UPDATED: Athletes who have tested positive for Covid-19, Durant joins list
The coronavirus pandemic has hit the world of sport, not only in the shape of numerous suspended and canceled competitions, but also athletes who have contracted the disease since its spread. On Sunday, the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in LaLiga, as Valencia defender Ezequiel Garay announced that he has tested positive for the […]
Igbos at higher risk of glaucoma blindness ― Govt Survey
As FG takes free screening, treatment to 500 in Abuja Cannabis effective in glaucoma management says Prof. Onakoya By Luminous Jannamike A Federal Government-backed survey on the prevalence of glaucoma in Nigeria has revealed that the people of the Southeast region are at greater risk of blindness resulting from glaucoma than any other ethnic group […]
New MfB Guidelines: Sanction regime will enhance standards — CEOs
CHIEF Executives of microfinance banks, MfBs, have said that the new sanction regime proposed in the draft revised guidelines will help to enhance standards in the sub-sector.
Lagos Explosion: Over 200 persons displaced, 50 houses destroyed ― NEMA, LASEMA
Over 200 residents of Hyacinth Maduekwe and Chosen Streets, in Abule Ado community, were rendered homeless by the blast on Sunday. Although Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, and National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, said they were still investigating the cause of the blast, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, was categorical that it was […]
COVID-19: Suspected case in Enugu tests negative, says NCDC
By Joseph Erunke THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said the suspected case of coronavirus in Enugu State tested negative to the disease. The centre which disclosed this in its Twitter handle early Monday said laboratory result of the patient in Enugu suspected to have COVID-19 is negative. The NCDC which said this in […]
Awodiya’s collection of poems celebrates Nigerian women
The need to celebrate Nigerian women whose impacts shape the world formed the central theme of “Woman of a Woman,” a collection of poems written by Miss Funke Awodiya.
