Vanguard Latest News Thursday 9th April 2020
Vanguard Latest News Today and headlines on some of the happenings and news trend in the Country, today 09/04/20
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FG set to legalise modular Refineries – Sen Enang
Sen. Ita Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, has said that the Federal Government was planning to legalise Modular Refineries in the country. Enang made this known when he featured on a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum on Thursday in Abuja. He said that his office had, overRead More
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Stay-at-home order: Delta govt constitutes mobile courts to prosecute violators
Delta Government has set up mobile courts in the three senatorial districts of the state to prosecute violators of its Stay-at-Home order. Mr Timothy Agbaragu, Public Relations Officer (PRO), of the Delta State High Court disclosed this in a statement made available on Thursday in Asaba. Agbaragu said that the Chief Judge of Delta State,Read More
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Boris Johnson ‘sitting up in bed’ on 4th day battling coronavirus in ICU
Coronavirus-infected British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was “improving” and sitting up in bed as he began his fourth day in intensive care Thursday — but he could still be out of action for at least a month, according to reports. “Things are getting better for him,” culture minister Oliver Dowden said. “He’s stable, improving, satRead More
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Facebook expands COVID-19 information centre to Nigeria, 16 other Africa countries
Facebook says it will be expanding its Coronavirus Information Centre to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan African, including Nigeria
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LeBron James hopes Lakers can eventually rekindle their revival season
LeBron James says the abrupt shutdown of the NBA season due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic has left the Los Angeles Lakers feeling like they still have something to prove. The Lakers were in the midst of a revival season, having made the playoffs for the first time in seven years, when the league suspendedRead More
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COVID-19: Africa to enter recession with 5% growth, World Bank predicts
Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The COVID-19 pandemic will drive Sub-Saharan Africa into recession with -5% growth, this year, the World Bank has predicted. It would be the first regional recession in 25 Years, the bank said. The fall would be a sharp contrast from the 2.4% regional growth in 2019 as the new forecastRead More
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COVID-19: Buhari orders release of 2,600 prison inmates
By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja ABUJA: President Muhammadu Buhari has granted pardon and clemency to 2, 600 inmates of the Custodial Centres of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) as part of measures to control the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. Interior minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola disclosed this Thursday in Abuja. WhileRead More
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WHO lists 2 COVID-19 tests for emergency use
The Word Health Organisation (WHO) has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Southampton first Premier League club to defer players’ wages
Southampton on Thursday became the first Premier League club to announce their players will defer several months of their salaries during the coronavirus pandemic. The club’s directors, as well as manager Ralph Hasenhuttl and his staff, will also adopt the measure until June. The Premier League has called on players to take a 30-percent payRead More
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COVID-19: FG pledges proper distribution of medical supplies from China
The Federal Government will ensure proper distribution of the medical supplies brought by the team from China, in the fight to contain the spread of Coronavirus( COVID-19). NAN reports that the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health On Wednesday received equipment and consumables worth 1.3 million dollars as well as 15 medicalRead More
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