A non-governmental association, Help to the Ageing Foundation (HAF) in continuation of its welfare support programme and to provide relief in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, has lifted the elderly and vulnerable persons in Abule-Ijoko, Ogun State. It said the relief was done to fill the gaps in elderly …
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Then let them laugh and rejoice in our man’s ill-luck. Alive perhaps they felt no need of him, but now that he is dead, they will grieve their lack in the demands of war. For foolish men do not appreciate the noble prize they have, until it is discarded from …
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President Vladimir Putin of Russia says his country has approved a COVID-19 vaccine that works quite effectively, adding that his daughter has been vaccinated. According to Reuters, Russia has become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval for a COVID-19 vaccine, after only two months of human …
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Nigeria’s Telehealth pathfinder, Pre Diagnosis International (PDI) has advised the country’s public healthcare managers and organisations desirous of contributing to the urgent task of reviving the country’s dilapidated health infrastructure to embrace modern tele-healthcare model as against the old practice of building public health facilities that are often left to …
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The 58 Nigerian doctors who were prevented by the Nigeria Immigration Service from boarding a plane to the United Kingdom were expected to earn between £51,384 (N25.1m) and £98,112 (N47.9m) per year depending on the experience they have. This is apart from the special allowances and other perks such as …
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By Christopher Samuel That the ravaging COVID-19 which has since the beginning of the year spread rapidly around the globe could leave a very serious public health crisis in its wake is no longer news. In many parts of the world, attention is shifting to how to concretize local, regional …
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Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, the governor of Sokoto state has lauded OCP Africa’s palliatives plan to support smallholder farmers to cushion the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuring food security for all. Tambuwal, speaking at the flag-off ceremony of OCP Africa fertilizer post-COVID-19 intervention package to farmers in Sokoto said, …
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The United States government says it is working on fulfilling its promise to send ventilators to Nigeria as part of its assistance to help the country contain the coronavirus pandemic. Mary Leonard, the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, said during a telephonic press conference with Nigerian journalists Tuesday that President Muhammadu …
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President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, a former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, as his new Chief of Staff. Gambari, from Kwara State, was the Minister of External Affairs between 1984 and 1985. A professor of repute and a global citizen, the 79-year-old replaces former Chief of …
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Budweiser, the King of Beers, from the stables of International Breweries Plc., is out with ‘Naija Bar Rescue’, an initiative designed to help sustain and keep bars and restaurants in the country alive, during and after the COVID-19 lockdown. With your 1500 naira, you can help to save …
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