The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced another COVID-19 related death, involving a 25-year-old male patient. Abayomi, through his Twitter handle on Thursday, said the deceased at the time of admission at the state isolation facility was in a state of severe breathlessness. “We regret to …
Read More »COVID-19: Ekiti Assembly to resume plenary May 4
Agency Reporter Ekiti House of Assembly is to resume legislative activities on Monday, May 4, after weeks of indefinite suspension as result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The resumption date is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman, House Committee on Media and Publicity, Mrs Yemisi Ayokunle …
Read More »ZENITH BANK RECORDS IMPROVED GROSS EARNINGS OF N166.8 BILLION IN Q1 2020
Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31 2020, with gross earnings rising by 6% from N158.1 billion in March 2019 to N166.8 billion. From the unaudited statement of account which was presented to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday, April 29, …
Read More »Kogi govt to NCDC: We can’t manufacture COVID-19 cases just for your data
Kogi governor, Bello The Kogi state government says its self-assessment app has been effective in checking for COVID-19 cases in the state and can’t manufacture cases just for data of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). Kogi, Yobe and Cross River are the three states yet to record any …
Read More »COVID-19: Okunland inaugurates relief committee
As the dreaded Coronavirus aka COVID-19 keeps biting harder and spreading all over the world, Nigeria inclusive, respected and prominent indigenes of Okunland in Kogi West Senatorial District have come up with a committee that would supervise the provision of relief materials for the residents of the area to cushion …
Read More »BREAKING: Senate gives accelerated approval to Buhari’s N850bn loan request
Senate President Ahmad Lawan The Senate has resolved to give accelerated approval to President Muhammadu Buhari’s request to raise a fresh loan of N850 bn from the domestic capital market to fund projects in the 2020 budget. The request was contained in a Presidential memo read by the Senate President, …
Read More »13 doctors test positive for COVID-19 in Ghana
Agency Reporter At least 13 doctors have tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ghana, an official of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) said on Tuesday. The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the GMA, Paa Baidoo, disclosed this to the media in Accra. Baidoo blamed the development on the poor distribution of …
Read More »Abba Kyari’s daughter blows hot, says ‘let my father rest in peace’
Aisha, one of the children of the late Chief of Staff of the President, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (retd.), Abba Kyari, has asked her father’s critics to let him rest in peace. She stated this on her Instagram status update on Monday. Aisha, who wrote with the user name, crackeddiamond, also slammed …
Read More »Nigeria records 64 new coronavirus cases, total now 1337
Sixty-four new cases of coronavirus was recorded on Monday night in NIgeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) disclosed this via its verified official twitter handle. It said 34 of the new cases are in Lagos State, 15 in the FCT, 11 in Borno State and two in Taraba and Gombe …
Read More »Over 30 vehicles, two buildings affected as fire guts NNPC petrol station in Lagos
Over 30 vehicles at a car mart were affected by fire which gutted an NNPC petrol station at Ogba, Lagos on Monday. Eight of the vehicles were burnt beyond repair. Two buildings were also partially affected by the inferno which started around 1pm while a 50,000 capacity tanker was discharging Premium Motor Spirit …
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