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COVID-19: Bill & Milinda Gates expands commitment to response with additional $150m

COVID-19: Bill & Milinda Gates expands commitment to response with additional $150m

 By Chioma Obinna The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Friday expanded its funding for the global response to COVID-19 with an additional $150 million funding grant and a commitment to leverage the resources of the foundation’s strategic investment fund.    The new funding brings to $250 million the Foundation commitment till date. The foundation also called […]
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Swiss Govt, ANEEJ sign N10m MoU to combat human trafficking in Edo State

Swiss Govt, ANEEJ sign N10m MoU to combat human trafficking in Edo State

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Swiss Government and Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, ANEEJ, Thursday, signed a N10 million Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to combat human trafficking and illegal migration in Edo State. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Executive Director, ANEEJ, the Rev David Ugolor, explaining that the […]

Trump says travel restrictions top priority as U.S. reopens

Trump says travel restrictions top priority as U.S. reopens

U.S. President Donald Trump has said border control and travel restrictions would be a top priority as the country prepares to reopen its economy after a costly coronavirus shutdown. Trump said during his daily news briefing on COVID-19 at the White House on Thursday where he announced a three-phased plan for the reopening process. “As […]

Osun withdraws case against facebook user, as court grants N1million bail

Osun withdraws case against facebook user, as court grants N1million bail

Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Osun State Government has resolved to halt court proceedings against a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Saheed Akinloye alleged of publishing defamatory statements against it on his facebook page. Saheed was arraigned before Magistrate Olusegun Ayilara of an Osogbo Magistrate Court on Tuesday over seditious publication and was reminded […]

COVID-19: UBTH equips Isolation Centre

COVID-19: UBTH equips Isolation Centre

The Management of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH) has equipped a 10-bedded Isolation Centre ahead of the first COVID-19 case to be admitted. Prof Darlington Obaseki, Chief Medical Director of UBTH disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Benin. “The Isolation Centre is functioning actively and striving for […]

COVID-19: Private hospitals not allowed to admit, treat COVID-19 patients’ — Osun Govt

COVID-19: Private hospitals not allowed to admit, treat COVID-19 patients’ — Osun Govt

Gives reasons for lockdown extension Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Osun State Government has restated its warning that private hospitals in the State steer clear admitting and treating suspected or confirmed Coronavirus patients. The State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode who gave the warning in  public announcement on Thursday, stated that […]