Vanguard Latest News Wednesday 1st April 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 01/04/20
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NUAHP demands life insurance, N100, 000 special COVID-19 allowances for health workers
By Chioma Obinna The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, NUAHP, on Wednesday, demanded life insurance scheme and immediate payment of N100, 000 special COVID-19 allowances to all health workers at the frontline of the war against the disease as presently done to other health workers globally. Making the demand in a press statement jointlyRead More
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COVID-19: Ikeja Electric suspends disconnection of customers
Ikeja Electric (IE) has announced the suspension of all disconnection activities of non-paying customers for a period of two weeks effective April 1, due to the lockdown of Lagos State caused by COVID-19.
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Percentage payment: Labour rejects govt Plan threatens strike in Nasarawa
LAFIA——–AS the nation contends with coronavirus pandemic, organized labour in Nasarawa State has threatened to shut down the state if the Local Government authority goes ahead with their plan to pay percentage salaries to staff of the Local Government Areas across the 13 LGAS.
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‘Lockdown without social amenities’, Nigerians rate FG, state govts’ responses to COVID-19
By Rasheed Sobowale “This is where we find ourselves, lockdown without social amenities nor any palliative. It’s so heartbreaking our leaders are not leaving up to expectations,” a twitter user Light Odewingie (@LuvlyEddy) commented. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic which has killed two people so far in Nigeria, the Federal Government has ordered theRead More
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JUST IN: NCDC announces 12 new cases of COVID-19, total now 151
By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday afternoon announced that 12 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country. In a tweet on its verified account, it said “Twelve new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Nigeria; 9 in Osun, 2 in Edo and 1 in Ekiti StateRead More
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Lockdown: MTN group renews bid to offload 15% Nigerian stake
MTN Group has renewed its bid to cut its presence in Nigeria, by selling 15% stake to the subscribers. The operator said it is pursuing sale in smaller in bits due to the emergence of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
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E2%80%95-foreign-minister/ COVID19: No request from Nigerians abroad for evacuation ? Foreign Minister
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, says his ministry has not received any request from Nigerians aboard for their evacuation in view of the global Novel Coronavirus (COVID19) pandemic outbreak. Onyeama made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force briefing on update of COVID-19 in the country. “As ofRead More
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Lockdown: NMA, Medical Guild allege police harassment of doctors in Lagos
By Chioma Obinna The Lagos State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, and the Medical Guild yesterday alleged undue “harassment” of medical doctors and other health workers in Lagos even as they decried what they described as ‘uncomplimentary’ statement credited to the State Commissioner of Police, CP, Mr. Hakeem Odumosu on the movements ofRead More
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US coronavirus death toll soars to more than 4,000 – doubling within three days
The US coronavirus death toll soared to more than 4,000 last night, doubling within three days, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University. The number of deaths on Tuesday was 4,076 – more than twice the 2,010 recorded late Saturday – and more than 40 percent of the fatalities were in New York state.Read More
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The 6 African countries yet to record coronavirus infection
While the coronavirus ravages the earth, six of the 54 countries in Africa have not reported any case of infection.
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