Latest News in Nigeria Today Tuesday 14th April 2020
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Tuesday 14th April 2020 .
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DICOMAG worries over welfare of persons with diabetes as COVID-19 spreads
By Chioma Obinna The Diabetes Control Media Advisory Group, DICOMAG, in collaboration with Rainbow Specialist Medical Centre, has urged Nigerians living with diabetes and others at high risk to take special precautions to prevent infection by COVID-19. In a statement, Dr. Afokoghene Rita Isiavwe, who is the Chairman, DICOMAG Board of Trustees, said persons withRead More
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NGO commends Okowa on measures to tackle coronavirus
By Juliet Umeh Health-based nongovernmental Organisation, Castle Noble International, has said the prompt action by Delta state Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, in closing the land borders around the state, as well as providing adequate facilities to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the state was commendable. President of the organisation, Mrs. Ite Donald Ekpo in a Read More
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Doctors say coronavirus spreads through farts
The deadly coronavirus could be spreading through farts, according to doctors. But farts are unlikely to transmit the virus provided pants are worn. Tests carried out have shown that the virus was present in the faeces of more than half of patients with COVID-19. They said more research needed to be done to rule outRead More
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Nigerians abandon 300,000 bank accounts in Q1’20
Nigerians abandoned 300,000 bank accounts in the first quarter of this year (Q1’20) even as the number of current accounts operated by bank customers declined by one million during the period.
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IMF grants 25 countries debt relief
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, has announced debt service relief for 25 poor countries. The MD in a statement, last night, in Washington, said that the debt relief was to enable the affected countries to better tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. The countriesRead More
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COVID-19: France lockdown extended until May 11
French President Emmanuel Macron has extended the anti-coronavirus lockdown in France until May 11, in a televised speech to the nation on Monday. The strict rules on social contact – including instructions to only spend one hour outside per day and not further than 1 km from your home were also extended. The rules hadRead More
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COVID-19 10 times deadlier than swine flu — WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says Coronavirus (COVID-19) is 10 times deadlier than swine flu which caused a global pandemic in 2009. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, stated this at a virtual news conference in Geneva on Monday. He said that the virus could spread more easily in crowded environments like nursing homes. “We knowRead More
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People Talk: FG plan to borrow $6.9b to tackle COVID-19 (3)
By Bose Adelaja, Olayinka Latona & Rose Chukwu “I think the problem is that we are used to depending on people. Those in government are opportunists who use situations like this to enrich their pockets. “Mismanagement of funds has always being our problem not lack of funds and until the federal government work on that, IRead More
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No excuse for not securing lives of Rivers people, says Wike
As Operations Sting recovers GPMG, other arms from criminals CP, Wike suspect deeper motives with recovered arms By Egufe Yafugborhi PORT HARCOURT – GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike on Monday declared that he and other relevant stakeholders have no excuse for not keeping Rivers state safe from cultism and all forms of criminality even under the stressRead More
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People Talk COVId-19: How FG should distribute palliatives
By Olayinka Latona “This is the chance for the Federal Government to finally prove that we practice true federalism. You can’t declare a lockdown in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun and be distributing palliatives in regions without Covid-19 index cases. “It’s critical to prove this is an inclusive Government. There is a reason for BVN, useRead More
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