Oyo has confirmed two new cases of Coronavirus in the state. This was confirmed by Governor Seyi Makinde, who recently recovered from the virus. The governor, in a tweet on Tuesday, said one of the cases was a woman, who returned to the state from the United Arab Emirates. He said, “The COVID-19 confirmation test […]
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Visa Foundation has announced a donation of $210m to support small and micro businesses, aligning with the foundation’s long-term focus on women’s economic advancement and inclusive economic development. The first program of $10m is designated for immediate emergency relief to support charitable organisations on the frontlines responding to the COVID-19 pandemic such as public
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A doctor named Aliyu Yakubu, who works in Kastina State, has died of Coronavirus. SaharaReporters learnt that the doctor died of the virus in Daura, hometown of President Muhammadu Buhari. Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Masari, said the doctor was 60-year-old and died at the Nigeria Air Force Reference Hospital in Daura three days ago.
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has been urged to make public the daily number of Nigerians screened for Coronavirus. A coalition of civil society groups led by Civic Media Lab said the figures will help Nigerians and the world know the true state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. “The fight against
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Samuel Ugorji and Samuel Buhari, pilots working with Carveton Helicopters, were on Tuesday remanded in prison custody for violating a movement restriction put in place by the Rivers State Government to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the state. A magistrate court sitting in Port Harcourt, the state capital, handed down the ruling. Presiding
Amnesty International has said that armed conflicts and state repression were causes of human rights abuses in Africa. The organisation in its annual review of human rights in the region on Tuesday said rights defenders in Africa were persecuted and harassed for standing up and speaking out against governments. According to the report, there
Following several stories by SaharaReporters on the unjust sacking of six nurses attached to the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo State, the state government has now told the affected persons to deny the reports by the online news publication before being reinstated into service. In a letter signed by Adeeyo Babatunde, Director of Administration
Boko Haram terrorists are currently attacking Ngala in Borno State, SaharaReporters can confirm. The attack comes less than 24 hours after the insurgents pounced on Kirchinga under Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Monday night, razing no fewer than five houses. The insurgents launched the attack after they emerged from Rann near the border with Cameroon in
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Does a cell surface protein explain why the coronavirus is more likely to kill people with diabetes or heart disease? Researchers are trying to find out Read More https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632773-500-does-the-ace2-protein-explain-covid-19-risk-for-underlying-conditions/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home Views: 0
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