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Nigeria’s rising COVID-19 positive cases are worrying, Minister of Health Osagie Ehanire announces on Monday. According to him, 10,300 confirmed cases were reported from 50,750 samples tested last week. This translates to 20% positivity rate. “It means one out of every five persons tested in the last one week turned out positive, compared with the…
Virologists and other medical experts have warned that 100,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine the country is expecting may become useless, if proper arrangements are not made for their transportation and storage. The experts, including the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria, Dr Patrick Dakum; a medical virologist, Dr Oladipo Kolawole, and…
Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has approved the setting up of a National Identity Number (NIN) enrolment centre to be set up on Tuesday, 19th of January, 2021 at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This enrolment centre will provide support for members of the Diplomatic Corps and will be…
Wayne Rooney has retired from playing football in order to focus on managerial career. The Man Utd and England’s record goalscorer has being appointed Derby County manager on a permanent basis. Rooney has been acting as interim manager at Derby since the end of November, but has now taken the job permanently on a two-and-a-half-year…
The Federal Government has dictated that the January 18 resumption date for schools remains intact despite fears over the second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria. “After extensive consultations with relevant stakeholders, including State Governors, Commissioners of Education, Proprietors and heads of institutions, staff unions and students, the consensus of opinion is that the resumption date…
Determined to promote good health, sound mental reasoning and pursuit of a hunger free society, Ogun State Government has affirmed its readiness to provide adequate nutrition for children below the age of five years. The Commissioner for Rural Development, Engr. Oludotun Taiwo revealed this at a stakeholder’s meeting on multi-sectional synergies for food and nutrition screening,…
Mark Clattenburg claims that the Reds boss is using mind games straight out of the Sir Alex Ferguson playbook Klopp recent comment about the number of penalties united have been awarded were a “blatant” attempt to influence officials ahead of Liverpool’s clash against the Red Devils on Sunday, according to a former Premier League referee. Mark Clattenburg…
Donald Trump became the first United States president to be impeached not once but twice when the House of Representatives voted to charge him with inciting last week’s mob attack on Congress. The Senate will not hold a trial before January 20, when Democrat Joe Biden assumes the presidency. Trump is likely due to face…
The striker found himself among the goals in a victory over Newcastle on Saturday but has been far from his prolific best this term Arsenal captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang admits that he has been “struggling a lot” to replicate his best form this season, but feels that he has the tools and the attitude to turn things…
RESUMPTION of schools on Monday is threatened by the rising COVID-19 infections last December, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 advised against early resumption of schools and recommended January 18. However, some states reopened schools last week. Others reopened on Monday. But positive cases have been on the rise since the beginning of the month…
