Year: 2020
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Health
37m people affected by lockdowns as China tries to curb new virus
Beijing, Jan. 24, 2020 Some 37 million people in Chinese cities were affected by travel bans on Friday, as authorities…
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Health
Plateau records 5 cases of Lassa fever – Commissioner
By Martha Agas Jos, Jan. 24,2020 The Plateau Commissioner of Health, Dr Nimkong Ndam, has on Friday confirmed five cases…
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Court remands 2 men for allegedly raping, murdering Maersk MD’s wife
By Teniola Ibitola and Adebosoyin Akinyemi Lagos, Jan. 24, 2020 A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ebute Meta, Lagos on Friday,…
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Amotekun: We’ll provide legislative support for outfit – South West Speakers
By Adebisi Sogbade-Shittu Ibadan, Jan. 24, 2020 The Speakers of Houses of Assembly in the South West Zone of Nigeria…
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Health
Lassa fever: Zulum propels Borno’s emergency response team … Wants tight measures around IDPs … No cause for alarm, team assures
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has stimulated a standing emergency response with a call on the health professionals to…
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Business and Economy
Ship owners to benefit from $200 million Cabotage Fund, says Amaechi … As Dakuku chairs Committee
Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has announced that Ship owners will now benefit directly from the Two…
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Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, journalist dies after attack
Abuja, January 23, 2020 Authorities in Nigeria should conduct a swift and credible investigation into the killing of Maxwell Nashan,…
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NLC confirms: Zulum has implemented minimum wage in Borno
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC on Friday confirmed that workers in Borno state have mostly received their salaries for January…
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Mob burns 2 suspected armed robbers in Yenagoa; Police warn against ‘Jungle Justice’
The Bayelsa Police Command on Thursday warned residents to refraim from taking the laws into their hands during crime incidents…
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Business and Economy
Amaechi surprises staff, visits offices unannounced; Witnesses absenteeism, dilapidation, truancy
In a bid to ascertain the level of commitment by staff of his ministry, Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike…
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Health
U.S. moves to stop `birth tourism’
By Harrison Arubu New York, Jan. 23, 2020 The U.S. Department of State has introduced new regulations to stop “birth…
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Amotekun: FG, S/West Governors agree to put in place legal instruments
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Jan. 23, 2020 Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday met with South-West Governors where it was…
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Obi’s kinsmen hail emergence as Governor of the Decade
The people of Agulu, Anambra State, have expressed happiness over the emergence of their son, Mr. Peter Obi, as “The…
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Safety: Enugu govt demolishes structures encroaching on Akanu Ibiam Int’l Airport …Reiterates commitment to timely reopening of airport
The Enugu State Government in furtherance of its commitment to the timely and successful completion of the rehabilitation of the…
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Focus less on IDP camps, Zulum tells refugee commission
Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has asked that interventions from the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and internally displaced…
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Health
Coronavirus: Symptoms, treatment and how to protect yourself — NCDC
By Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu Abuja, Jan. 22, 2020 Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised Nigerians to protect themselves…
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Business and Economy
DMO offers N155bn of 3 Instruments to investors
By Mustapha Sumaila Abuja, Jan. 22, 2020 The Debt Management Office (DMO) of Nigeria has offered N155.00 Billion of three…
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U.S. Visa Restrictions: We are not going to react to speculations, says Presidency
By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Jan. 22, 2020 The Presidency has described as mere speculations the reported planned imposition of visa…
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Faith
Kaigama tasks Nigerians on culture of dialogue, peaceful coexistence
Jessica Onyegbula Abuja, Jan. 22, 2020 His Grace, Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja, on Wednesday,…
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Faith
Archbishop Chukwuma decries killing of Adamawa CAN Chairman, says ‘if Christians react, it will be disastrous for Buhari administration’
By Stanley Nwanosike Jan. 22, 2020 The Anglican Archbishop of the Province of Enugu, Most Rev. Emmanuel Chukwuma, has condemned,…
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UN Int’l University for Peace establishes first African Campus in Enugu State
The United Nations (UN) International University for Peace has approved the establishment of the first and only African Campus of…
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Boko Haram: Military repels attack, loses seven soldiers …Many terrorists killed, wounded
A Nigerian Army officer and seven soldiers have been killed in a fierce battle against Boko Haram terrorists in Mainok,…
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Imo: Why Supreme Court judgement should be fully ‘interrogated’ By MIKE OZEKHOME SAN, OFR
INTRODUCTION Nigerians have been worried and saddened by the Supreme Court decision in Hope Uzodinma v. Emeka Ihedioha. They…
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Cattle allegedly destroys rice farmland worth N17m in Enugu community
By Stanley Nwanosike Enugu, Jan. 22, 2020 Over N17 million worth of rice farmland has been destroyed by grazing activities…
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