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COVID-19: President Buhari assures of intensified effort to alt community spread; Seeks international cooperation 

President Muhammadu Buhari, Monday in Abuja, said only a collective international approach will mitigate the devastating effect of COVID-19, while assuring that the Federal Government will intensify efforts to monitor, test and isolate more people, especially at the community level. President Buhari, who participated in a virtual Summit of Heads …

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Nestlé provides over USD 3.4 million for COVID-19 relief in Central and West Africa

ACCRA, Ghana, May 4, 2020/ Nestlé (https://www.Nestle.com/) is supporting more than 850,000 vulnerable people in Central and West Africa as part of a USD 3.4 million effort to help countries in the region fight COVID-19. At a time when hunger is a growing concern (https://bit.ly/2VVUqD5) the company is donating nutritious …

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Sanwo-Olu delays resumption of civil servants, as lockdown directive expires … Releases numbers for whistleblowers to report erring companies

The five-week lockdown imposed by the Federal Government on Lagos State and two other states to combat Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) will be eased on Monday, May 4, but Lagos State Government has asked all its civil servants not to resume for work immediately. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a briefing on …

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After N2bn donation, Aliko Dangote Foundation engages 54gene laboratory to conduct 1,000 COVID-19 tests per day in Kano

The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), a philanthropic endeavor of Aliko Dangote,  has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in research, and diagnostics, to immediately set up a 400 test/day capacity laboratory in Kano State. 54Gene is accredited by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), and has already set …

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COVID-19: Use confiscated stolen assets as isolation centres, SERAP asks Buhari

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to “urgently instruct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abukabar Malami, SAN to work with appropriate ministries and agencies to identify, publish and use confiscated stolen assets as isolation …

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Covid-19: Police intercept Sokoto travellers at Osun-Ibadan boundary … We won’t release them until they are tested—Makinde

  Officers of the Nigeria Police have apprehended 11 travellers from Sokoto, who defied the inter-state lockdown order of the Oyo State Government, in their bid to sneak into Akure, Ondo State. Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has, however declared that the travellers will not be released to …

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Coronavirus: Dangote promotes worker-friendly environment – Edwin …Thumbs up Nigerian workers’ resilience  

As workers globally marked the May Day, a case has been made for the collaboration between employers and employees to work out strategies to minimize the impact of the business shut down occasioned by the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic. President of the Chemical and Non-Metallic Sector Employers, Mr. Devakumar Edwin, …

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Sanwo-Olu names, publishes list of Lagos COVID-19 Response donors;  26 more patients, including a Polish, a Filipino, discharged

In line with his administration’s commitment to transparency and accountability in governance, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday released the names of individuals and corporate organisations that donated to the State Government towards the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic. The donations, which are in cash and …

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