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Ekiti governor, Fayemi, recovers from COVID-19

Bunmi Bailey Aug 01, 2020

Governor of Ekiti State in Nigeria’s South-West region, Kayode Fayemi, has recovered from COVID-19. The governor announced this via his...

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Ebonyi governor, daughter, aides test negative for Covid-19 after 4 weeks in isolation

Nkechinyere Oginiyi Jul 31, 2020

The governor of Ebonyi State, South-East Nigeria, David Umahi, has tested negative for coronavirus. This is coming four weeks after the...

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Ganduje assures of prompt payment of allowances to health workers

Adeola Ajakaiye Jul 31, 2020

Kano state governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has assured that his administration will continue to promptly pay all allowances due to...

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Civil society demands accountability on N3bn COVID-19 fund in Akwa Ibom

Aniefiok Udonquak Jul 31, 2020

The Forum of Civil Societies Organisation (CSO) in Akwa Ibom State has demanded an explanation from Governor Udom Emmanuel how...

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COVID-19: Oyo releases 49, as total discharged patients now 1257.

Remi Feyisipo Jul 31, 2020

Oyo state on Thursday discharged Forty-nine confirmed COVID-19 cases after receiving their second negative test results. Governor Seyi Makinde who...

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See Covid -19 as test from God, says Abdulrazaq

Sikirat Shehu Jul 31, 2020

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has implored every citizen to see the Covid-19 pandemic as a test from God which...

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Businesses hail Rivers’ tax palliatives

Ignatius Chukwu Jul 30, 2020

Business leaders in Port Harcourt have welcomed the tax palliative released on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, by the Rivers State...

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COVID-19: Edo Govt reiterates need for social distancing, self-reporting, as confirmed cases rise to 2,241

Churchill Okoro Jul 30, 2020

With the rising number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Edo State, the government has urged residents to support...

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Transgreen Nigeria commissions country’s first facemask factory in Lagos

Bunmi Bailey Jul 30, 2020

In its fight against the spread of COVID 19, Transgreen Nigeria Limited, maker of O-Care Medical Face Mask, yesterday launched...

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Nigeria records lowest daily new Covid-19 cases in 4 weeks

Bunmi Bailey Jul 30, 2020

Nigeria’s 404 new cases of Covid-19 announced by the Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its website late Wednesday is...

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COVID-19: Abiodun says 1,054 discharged out of 1,318 confirmed cases in Ogun

Razaq Ayinla Jul 29, 2020

Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state has declared that a total of 1,054 patients had been discharged out of the...

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Lagos approves N1bn COVID-19 support for hospitality industry

Joshua Bassey Jul 29, 2020

Lagos State government has given approval for a N1 billion Covid-19 support for the hospitality industry, which would be made...

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Nigeria's disease control agency fails own 2m Covid-19 test target

Godsgift Onyedinefu Jul 27, 2020

Failure of the Nigerian government to meet its own target to test 2 million citizens for Covid-19 in three months...

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The world's hopes for a coronavirus vaccine may run in these health care workers' veins

Anthony Nlebem Jul 27, 2020

In the corner of a COVID-19 ward in Sao Paulo, Brazil, a woman cleaning the mouth of an incubated patient...

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Akwa Ibom spends N3bn to fight COVID-19

Aniefiok Udonquak Jul 27, 2020

Akwa Ibom State government says it has so far invested over N3 billion in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. It...