Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 31st May 2020
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BREAKING COVID-19: Nigeria Sees 553 Record High New Cases As Total Closes In On 10,000
Nigeria reported a record high daily number of 553 new cases of COVID-19 in its latest update as the country’s total neared 10,000 on Friday. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), in its daily update via Twitter, reported the breakdown of the 553 cases across the country as follows: Lagos-378 FCT-52 Delta-23 Edo-22 Rivers-14 …
Buratai Inspects Local Construction Of Combat Vehicles In Maiduguri
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has inspected ongoing manufacture and repairs/overhaul of combat vehicles including Armoured Personnel Carriers and mine resistant anti Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAPs) by Army Engineers in Maiduguri.The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa, said this in a statement on Saturday.Musa said that the work was being …
Kenyan Farmers Grapple With Oscillating Temperatures As Climate Varies
After floods, due to heavy rains, killed at least 285 people and destroyed hundreds of acres of crops between April and May in Kenya, farmers have started to feel another pinch of climate variability. Night and day-time temperatures in different parts of the east African nation are oscillating between too high and too low, affecting …
Banditry: Sultan Seeks Recruitment, Funding Of Security Agencies
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the federal government to recruit more personnel and properly fund security agencies to tackle insecurity in the country. Abubakar made the call on Saturday while receiving the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar in his place in Sokoto. The Sultan decried the increased …
Delta Has Witnessed Unprecedented Development Under Okowa – Lawmakers
Some members of the Delta House of Assembly have commended Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa for delivering good governance to the people of the state.They also assured the people of the state of more dividends of democracy in years ahead.Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Asaba, the lawmakers said …
Plateau NANNM Calls Off ‘Sit-At-Home’ Protest For Members In JUTH Isolation Center
The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives(NANNM), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) chapter, has called off its sit-at-home protest for its members working in its isolation center with effect from May 30. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that JUTH chapter of the union had on May 25 ordered its members to embark on …
Covid-19: 4-Month-Old Child Discharged In Kaduna
The Kaduna State Government on Saturday disclosed that the four-month-old child that tested positive to COVID-19 has been discharged.The government, however, said there are still 76 active cases in the state as at Friday.In an update by the Commissioner of Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni, out of the 232 cases reported, 149 have been discharged, while …
Schalke 04’s U.S.-Born Player Wears “Justice For George’’ Armband
Schalke 04’s Weston McKennie showed support on Saturday for protests in the U.S., sparked by the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of a white police officer in Minneapolis. The 21-year-old US-born McKennie wore an armband with the message “Justice for George” during Saturday’s 1-0 Bundesliga defeat at home to Werder Bremen. …
Navy Reaches Out To Households In Ogun Community
The Nigerian Navy through the Naval Training Command (NAVTRAC) on Saturday reached out to another set of 250 households in Ota as part of its 64th anniversary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that items contained in the palliatives include rice, beans, vegetable oil, condiments, hand sanitisers, gloves and face masks. Rear Adm. Idowu …
Europe Urges Trump To Reconsider Decision To Withdraw From WHO
European leaders called on U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday to rethink his decision to terminate the U.S.’ relationship with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump announced the decision on Friday, arguing the UN agency has failed to respond to U.S. concerns about its handling of the virus, …
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