Nigeria has announced 575 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 33,153. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday . The NCDC said that the new confirmed cases as at July 13 was 595 while four deaths were recorded Read More…
PICTURE ABOVE CREDIT: Associated Press The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 12 COVID-19 related mortality were recorded within 24 hours in Lagos State on July 12. The NCDC made the disclosure in its COVID-19 Situation Report for July 12. According to the centre, 16 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours in Read More…
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Monday that 16 ships laden with food items and other goods had arrived Lagos Port Complex, waiting to berth. NPA made this known in its publication, `Shipping Position’, a copy of which was made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. It said that the Read More…
The nation’s bourse resumed transactions for the week on Monday with a loss of N55 billion following sell pressure in some blue chips. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N12.679 trillion lost N55 billion to close at N12.624 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index (ASI) dipped 105.76 points or 0.44 per cent to close at Read More…
In picture above: Laurrita Onye shatters World Record TWICE to win 1st Athletics gold. CREDIT: Rio2016 A National Para-Powerlifting Team Coach, Feyisetan Are and some other para-athletes on Monday commended the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, over the palliatives to disabled athletes. The medal winning coach, in an interview with the News Read More…
Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha has called on social media platforms to identify and remove users who resort to racist abuse. His comments have come after the forward was targeted before his team’s Premier League match at Aston Villa on Sunday. The Cote d’Ivoire international shared images of the messages he received, including one of members Read More…
Ann Chiejine, a former Super Falcons assistant coach, has advised the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to be more involved in contract agreements many Nigerian female footballers now sign abroad. Chiejine, who appeared for the national team at three FIFA Women’s World Cup finals, said on Monday in Abuja that the contents of such contract agreements Read More…
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday said it has overturned Manchester City’s two-year ban from European football. The decision by the Lausanne-based court means Pep Guardiola’s team will compete in next season’s UEFA Champions League. CAS ruled that Manchester City did not breach Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules by disguising equity funding Read More…
We won’t recover from the pandemic unless leaders can persuade citizens that they’re spending wisely. By Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala The world will not be rid of Covid-19 until we have a safe and effective vaccine available to everyone. We will not recover from the far-reaching economic impact of the pandemic without a new social compact Read More…
The number of COVID-19 patients discharged in the country is now 13,447 following 344 new successfully treated cases. This is according to the new data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official twitter account on Sunday. The NCDC had also recorded 571 new COVID-19 cases in 20 states, bringing the Read More…