Year: 2020
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Local
Maritime stakeholders endorse new NIMASA management, set agenda • Jamoh, EDs, are technocrats, we’ll work with them
Maritime stakeholders have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing a technocrat, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, as Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of the…
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Lead Story
Coronavirus: Bauchi Governor on self isolation following contact with Atiku’s infected son
From: Ruth Yarnap Bauchi Bauchi state Governor, Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has gone into self isolation following contact with the son…
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Local
Police confirm abduction of 2 NPFL players in Ondo; As Plateau United condoles with Enugu Rangers over player’s death
By Muftau Ogunyemi/Polycarp Auta Akure/Jos The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of two players of the Nigeria…
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Local
COVID-19: UBA, Transcorp postpone 2019 AGMs
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Lagos, March 23, 2020 United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Transcorp have announced the cancellation of their…
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Covid-19: Gombe Doctors call off strike… Vow to resume action if victimized
William Attah, Gombe Association of Resident Doctors in Gombe State who downed their tools last week Monday following poor working…
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Business and Economy
Abule-Ado gas explosion: Dangote donates N100m cement to victims for reconstruction …As Dangote Cement management commiserates with Gov Sanwo-Olu
Dangote Cement Plc yesterday donated N100 million worth of cement to the Lagos State government, to support the ongoing reconstruction…
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Arts & Entertainment
Ogebe remains an exemplary jurist — Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has described retired Supreme Court Justice James Ogebe as an exemplary jurist…
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Coronavirus: FG, States advised to help Nigerians through Konga
Renowned technology leader and former President of the Institute of Software Practitioners of Nigeria, Dr. Chris Uwaje has called on…
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Business and Economy
COVID-19: MTN staff to start working from home Monday
By Okuanwan Offiong Lagos, March 22, 2020 MTN Nigeria on Sunday said its team would start working from home as…
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Health
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu directs Lagos civil servants to work from home; Those on essential services must stay at duty posts; Private companies directed to take similar measures
Lagos State has introduced more preventive measures to break the cycle of transmission of the novel coronavirus among residents. Governor…
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Lead Story
Atiku Abubakar’s son tests positive to coronavirus, moved to Abuja hospital
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son has tested positive to coronavirus. Abubakar, who…
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COVID-19 outbreak cases in Nigeria hits 30, as NCDC confirms 3 new cases
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, March 22, 2020 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said that the Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
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Instruct EFCC, ICPC to track, monitor spending on coronavirus, SERAP asks Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his…
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Arts & Entertainment
Groom walks out on bride during Church wedding
By Polycarp Auta Jos, March 22, 2020 Mr Rufus Aplang, a groom at a wedding ceremony on Saturday in Jos,…
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Health
New York State has 10,000 confirmed coronavirus cases
Washington, March 21, 2020 New York State has ramped up testing and now has 10,000 confirmed cases of the new…
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Local
FG roads debt: Senate to assist Enugu govt with reimbursement
The Senate Committee on Works has assured Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State that it will liaise with the Federal…
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Health
COVID-19: Lagos govt says Chloroquine lab trial ongoing to fight pandemic
The Lagos State Government will be conducting a clinical trial on the effectiveness of chloroquine in the prevention and management…
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Lagos explosion: Governors pay condolence visit to Sanwo-Olu, donate N200m to Abule Ado Relief Fund
Representatives of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Saturday visited the Abule Ado explosion site in Lagos for an on-the-spot assessment…
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Local
Coronavirus: We must turn back to God for cure – Melaye
Former Senator, Dino Melaye has said the cure for Coronavirus is for the people to go back to God through…
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Lead Story
COVID-19: CBN, Bankers’ Committee to support pharmaceutical coys …Back N3.5 trillion stimulus to economy …Commit to Nigeria First
LAGOS As the country continues to record new cases of corona virus, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the…
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Zenith General Insurance partners MTN on first ever mobile insurance service in Nigeria
Zenith General Insurance Company Limited (commonly known as Zenith Insurance) has, in a trailblazing move, partnered with Telecommunications giant –…
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Local
Obi mourns with Ben Murray-Bruce over wife’s death
Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has joined in mourning…
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Lead Story
WHO launches Health Alert service on WhatsApp
As the Coronavirus pandemic spreads, the World Health Organization has launched a Health Alert on WhatsApp. The new service, which…
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Faith
MFM releases prayers to contain coronavirus, counsels Nigerians against panic
Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), a leading healing and deliverance ministry, this weekend released prayers vomited by the…
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Prudential Zenith Life Insurance launches mobile payments for protection with *5966# USSD Code
Prudential Zenith Life Insurance has launched a payment service which allows mobile phone customers in Nigeria to buy protection policies…
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