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Full Text of President Buhari’s Speech
April 19, 2022
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CUMULATIVE LOCKDOWN ORDER OF LAGOS AND OGUN STATES AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ON COVID- 19 PANDEMIC AT THE STATE HOUSE, ABUJA MONDAY, 27th APRIL, 2020 1. Fellow Nigerians 2. I will start by commending you all for the … Continue reading Full Text of President Buhari’s Speech
#Covid19InnovationChallenge Update: MTN Joins Ventures Platform And Others As Selected Startups Roll Out Solutions
April 19, 2022
Now more than ever, it takes a village to not only raise a child but to also save a nation. Sometime in March, Ventures Platform, a leading angel investment in Nigeria collaborated with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with the sole purpose of finding, supporting, funding and growing products and services that could … Continue reading #Covid19InnovationChallenge Update: MTN Joins Ventures Platform And Others As Selected Startups Roll Out Solutions
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Did You Know? Profile and Interesting Facts about Prof. Akin Abayomi
April 19, 2022
The man, Professor Emmanuel Akin Abayomi is a renowned doctor. However, He has become the more popular with the recent Covid-19 developments in Nigeria; especially with Lagos, being the epi-center in Nigeria at the moment. A man that seems calm headed and cool; apparently a man of few words and much actions, there is more … Continue reading Did You Know? Profile and Interesting Facts about Prof. Akin Abayomi
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The Hide and Seek Game of The Presidency
April 19, 2022
After days of calling out, name calling on social media, criticisms on all media platforms, the president finally spoke to Nigerians for the second time on the 29th of March, 2020, since the outbreak of corona virus in Nigeria. This ushered in a two weeks long total lockdown in three states: Lagos State, Ogun State, … Continue reading The Hide and Seek Game of The Presidency
Social Media Focus: Ikorodu Bois
April 19, 2022
If you are consistent with trends on social media, then you probably must have come across the Instagram handle of a group of Nigerian kids who have proven without reasonable doubts that when the question of creativity is posed, less can mean more. Your guess is right, they are the Ikorodu Bois. Muiz Sanni, 15, … Continue reading Social Media Focus: Ikorodu Bois
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Tip of the Day: Food Businesses Offering Home Delivery in Abuja
April 19, 2022
COVID-19 is still the biggest news globally. In Nigeria, the Federal Government’s imposed restriction of movement in Lagos State, Federal Capital Territory and Ogun State is still in place. All businesses in these cities, with the exception of those providing essential services like food and medicine, are closed. In Abuja, quick service restaurants are open for … Continue reading Tip of the Day: Food Businesses Offering Home Delivery in Abuja
Travel Tip: How To Know If A City Is Ideal For A City Tour
April 19, 2022
It is not every time you travel to a remote, exotic resort. Sometimes, tourists need to explore the world around them. One popular tourist activity that helps tourists explore a place is city tours. City tours are basically a drive around town to see popular locations and experience the way of life of the people living … Continue reading Travel Tip: How To Know If A City Is Ideal For A City Tour
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LSETF Halts Loan Repayments For SMEs And Startups In Response To COVID-19
April 19, 2022
The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) says it is suspending the repayment of loans provided to SMEs and startups in the state. Read mor4e about Covid- 19 Acting Executive Secretary of the LSETF, Teju Abisoye, explained that the moratorium was introduced to lessen the financial burden brought on businesses by the lockdown in the … Continue reading LSETF Halts Loan Repayments For SMEs And Startups In Response To COVID-19
Effects Of Covid-19 On Tourism And Easter 2020
April 19, 2022
In anticipation for Easter, a lot of tour operators planned tours around the season. But with COVID- 19 raging, most Easter tours have been postponed. It’s hard to go on international tours when borders are closed, airlines have suspended operations and cities are on lockdown. Read more about Covid- 19 For instance, Israel, the home … Continue reading Effects Of Covid-19 On Tourism And Easter 2020
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Covid-19 Lockdown: Funke Akindele, And Husband Bags 14 Days Of Community Service
April 19, 2022
Popular Nollywood actor, Funke Akindele, and her husband Abdul Rasheed Bello a.k.a. JJC Skillz (music crooner and producer), have both been handed a sentence of 14 days community service (9am-12pm daily), fine of 100,000 naira each, sensitizing the public about Covid-19 in ten major areas, and also going on self-isolation afterwards, for being found guilty … Continue reading Covid-19 Lockdown: Funke Akindele, And Husband Bags 14 Days Of Community Service
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The Consequences of Flouting a Lockdown Order
April 19, 2022
It is roughly a week since the Federal Government declared a lockdown in 3 states in Nigeria – Lagos, Ogun and F.C.T – and we already have news of those trying to defy the directive to deal with. Over the weekend, news travelled round that one of the people who tested positive to the Coronavirus … Continue reading The Consequences of Flouting a Lockdown Order
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Government Palliatives During Coronavirus Lockdown Might Be Going To Wrong Hands
April 19, 2022
An unseemly sight was witnessed early this week in Lagos, as the Federal Government declared lockdown began in earnest – trucks bearing supposed palliatives from the Lagos State government parked in some streets and attendants threw bread at crowded bystanders. It is not only the reduction that these Lagos residents have been subjected to by … Continue reading Government Palliatives During Coronavirus Lockdown Might Be Going To Wrong Hands
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COVID-19: Food delivery is an essential service, but is it safe?
April 19, 2022
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has disrupted businesses, communities, education, livelihood and the lives of billions of people globally. As individuals and businesses react and desperately try to minimize the impact and spread of the virus, the government is also taking action. President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the lockdown of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State during … Continue reading COVID-19: Food delivery is an essential service, but is it safe?
Nigerian Activist Ayodeji Osowobi Shares Story Of How She Recovered From Coronavirus
April 19, 2022
Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, founder of Stand To End Rape (STER), a youth-centric initiative focused on putting an end to sexual and gender-based violence and promoting gender equality, through advocacy, shared her story of how she survived coronavirus. She took to Twitter to write the uplifting story on Monday, March 30, 2020. Read more about Covid- … Continue reading Nigerian Activist Ayodeji Osowobi Shares Story Of How She Recovered From Coronavirus
President Buhari Addresses Nigerians On COVID-19
April 19, 2022
On Sunday, 29th March 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari addressed the nation during a nationwide broadcast. In his message to the public, the president touched on various issues in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is the full text of the president’s speech below. Read more about Covid- 19 Fellow Nigerians, From the first signs that … Continue reading President Buhari Addresses Nigerians On COVID-19
