States May Decide On Reopening of Schools, Businesses, Says PTF

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The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has recommended to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow states to decide on the reopening of schools, businesses and worship centres… Read more »

Flight Resumption - NCAA Lists Five Approved Airports for Operations

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The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has named five airports where flights will resume on June 21, as announced by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Read more »

Breather for Adesina As AfDB Board Bars Fresh Probe

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-Says Ethics Committee performed role in accordance with applicable rules Read more »

Ogun Begins Second Phase of Ease of Lockdown From June 1

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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun on Thursday announced the second phase of ease of lockdown imposed on the state due to the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic in the country. Read more »

COVID-19 - Nigeria Disease Control Agency Says Negative Result No Longer Required to Discharge Patients

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A negative laboratory test result of COVID-19 patients is no longer required for such patients to be discharged, a Nigerian official has said. Read more »

The Facts About Madagascar Quitting WHO; $20 Million Offer to Poison COVID-Organics

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Claims: Madagascar quits the World Health Organisation (WHO), and has been offered 20 million dollars by the WHO to kill their Covid-Organics cure. Read more »

COVID-19 - Govt Considers Two-Shift Option for Reopening of Schools

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The federal government has disclosed that it would soon unveil the policy for safe reopening of schools, saying it's also weighing the option of running two classes in the morning… Read more »

Coronavirus - Lagos Churches, Mosques to Reopen With 'At Most 500 Worshippers'

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The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Thursday that religious centres in the state will reopen from June 19 and have in attendance not more than 500 persons. Read more »

Nigeria Reopens Mosques, Churches but Schools Remain Shut

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The federal government on Monday reopened mosques and churches two months after they were shut down in a bid to halt the spread of coronavirus in the country. Read more »

Oando's Chief Legal Officer Is Dead

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The Chief Legal Officer of Oando Plc, Ngozi Okonkwo, is dead. Read more »

Govt Gives Airlines Conditions for Flight Resumption

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The federal government has given airlines a checklist to comply with before they would be certified to resume flight operation, which has been tentatively fixed for June 21,… Read more »

Centre for Disease Control Records Over 11,000 COVID-19 Cases

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, announced 348 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 11,166. Read more »

President Launches Gh¢600 Million COVID-19 Alleviation Programme Today

Ghanaian Times

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today launch a GH¢600 million Coronavirus Alleviation Programme (CAP) business support scheme intended to support small and… Read more »

Justice for Uwa and Tina [Blog]

Wellbeing Foundation

This year marked the start of the United Nations' Decade of Delivery, where we were promised that things would change for the empowerment of women and girls. Armed with research to… Read more »

BBNaija 2020 - Season 5 Online Audition Dates Announced

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Following the success of the fourth season of Big Brother Naija, MultiChoice Nigeria has announced that the fifth season of the show will premiere in July 2020. Read more »