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COVID-19: Lagos considers full re-opening of economy; To re-register businesses – Sanwo-Olu; Says ‘Infected Govt House staffers have recovered’ 

Lagos State is considering full re-opening of the critical sectors of its economy, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, revealed on Sunday. But, the move will not be pushed in a hurry. In the coming days, Sanwo-Olu said the State Government would be rolling out Register-to-Open initiative as part of the plans that …

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Buhari orders military operations against bandits, kidnappers in Katsina; Receives Madagascars COVID drug; Task Force

  Abuja, May 17, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised the commencement of a major military operation to sweep bandits and kidnappers out of Katsina State. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, said this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. He said: ”A …

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Anambra PDP set to establish COVID-19 Testing Centre in State, shares relief materials . . . Peter Obi, others donate

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Family in Anambra State has again made laudable commitment to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic by taking urgent steps in ensuring that a standard COVID-19 testing centre is set up in the State and by sharing relief materials and cash worth millions of naira …

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Kyari implores Graduate Trainees to join in building NNPC … As new employees commend Corporation for transparent recruitment process

  The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has urged the newly recruited Graduate Trainees (GTs) to join hands with other staff in building the corporation to become the National Oil Company (NOC) of choice, urging them to go the extra mile to …

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Dele Momodu shines at 60; Dignitaries celebrate the star

Publisher of Ovation International, Ayobamidele Abayomi Ojútelégàn Àjàní Momodu, popularly known as Dele Momodu, has been the toast of the town as he clocked 60 today, May 16, 2020. Prominent personalities from across the world, especially from Nigeria, have been celebrating the front line journalist, pro-democracy activist, politician and business …

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Eerie silence across stadiums on Bundesliga restart after COVID-19 break (see match scores)

Berlin, May 17, 2020 From social distancing substitutes using airport stairs, to disinfected balls and a potential television audience of one billion, the 2019/2020 Bundesliga enjoyed a chequered restart on Saturday. It was the first major sports league to resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The German top two divisions, suspended …

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COVID-19: EFCC hands over Diezani Allison-Madueke’s property to Lagos for Isolation Centre

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, May 15, 2020, handed over a property forfeited by former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Allison-Madueke to the Lagos State government for use as an isolation centre for COVID-19 patients. The property consisting six flats of three bedrooms and a boys’ …

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