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Resumption: Ogun orders SS3 students to take compulsory COVID-19, Malaria tests

Has Corona Finally Gone? Abiodun Cancels Lock Down; Opens Church, ...

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August 15, 2020

By John Adeoluwa Bravo Governor of Ogun, Prince Dapo Abiodun declares that Saturdays and Sundays are now opened for activities and movement around the state. This was made known by the governor in a release ...

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Why we lost 18 patients to COVID-19 – UCH MD

Oluwadamilare Emmanuel

August 14, 2020

The Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan Prof. Jesse Otegbayo has explained why the hospital lost 18 persons out of the 159 COVID-19 patients it has treated so far. Otegbayo spoke on Friday ...

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How I contracted, survived COVID-19 – Foreign Affairs Minister Onyeama

Oluwadamilare Emmanuel

August 14, 2020

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, has described how he contracted and survived the COVID-19 infection for three weeks. Onyeama spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the joint national briefing of the Presidential ...

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818 million children worldwide risk contracting COVID-19 — UNICEF

Oluwadamilare Emmanuel

August 13, 2020

The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 818 million children worldwide are at risk of getting infected with COVID-19 and other infectious illnesses. Mr Mark Hereward, UNICEF’s Associate Director, Data and Analytics Division, Planning and Monitoring, ...

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COVID-19: Nigeria may lose N3trn from Entertainment Sector – FG

Oluwadamilare Emmanuel

August 13, 2020

The federal government has said the present coronavirus pandemic was stifling the entertainment sector’s ability to contribute meaningfully to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, on ...

Sports

FC Barcelona player tests positive for COVID-19

Olusegun Kugbayi

August 12, 2020

A player of FC Barcelona has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after reporting back for pre-season training, the Spanish La Liga side said in a statement on Wednesday. Barca said the player, who has ...

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Foreign Affairs Minister, Onyeama, recovers from COVID-19

Olusegun Kugbayi

August 12, 2020

Foreign Affairs Minister Geofrey Onyeama has recovered from coronavirus after three-week of isolation. He tested positive on July 19 and proceeded to an isolation centre for treatment. In a tweet on Wednesday morning, Onyeama announced: ...

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FIFA speaks on technical offside system for 2022 World Cup

FIFA World Cup, Asian qualifiers postponed to 2021

Olusegun Kugbayi

August 12, 2020

The qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 have been postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Wednesday. `The ...

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COVID-19: NFF outlines sharing formula for FIFA/CAF funds

Olusegun Kugbayi

August 12, 2020

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has finally outlined the sharing formula of the FIFA, CAF and sponsorship funds as its palliatives to lessen the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on football in the country. In ...

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Nigeria receives 200 ventilators from U.S. to combat COVID-19

Oluwadamilare Emmanuel

August 11, 2020

The Federal Government on Tuesday received the donation of 200 ventilators promised by the Donald Trump-led administration of the United States Government, to support the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The ventilators were received ...