Nigeria news today headlines : Wednesday 26th February 2020
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School Shut Down Over Coronavirus Outbreak
A school has closed after staff and pupils returned from a skiing trip to a coronavirus-hit region of Italy. Cransley School in Northwich, Cheshire, said it took the decision after government advice for Britons returning from northern Italy to self-isolate. Headteacher Richard Pollock said some pupils who had been on the trip to the Alpine region
Dozens Of HIV Women Forcibly Sterilized
A scathing new report reveals that dozens of HIV-positive women were forced or coerced into sterilization after giving birth at public hospitals in South Africa. The Commission for Gender Equality’s report this week says it investigated complaints by at least 48 women of “cruel, torturous or inhumane and degrading treatment” at the hospitals. At times
Baboons Breaks Out Of Captivity
A pack of baboons momentarily caused chaos in Sydney on Tuesday, breaking out of captivity and roaming around the city’s streets before being recaptured. The animals escaped while being transported to a research facility at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, which borders the University of Sydney, CNN affiliate SBS reported. Police were called to the Camperdown area
Kano State Govt Propose Integrated Transportation System
Kano State Government says it plans to introduce a modern transportation system to ease movement within the City Centre. Mr Mu’azu Magaji, the state’s Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure said this while interacting with newsmen in Kano on Tuesday. Magaji said the project was in line with Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s vision of transforming the state into World-Class City
Kaduna Govt. Develops Social Protection Policy
The Kaduna State Government has commenced the development of a social protection policy to guide the implementation of Social Protection Programmes (SPP) in the state. Saude Atoyebi, Chair, State Steering Committee on Social Investment, made this known on Tuesday in Zaria, at the opening of a two-day Situation Analysis Workshop on social protection problems in
Education, Digital Literacy Panacea For Hate Speech
Some panelists at the ongoing Social Media Week have called for education and digital literacy to curb the issue of hate speech in the country.The panelists were discussing the theme ‘Defining and Regulating Hate Speech: Impacts on Audience Needs and Retention’. Mr. Cheta Nwanze of SBM Intelligence said that it was the responsibility of the
Turkey Says 132 Passengers On Flight From Iran To Be Quarantined
All 132 passengers and crew on a Turkish Airlines plane from Tehran will be quarantined for 14 days and tested for possible coronavirus infection at a hospital in Ankara, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Tuesday. “The flight from Tehran was carrying Turkish nationals home after Ankara closed its border with Iran this weekend
Lawmakers Pledge Support For NAFDAC
The joint National Assembly (NASS) Committee on Health has pledged continuous support for the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in its fight against counterfeit drugs. Sen. Ibrahim Oloriegbe, the Senate Committee Chairman on Health and his counterpart Hon. Yusuf Sununu, Chairman House Committee on Healthcare Services made the commitment at
Trump Says Stock Markets Will Crash If He Loses The Election
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. stock market would crash if he lost the election this year. During a trip to India, Trump told business leaders that stocks would jump higher if he was re-elected, adding: “but if I don’t win you’re going to see a crash as you’ve never seen
Bond Director Gives Fans ‘No Time To Die’ Sneak Peek
No Time to Die writer-director Cary Joji Fukunaga has given 007 fans a sneak peek at the new adventure, teasing that Daniel Craig’s final outing in the role “is the culmination of all that Bond has become”. In a new behind-the-scenes video, True Detective director Fukunaga has described Bond as “sort of a wounded animal” in No Time to
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