Day: July 19, 2020

Covid-19: NCDC announces 653 new cases as total hits 36,107

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 653 new COVID-19 cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 35, 107. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle late on Saturday. The health agency said that as of July 18, 653 new confirmed cases and six deaths were recorded in the country. It said that the 653 new cases were reported from 27 states. According to the agency, only nine states did not report a new case of the disease in the…

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Buhari names railway station after Goodluck Jonathan

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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved that the name of the railway station in Agbor, Delta State, be called Goodluck Jonathan Railway Station and Complex. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this while inspecting the Warri-Itakpe Rail Line on Saturday. He also said railway fares would double as a result of measures put in place to halt the spread of COVID-19 when services begin on rail lines, especially on the Abuja-Kaduna line. The presidential approval on the name change for the rail station in Delta State was also confirmed by…

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Dangote truck set ablaze for killing Okada rider in Ogun

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A Dangote truck was set ablaze on Saturday by an angry mob for killing one motorcyclist and injuring three others. The incident happened around 8am on the old Ibadan Roundabout Road, Ago-Iwoye, in the Ijebu-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The accident involved a Dangote truck and a motorcycle. The Public Relations Officer of the Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident. Akinbiyi said it occurred as a result of over speeding by the truck driver. He said the truck driver lost control and ran over…

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Covid-19: Don’t reopen schools until 2021, ASUU tells FG

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ASSU, Academic Staff Union of Universities, has said it supported the decision of the Federal Government to stop Senior Secondary School 3 pupils from partaking in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination earlier scheduled to commence on August 4. The union advised the government to shut down schools until 2021 to ensure adequate preparations, citing the case in some countries such as Kenya. Recall that the Federal Ministry of Education met with officials of the West African Examination Council in Abuja and resolved to announce a new date for…

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Youths protest increased cost of weed in Ilorin

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An outbreak of hostilities among youths at ‘Alore’ part of Ilorin town, over an alleged increment in the cost of Cannabis sativa, ‘Igbo’ or ‘Weed’ in the area became a source of concern to elders of the community. The protesting youths, some of whom went berserk, two days ago, to register their anger by destroying unsuspecting residents’ property, allegedly conscripted sellers of the outlawed substance to reduce the cost. But former Secretary of the state branch of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Olusola Ajolore and the Chief Imam of…

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FirstBank Rewards Verve Card Holders with Free Fuel

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First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider is set to reward customers for Verve Card usage in its Free Fuel Promotion. The Free Fuel promo which is activated by FirstBank in collaboration with Verve International and Oando Plc. kicked off on Monday, 6 July 2020 to Friday, 24 July 2020 between 6 am and 6 pm. In the promo, for a minimum of N3,000 fuel purchase, FirstBank Verve Cardholders will receive 5 extra litres of fuel for FREE instantly at selected Oando Fuel Stations across Lagos…

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