Nigeria news today headlines : Wednesday 8th April 2020
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Central Park Still Busy As NYC COVID-19 Apex Nears
Even as New York City braces for a rough week, residents are still risking it all for a walk in the park. NYC’s Central Park still had plenty of foot traffic Sunday despite repeated instructions from Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio to stay at home except for essential activities. As for social distancing? Pretty hard to
PNB Housing Finance To Raise $100m From JICA, Citibank
India-based PNB Housing Finance has reached an agreement to raise $100m from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Citibank. PNB intends to use the funding to provide loans in the affordable housing segment for low-income households. As per the agreement, JICA will provide long term finance of $75m, while Citibank will provide the remaining
Tesco To Open New Pop-Up Stores Around UK
Tesco has announced plans to open several pop-up supermarkets at NHS Nightingale sites across the UK to help give NHS workers easy access to food and essential household items. The supermarket giant has already started construction on its first dedicated Nightingale Hospital pop-up branch at the NEC in Birmingham. It is in discussions with other
Justin Gaethje To Fight Tony Ferguson On April 18
Justin Gaethje will replace Khabib to fight Tony Ferguson in the main event at UFC 249 on April 18!!! There will be a fight. It will be live on ESPN+. Tony and Justin will fight for the UFC interim lightweight title (Tony previously held it, but was stripped when he injured his leg. Khabib then fought Al Iaquinta for the interim title).
Honor Blackman Dies At 94
Honor Blackman, one of the first iconic, and perhaps most iconic Bond girls of the movie franchise, has died. The 1960s and ’70s movie and TV star — who was considered a bonafide bombshell in her day — passed away peacefully at her home in Lewes, Sussex, surrounded by loved ones. Her family says she
Algarve Track Approved To Host F1 Races
The Algarve circuit in Portugal has received approval to host Formula 1 races. The Lusa news agency said the circuit in Portimao, in the country’s south, applied for the highest FIA certification level last year. “We have been trying for this since last year when we received an inspection carried out by the late Charlie
Immelman Named International Team Presidents Cup Captain
South Africa’s Trevor Immelman, the 2008 Masters champion, has been named captain of the International Team for the 2021 Presidents Cup to be staged at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. Immelman served as a captain’s assistant under fellow countryman Ernie Els at the 2019 Presidents Cup. Last year’s International team fell to a Tiger Woods-led USA 16-14 at
MLB Reportedly Seeking May/June Return
Talks between Major League Baseball and its players union over how to salvage the 2020 season amid the coronavirus pandemic reportedly have coalesced around a single, logistically fraught plan: playing games in empty stadiums in Arizona, with players and other personnel in a protective “bubble” of stringent isolation and medical care. Under the plan, which still has
Japan Coast Guard Orders Two More H225 Helicopters
Japan’s largest Super Puma operator, Japan Coast Guard (JCG), has placed a new order of two H225 helicopters. This follow-on order brings JCG’s Super Puma fleet to 15, comprising two AS332s and 13 H225s. The new helicopters will be utilised for territorial coastal activities, security enforcement, as well as disaster relief missions in Japan. “We
Khalifa University Responds To COVID-19 With Emergency Ventilators
Researchers at Khalifa University’s Healthcare Engineering Innovation Centre, HEIC, are developing emergency ventilators in response to the coronavirus pandemic, state news agency WAM reported on Monday. Researchers at the university developed a working prototype and are now engineering the production plant to produce the ventilators at scale to meet rising local and global demands, WAM
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