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Russia recorded more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday

The Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari, has issued new directives on COVID-19 donations to Nigeria by philanthropists, companies and international organisations

The Emir of Daura, Alhaji Umar Farouk Umar, was on Tuesday night hospitalised at the Intensive Care Unit of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) in Kastina State. The Nation gathered from reliable source he was rushed unconscious to hospital after suffering from high blood pressure. His words: “It’s true the Emir of Daura was rushed to FMC for high blood pressure, he was unconscious when he was taken to the hospital yesterday night, and some people even thought whether he had passed on.” Emir of Rano in Kano dies The Nation reports Governor Aminu Bello Masari two days ago sealed…

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said the Nigerian government will put marginal oilfields up for auction in spite of the slump in oil prices.

Tom Cruise, 57, is set to board the International Space Station to film the first narrative feature outside Earth.

NCDC has released additional preventive measures for individuals, employers, and businesses following the easing of COVID-19 lockdown in parts of the country.

Lagos State Government yesterday said that it had reached 440,000 households through its COVID-19 Emergency Food Response Initiative.

With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ravaging the world currently, the global populace is being threatened by an unseen enemy. Millions of individuals have within just four months fallen ill, with some, sadly, passing away. The pandemic has compelled the world to accept a new forced reality. Lockdown orders have been declared by governments globally, businesses have been partially or fully shut, schools, places of worship and recreational centres have been closed, and social movement and interaction have been replaced by the concept called social or physical distancing,  as part of measures to curb the spread of the virus. Following these…

A fire has engulfed a skyscraper in Sharjah, one of the largest cities in the United Arab Emirates, showering debris on cars in the streets below. Dozens of firefighters worked to put out the blaze in the Abbco Tower using at least a dozen fire engines and drones, a local journalist reports. They are now trying to cool the 48-floor building down. There were no immediate reports of casualties or of the likely cause of the fire. #Sharjah Civil Defence firefighters are close to overpowering the blaze. But the tower seems badly damaged by the #fire https://t.co/8f4ND1H1z8 pic.twitter.com/EG07xsatoz — Vicky…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 148 new coronavirus cases as across the country as mixed feelings continue to greet the lifting of lockdown. The Centre for Disease Control also reported that 64 patients were discharged and five deaths recorded. This takes the total number of confirmed cases to 2950 with 481 patients discharged and 98 deaths. “148 new cases of COVID-19; 43-Lagos, 32-Kano, 14-Zamfara, 10-FCT, 9-Katsina, 7-Taraba, 6-Borno, 6-Ogun, 5-Oyo, 3-Edo, 3-Kaduna, 3-Bauchi, 2-Adamawa, 2-Gombe, 1-Plateau, 1-Sokoto and 1-Kebbi. As at Tuesday, 2950 confirmed cases of COVID-19 was reported in Nigeria with 481 discharged and 98…