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Yearly Archives: 2020

Pharmacies authorised to test for coronavirus in US

The US authorised pharmacies on Wednesday to carry out tests for the coronavirus, including newly developed antibody tests that detect whether a person who...

100 Taliban prisoners released in attempt to revive peace plan

The Afghan government has freed 100 Taliban prisoners as a first step in a peace process with the hardline Islamists, despite the group earlier...

COVID-19: Ebonyi approves N1 billion for relief packages

The Ebonyi State Executive Council has approved the sum of 1 billion naira for the procurement of relief materials and palliative packages to be...

Fix refineries before petrol subsidy removal – PENGASSAN, NUPENG

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has said any deregulation in the petroleum sector that is still dependent on importation of...

NDIC donates N1bn to support fight against coronavirus

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has joined in the fight against the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic with a donation of N1 billion to the...

COVID-19: NIPOST offers 1400 post office locations for relief materials, medical kits

The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has expressed its readiness to donate it’s 1,400 offices nationwide to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on coronavirus (COVID-19),...

Covid-19: Terminal operators, shipping companies flout FG’s directives on charges suspension

There is uncertainty at the nation’s seaports over the Federal Government’s directives, issued through the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), to terminal operators and shipping companies to suspend...

Army takes delivery of main battle tanks, artillery vehicles

The Federal Government on Wednesday took delivery of 17 main battle tanks and high-grade artillery vehicles built in China for the Nigerian Army. The purchase...

COVID-19: Akindele donates N100m, Sen. Folarin N5m

Ibadan-born business mogul and philanthropist Chief Bode Akindele, has donated N100 million, to the federal and state government to support the battle against Coronavirus. His...

Court sends Naira Marley, PDP chief to 14-day isolation

The charges against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) politician Babatunde Gbadamosi, his wife, Folashade, and musician Afeez Fashola (a.k.a Naira Marley) were dropped by Lagos...

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