A Public Health Physician, Dr. Chioma Nwakanma, has advised hospital managers to develop a standard operating procedure for managing pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce maternal mortality rate. Nwakanma, who is also the Executive Director, Smile With Me Foundation (SWMF), gave the advice in an interview with...
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The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has began virtual lectures and hands-on-laps training for 600 participants through its Africa Centre of Excellence on Technology Enhanced Learning, (ACETEL). Mr Ambrose Gowong, Communications Officer, ACETEL, in a statement said the training was a partnership between ACETEL-CISCO Academy and the Directorate of...
Below we help you do the quick maths – and present you strong evidence that you may actually not be your man’s main chick. There are girlfriends and side chicks. Which do you think you are? It’s easy to assume that you are the main chick because some men...
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has described the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Col. David Imuse (retd.) as a builder In a statement signed by his Special Assistant (Media), Sufuyan Ojeifo, Prince Agba was quoted to...
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu state, Mr Ahmad Abdurrahman, has closed Ugwuoba Garki Modern Motor Park close to the Ugwuoba/Amansi land boundary of the state on Enugu-Oji River-Awka Federal Highway. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement that the commissioner issued the...
African political leaders, entrepreneurs and civil society organizations have been asked to pull together to beat the flu-like coronavirus. Participants at the ‘African Vs Virus Challenge’ International Conference, were unanimous in their call for home-grown solutions to the pandemic and its devastating impact on businesses, food and agriculture systems,...
Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith Church has once again kicked against the continued closure of Churches in Nigeria due to coronavirus pandemic. Days ago, the clergyman spoke against the closure of Churches while markets are allowed to operate after the Federal Government eased the lockdown period. In the...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday said divisions and hatred still existed globally, 75 years after the Second World War. Guterres stated this in a video message to mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the conflict, which claimed millions of lives. He said the coronavirus pandemic was...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 386 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 3912. The NCDC also said that 10 new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total...
Enugu State Government on Saturday confirmed another positive case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state, the Commissioner for Health, Prof Ikechukwu Obi announces. Obi said in a statement in Enugu that the case happened to be another contact of the third case reported in the state capital who had...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – The various market associations in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have pledged their support for the efforts of the FCT Administration in containing the spread of COVID-19 in the Territory. This pledge was made on Friday when a delegation from the Committee of Chairmen...
The Federal Government has tasked the Community of Practice (CoP) to join hands in mini-mizing the impact of COVID-19 on Nigeria’s economy. Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, gave this charge on Friday in Abuja during a virtual 10th edition of Community of Practice ...
TENEBE ANTHONIA The Nigerian Stock Exchange has enjoyed significantly rallies in recent weeks, even amidst the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Exchange has sustained remote trading, free flow of information and vibrant market activity, even as the index has accelerated +16.39% in the past month and ranks second in Bloomberg’s best...
Finnish industrial output rose 2.8 per cent in March from a year earlier in of spite the coronavirus outbreak with chemicals surging, data from Statistics Finland showed on Friday. However, new manufacturing orders fell by 9.3 per cent in the same period. “Corona impact is likely to be seen...
I first met Willie, whom we fondly called Pa Willie, through my late friend Dr. Ime Umana (Imesco) in the mid 1980s. He and Ime were partners in a new BMW franchise with offices in Apapa, Lagos. He was friendly, happy going, ebullient, energetic and certainly on the path...
By EZEKIEL TERZURUM AGIR – The World has come to a standstill with practically little or no movement, suggesting that it may have been locked down for repairs. Movement and operational activities in the areas of trading, transportation and manufacturing is being slowed or halted in some places. Many...
The Supreme Court on Friday nullified the judgment that convicted and sentenced Orji Uzor-Kalu, the former governor of Abia State, to 12 years imprisonment and ordered a fresh trial. In a seven-man panel of Justices led by Amina Augie, the apex court held that the trial Justice Mohammed Liman...
The United States and China have vowed to start implementation of “phase one” of their countries’ trade deal. Top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators stated this on Friday during their first call since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, Top U.S. According to a statement posted on the trade...
Napoleon Alale, the 84-year old father of Sagbama Local Government Area Chairman in Bayelsa has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. Mr Nikade Anderson, the Press Secretary of the local government area, made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in...