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ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 195 new cases of Coronavirus in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 3145. The NCDC also said that five new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number …

KANO – The Ministry of Health in Kano says it has recorded 30 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the state. The ministry, via its verified Twitter handle @KNSMOH, said the total number of infection now stands at 427 in the state. It added that there are 408 active cases, …

BENIN CITY – The Edo Social Investment Programme (SIP), said 30,000 more poor and vulnerable persons were being targeted to benefit from the Conditional Cash Transfer programme in the state. The Focal Person, Edo SIP, Ms Osayuwamen Aladeselu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

…intensifies screening, testing in 18 LGAs, 192 wards As part of efforts to contain the coronavirus (COVD-19) pandemic in Edo State, the government has intensified Active Case Search (ACS) activities in 400 rural and urban communities across the state, contact tracing over 655 persons and screening over 75, 000 others. …

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in the new Head of Service (HOS), Anthony Okungbowa Esq., urging him to contribute his quota to ongoing reforms in the state’s civil service. The governor, who swore-in the HOS at Government House, Benin City, noted that as the state battles coronavirus …

BENIN CITY – Ace broadcaster, Moses Uyi Osaretin has been appointed as Public Relations Officer of Igbinedion University Teaching Hospital, Okada as part of the ongoing repositioning of the institution. Uyi Osaretin, a British Broadcasting Service, BBC certified broadcast journalist, holds a Bachelors degree in Economics Education(Bsc.ED) from the Delta …

ABUJA – The House of Representatives says it will take legal action against an online media for alleging that the house collected 10 billion dollars from Bill Gates to pass the Infectious Disease Control Bill. This was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion of Personal Explanation by the …

LAGOS – The President of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NIC), Justice Benedict Kanyip, has directed all divisional registrars and members of staff on Grade Level 14 and above to resume work immediately. This was contained in a memo signed by the Chief Registrar of the NIC, Mr Olurotimi …

Paris, May 6, 2020 (Reuters/NAN) Olympique de Marseille coach Andre Villas-Boas says he will not stay at the club if he is not given the means to make them competitive in the UEFA Champions League. Marseille claimed a Champions League spot for the first time in seven years when they …

Onitsha (Anambra) – An articulated vehicle, loaded with petrol, Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), heading to Anambra from Delta, on Wednesday crashed and spilled its contents on the Niger Bridge. An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Onitsha, that the accident occurred about 8.30 a.m., when the propeller …