the pains of the coronavirus pandemic, the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) is partnering with the Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board (NCDMB) to donate ambulances, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other medical equipment to Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers State
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Reps laud Buhari for pardoning 2,600 inmates
Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja The House of Representatives on Friday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for granting pardon to 2,600 inmates at various custodial centres in the country. The chairman, House Committee on Reformatory Institutions, Anayo Edwin, in a statement, said the gesture will go a long way in decongesting the custodial centres. Edwin had earlier charged
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Kwara COVID-19 patients in good spirit – Commissioner
The Kwara Commissioner for Health, Dr Raji Rasak, has disclosed that the two patients of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state are doing well and in good spirit. Razak made this known at a stakeholders meeting on COVID-19 on Friday in Ilorin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was attended by officials
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Ortom launches 50 tractors for farmers in Benue
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has advised the people of the state to embark on massive farming in this year’s cropping season in order to mitigate against food insecurity in the face of COVID-19. Ortom made this known on Thursday at the launch of the sale of 50 units of Tractors to
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Buhari to Christians at Easter: So sad you ‘re celebrating in subdued manner
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has lamented that Christians in the country have to celebrate this year’s Easter celebrations in a subdued manner, describing the situation as unfortunate. In a message he personally signed, the president described as unusual and very unfortunate that Christians are unable to congregate in churches due to the Coronavirus
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It’s not yet time to relax lockdown order-NMA insists
Fred Ezeh, Abuja Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has asked some state governors to rescind their decision to relax the lockdown that was proclaimed as measure to contain community transmission of dreaded coronavirus in Nigeria. NMA said that decision would negatively affect the success made so far particularly in contact tracing and containment of community transmission
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