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COVID-19: 775m confirmed cases since inception – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) stated that, as of 21 July 2024, more than 775 million confirmed cases and more than seven million deaths from COVID-19 have been reported globally since the pandemic began. This was announced in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. “Globally, during the 28-day period (24 June to 21 July), the number of new cases and…
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Featured
COVID-19 looms over Olympics with several athletes testing positive
Three years after the Tokyo Olympics were held amid strict precautions and with no fans because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, there is now another fear of the disease in Paris. The virus has forced athletes to withdraw from events at the Paris Games and has others donning masks again. This time the impact is much more limited though. Several…
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Featured
U.S. President Biden tests positive for COVID-19
U.S. President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said in a statement on Thursday. Biden is “vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. According to the statement, the positive test came following an event Biden attended in Nevada. Biden will be returning to his…
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Entertainment
Treat Cholera with same seriousness as COVID-19 – Rep. Faleke urges
Rep. James Faleke (Ikeja Federal Constituency) has called on Nigerians to treat the outbreak of cholera in some parts of the country with the level of seriousness they handled COVID-19 pandemic. Faleke made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. NAN reports that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recently…
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Metro
Make staff housing your project – FCT workers beg Wike
Workers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC), have appealed to the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, to make staff housing one of his projects. The workers made the appeal at the commencement of the JUAC Week in Abuja on Wednesday, with the theme, “FCT Civil Service Commission – A New Dawn”. JUAC President,…
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Health
Unveiling Nigeria’s epidemic preparedness beyond headlines
In the lush fields of Nasarawa State, 43-year-old Mrs. Mariamu Jubril was tirelessly nurturing crops that sustained her family. However, a silent battle raged—one that would test her resilience. Jubril recounts how it all began with a persistent fever accompanied by bone aches and fatigue, which she initially dismissed as a common sickness. “However, as days stretched into weeks, my…
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economy
African economies to grow at 3.4% in 2024- World Bank
The World Bank has projected that growth will rebound in African economies from 2.6 percent in 2023 to 3.4 percent in 2024 and 3.8 percent in 2025. This is contained in a statement issued by the World Bank on its latest Africa’s Pulse Report, released on Tuesday. The report said increased private consumption and declining inflation were supporting an economic…
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Health
World Health Day: First lady advocates health equity for Nigerians
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has urged all Nigerians to join the call to ensure “Health for All” across the country. In her message on Sunday in Abuja to commemorate 2024 World Health Day (WHD), the first lady highlighted the significant progress made in the nation’s healthcare sector. This year’s WHD theme is ” Health for All, Health Equity.’…
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Agriculture
Price of rice: RIFAN urges govt. to end farmer/herder crisis, kidnapping
The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) has urged the government at all levels to prioritise ending farmer-herder conflicts as well as kidnapping in order to ensure a reduction in the price of rice. Mrs. Nnenna Ejim, Vice President of RIFAN, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. She attributed…
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General News
TotalEnergies , NSTPJDA donate hygiene, sanitary facility to MAPOLY
Total Energies, in collaboration with Nigeria- Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Authority (NSTPJDA), donated hygiene and sanitation facilities to Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, Ogun, on Tuesday. Speaking during the inauguration of the facility at the school premises, Mr. Matthieu Bouyer, the Managing Director and Country Chair, TotalEnergies Upstream Nigeria Ltd., said that the facility was a corporate social…
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Politics
Why I’m not throwing party at 60 — Abiru
Sen. Mukhail Abiru (APC Lagos-East) clocked 60 on Monday, saying he was opting to support his constituents to mark the landmark rather than throwing a social party. Abiru made this known at his constituency office in Ikorodu, where he distributed thousands of food packs to his constituents to reduce their burdens in the present tough economic climate. “I am using…
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Health
Stop stigmatising sufferers – Medical experts charge as world marks Tuberculosis Day
As the world marks 2024 World Tuberculosis Day on Sunday, a Pulmonologist, Dr Oluwaseun Ololade, has called on Nigerians to stop stigmatising Tuberculosis sufferers, as the ailment is not as highly contagious as thought. A pulmonologist is a doctor who specialises in lung conditions. He or she diagnoses and treats diseases of the respiratory system. Dr Ololade told the News…
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General News
Dangote distributes 120,000 bags of rice in Kano, to distribute 1m bags nationwide
The Dangote Foundation flagged off the distribution of 120,000 bags of 10 kg of rice to the needy in Kano State on Saturday. The chairman of the foundation, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, said that ultimately, one million 10-kg bags of rice would be distributed to reach one million vulnerable people in the 774 local government areas of the country. He described…
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foreign
UN appeals for support as millions face food insecurity in E. Africa
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has called for urgent support from the international donor community as millions suffer from acute food insecurity in East Africa. In a statement, the WFP said that as of the last quarter of 2023, some 59 million people, or about 20 percent of the total population in East Africa, were suffering from acute…
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economy
Global child deaths drop to 4.9m in 2022– UN report
The number of children who died before their fifth birthday has reached a historic low, dropping to 4.9 million in 2022. This is according to the latest estimates released on Wednesday by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the global under-five mortality rate declined by 60 percent,…
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NEWS
Hardship: Sanwo-Olu releases pressure-easing measures in Lagos
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday reeled out measures to ease pressure faced by residents of the state in the face of hardship following the rising cost of living. The measures come in the wake of groanings across the country about the sharp rise in the cost of living resulting from the removal of subsidies on gasoline and…
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News
New Twist in Ministry Scandal – Chief of Staff Gbajabiamila Alleged to Approve 3 Billion Naira Fund Removal
In a shocking development surrounding the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation scandal, Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, is now alleged to have approved the suspended Minister, Betta Edu, to withdraw 3 billion naira from the COVID-19 Palliative Fund for the verification of the National Social Register. A leaked memo, obtained by Economic Confidential, reveals that…
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