Microsoft offers free Skype video chat as Zoom’s privacy nightmare continues
If you’ve been working from in the past few weeks, the chances are that you attended at least one meeting via Zoom video call. Zoom rose rapidly to popularity during the COVID-19 crisis, as it’s an easy to use app that delivers a reliable video calling experience. You don’t need to be a pro at […]
Bauchi: PDP restates commitment to fulfillment of electoral promises
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bauchi State said on Tuesday it would ensure the state government fulfills all its electoral campaign promises ahead of the 2023 election. The party Publicity Secretary in the state, Malam Yahaya Zainabari, stated this during a chat with journalists in Bauchi. He said the state party leadership is optimistic […]
World Bank boosts Nigerian public health response with $82m
The World Bank Group has released 82 million dollars for immediate support in strengthening the public health response through the Regional Disease Surveillance System Enhancement Project (REDISSE).
Bringing Chinese doctors to Nigeria is against national interests ― Reps minority caucus
…asks FG to rescind decision By Levinus Nwabughiogu, Abuja Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has said that the importation of Chinese doctors into Nigeria will be against the national interests of the country. It therefore asked the federal government to immediately jettison the decision. It will be recalled that the Federal government had […]
World Health Day: WHO pays tribute to health workers battling COVID-19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, has paid tribute to all healthcare workers battling the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) around the world. The UN’s health agency paid the tribute on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO to commemorate the World Health Day. The World Health Day is a global health awareness […]
Kyrgios offers to drop off food to hungry people during lockdown
Controversial tennis star Nick Kyrgios has offered to deliver food to people finding themselves hungry during the coronavirus lockdown, his latest charitable effort after spearheading sporting donations to help Australia’s bushfire crisis. The Canberra-based Kyrgios, infamously outspoken and known for his fiery on-court antics, said he would personally drop food on doorsteps after COVID-19 restrictions […]
World table tennis championships postponed again over virus
The world table tennis team championships due to take place in the South Korean city of Busan were postponed for a second time on Tuesday over the coronavirus pandemic. South Korea was among the earliest countries to be hit outside China — where the coronavirus first emerged — and for a time had the world’s […]
British PM in intensive care after coronavirus symptoms worsen
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was taken to intensive care on Monday night after his coronavirus symptoms worsened, Downing Street said. Johnson has asked British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputize for him, a Downing Street spokesman said. The prime minister, 55, was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in London with “persistent symptoms” on Sunday […]
COVID-19: Kwara Govt. begins fumigation of major markets
The Kwara Government has begun fumigation of major markets in Kwara South Senatorial District, following confirmation of two cases of COVID-19 testing positive in the state. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Tuesday that the fumigation team led by Malam Sa’ad Ibrahim, the Babaloja-General (market leader) of Kwara were at Latinwo, Agan-Oru and Omu-Aran […]
Kaduna residents defy curfew, jog to keep shape
Some Kaduna residents have taken advantage of the State Government’s imposed 24-hour curfew to curb Coronavirus pandemic spread, to get their bodies in shape, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some of them were seen on Tuesday by 6 a.m. Jogging and trekking while maintaining the social distancing restriction. The residents who spoke in separate […]
COVID-19: Forfeiting one month subvention not too much sacrifice for Deltans ― Onuesoke
By Festus Ahon, Asaba Former Delta State Governorship aspirant, Mr. Sunny Onuesoke has said forfeiture of one month subvention by political appointees in Delta State was not too much a sacrifice to make for Deltans. He also commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for establishing a food bank to alleviate the sufferings of the people during the […]
