Katsina State lifts suspension of Friday Muslim prayers under pressure from local Islamic clerics

KATSINA State government has lifted the suspension of Friday Muslim prayers imposed nationwide as part of the measures introduced to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic under pressure from Islamic organisations.

 

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Nigeria’s response to Covid-19 should be identical to Australia’s actions during World War Two when her navy was described as a scrap iron flotilla

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) When I look at the lockdown over Covid-19, I keep seeing parallels with World War Two. During that conflict, nations had to step up the production of new industrial goods like armaments, food was scarce and rationing was introduced in many countries

(2) If this current lockdown continues, at some stage ration cards may need to be reintroduced. We simply cannot continue consuming more than we produce as a specie

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67 returnees from Togo stopped at Seme border and quarantined in Badagry for 14 days

LAGOS State health officials have placed 67 Nigerian returnees from Togo in isolation for 14 days at the coastal city of Badagry as part of its containment plan to ensure they do not spread the coronavirus among the general population.

 

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Nigeria to borrow almost $7bn from World bank and IMF as Covid-19 decimates government finances

NIGERIA intends to borrow almost $7bn from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the coming months to fund the black hole in the country's finances that have come about as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

 

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Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Council warns Igbos and Nigerians at large to reject Chinese facemasks

OHANEZE Ndigbo Youth Council (ONYC) has warned Igbo against using face masks imported from China or allow themselves to be treated by Chinese doctors saying they should instead wear made in Aba alternatives.

 

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Australian scientists claim anti-lice drug Ivermectin kills Covid-19 cells within 48 hours

AUSTRALIAN scientists claim they have discovered that the anti-lice drug known as Ivermectin can kill the coronavirus within 48 hours after they conducted several trials with it in a laboratory setting.

 

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Nigerians in the UK launch GoFundMe campaign for families of Covid-19 victims as casualties mount

NIGERIANS in the UK have launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for some of the recent victims of the coronavirus pandemic that has been merciless in the way it has devastated the disapora community.

 

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My 10 point plan to convert the derelict Ajaokuta Steel Plant into a ventilator manufacturing facility

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Given that three quarters of the Ajaokuta Steel Mill is now lying abandoned taken over by weeds, rodents, wild animals and rust, I would convert it into a ventilator producing facility immediately

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Funke Akindele and her husband sentenced to 14 days community service for breaching Covid-19 lockdown

NOLLYWOOD actress Funke Akindele and her husband Abdul Bello have been sentenced to do 14 days community service and fined N100,000 each after being found guilty of flouting the Lagos State Coronavirus Pandemic Prevention Law.

 

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Diaspora remittances to Nigeria expected to fall by 20% this as a result of global lockdown

PAN-African credit rating agency Agusto & Co has predicted that there will be a 20% fall in remittances from Nigerians in the diaspora this year as a result of the economic impact of the coronavirus global pandemic.

 

Last year, Nigerians remitted $25bn back home but according to Agusto & Co, that figure should drop to $20bn in 2020. It attributed the projected reduction to the Covid-19 fallout, which has caused severe disruptions in the global economy.

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