Author: Adewale Ade

Six Hundred and One (601) new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were confirmed and reported in Nigeria within the last 24 hours. This was contained in the COVID-19 update provided by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The new cases reported are as follows: Lagos: 404FCT Abuja: 37Oyo: 19Ondo: 14Abia: 13Enugu: 13Kaduna: 13Edo: 12Kano: 12Kwara: 11Ebonyi: 10Nasarawa: 7Ogun: 6Osun: 5Delta: 5Niger: 5Plateau: 4Bayelsa: 4Katsina: 3Ekiti: 2Imo: 2 Currently, there are 51,905 confirmed cases in Nigeria with 997 deaths. However, 38,767 people have so far recovered and been discharged. Please, let’s stay home and stay safe. If you feel worried about…

The death toll due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic currently stands at 727,544 while the confirmed cases are 23,334,553. From the total cases confirmed across the affected countries; United States (USA), Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa top the list of countries with most reported and confirmed cases. See the high-level statistics of the outbreak, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 23,334,553Deaths: 807,156Recovered: 15,835,190Active Cases: 6,692,207 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions.Closed Cases: 16,642,346 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total…

…Appreciates Amaechi for his unwavering commitment towards national development, and tasks South-South/East People to look out for more as he Garners Support for the Minister As citizens continue to hail the Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government for the giant strides it is making in reviving and expanding the country’s economic potentials and leveraging on its thoughtful efforts to provide opportunities for Nigerians in critical sectors, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New People’s Democratic Party (nPDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has commended the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, for his…

Three Hundred and Fourty (340) new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were confirmed and reported in Nigeria within the last 24 hours. This was contained in the COVID-19 update provided by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The new cases reported are as follows: Kaduna: 63FCT Abuja: 51Plateau: 38Lagos: 33Delta: 25Gombe: 21Adamawa: 21Edo: 20Katsina: 17Akwa Ibom: 11Ekiti: 10Rivers: 9Ondo: 5Ebonyi: 4Cross River: 3Ogun: 3Sokoto: 2Imo: 2Nasarawa: 2 Currently, there are 51,304 confirmed cases in Nigeria with 996 deaths. However, 37,885 people have so far recovered and been discharged. Please, let’s stay home and stay safe. If you feel worried about…

The death toll due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic currently stands at 727,544 while the confirmed cases are 23,066,182. From the total cases confirmed across the affected countries; United States (USA), Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa top the list of countries with most reported and confirmed cases. See the high-level statistics of the outbreak, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 23,066,182Deaths: 801,915Recovered: 15,651,464Active Cases: 6,612,803 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions.Closed Cases: 16,453,379 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total…

Four Hundred and Seventy-Six (476) new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were confirmed and reported in Nigeria within the last 24 hours. This was contained in the COVID-19 update provided by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The new cases reported are as follows: Lagos: 235FCT Abuja: 44Kaduna: 41Borno: 33Plateau: 28Abia: 13Edo: 13Rivers: 12Imo: 11Oyo: 10Kano: 9Kwara: 7Enugu: 5Katsina: 5Gombe: 4Ogun: 4Nasarawa: 1Zamfara: 1 Currently, there are 50,964 confirmed cases in Nigeria with 992 deaths. However, 37,569 people have so far recovered and been discharged. Please, let’s stay home and stay safe. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call…

The death toll due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic currently stands at 727,544 while the confirmed cases are 22,792,233. From the total cases confirmed across the affected countries; United States (USA), Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa top the list of countries with most reported and confirmed cases. See the high-level statistics of the outbreak, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 22,792,233Deaths: 795,457Recovered: 15,435,116Active Cases: 6,561,660 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions.Closed Cases: 16,230,573 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total…

The Chairman, Lagos State House Committee on Agriculture, Mr Kehinde Joseph has charged contractors handling the state’s Imota Rice Mill to hasten work on the project to meet the December 2020 completion timeline. Joseph stated this when he led other members of the committee on an inspection tour and oversight function to the Imota rice mill on Thursday in Lagos. He said that the committee was overseeing the project to ensure that percentage of work done so far was commensurate with the money released so far by the state government. He said there was the need for the mill to…

Lagos State Government (LASG) has assured of a sustainable supply of paddy from local farmers for the 32 Metric Tonne per Hour Rice Mill at Imota upon completion by December 2020. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya who gave the assurance today in Lagos on the sideline of an inspection tour of the Rice Mill by members of the State House of Assembly Committee on Agriculture led by its Chairman, Hon. Kehinde Joseph. Olusanya explained that rice farmers in the State are currently getting the needed support of the state government to ensure that they have a…

Five Hundred and Ninety-Three (593) new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were confirmed and reported in Nigeria within the last 24 hours. This was contained in the COVID-19 update provided by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The new cases reported are as follows: Plateau: 186Lagos: 172FCT Abuja: 62Oyo: 27Delta: 25Rivers: 20Ondo: 19Edo: 18Kaduna: 17Enugu: 12Akwa Ibom: 10Ogun: 7Abia: 6Gombe: 6Kano: 3Osun: 3 Currently, there are 50,488 confirmed cases in Nigeria with 985 deaths. However, 37,304 people have so far recovered and been discharged. Please, let’s stay home and stay safe. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call NCDC…

The death toll due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic currently stands at 727,544 while the confirmed cases are 22,520,473. From the total cases confirmed across the affected countries; United States (USA), Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa top the list of countries with most reported and confirmed cases. See the high-level statistics of the outbreak, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 22,520,473Deaths: 789,000Recovered: 15,198,089Active Cases: 6,533,384 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions.Closed Cases: 15,987,089 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total…

Lagos State Government (LASG) on Tuesday, 18th August 2020 empowered no fewer than 800 rice farmers in the State with preferred high yielding Farrow 44 seeds, brand new high-quality knapsack sprayers, rain boots and farm coats. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya who gave out the empowerment tools today at the beginning of a three-day capacity building and training of the rice farmers on current production practices in the rice value chain explained that this strategic intervention by the State Government was informed by the need to boost the farming activities of rice farmers in the State.…

Four Hundred and Ten (410) new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were confirmed and reported in Nigeria within the last 24 hours. This was contained in the COVID-19 update provided by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The new cases reported are as follows: Lagos: 210FCT Abuja: 45Ondo: 30Plateau: 21Edo: 19Ogun: 16Oyo: 13Nasarawa: 12Bauchi: 11Enugu: 10Kwara: 7Kaduna: 6Anambra: 4Ebonyi: 3Abia: 2Rivers: 1 Currently, there are 49,895 confirmed cases in Nigeria with 981 deaths. However, 37,051 people have so far recovered and been discharged. Please, let’s stay home and stay safe. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call NCDC Toll-free…

The death toll due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic currently stands at 727,544 while the confirmed cases are 22,252,737. From the total cases confirmed across the affected countries; United States (USA), Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa top the list of countries with most reported and confirmed cases. See the high-level statistics of the outbreak, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 22,252,737Deaths: 782,371Recovered: 14,931,916Active Cases: 6,538,450 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions.Closed Cases: 15,714,287 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total…

Four Hundred and Seventeen (417) new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were confirmed and reported in Nigeria within the last 24 hours. This was contained in the COVID-19 update provided by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The new cases reported are as follows: Lagos: 207Kaduna: 44Ondo: 38Abia: 28Anambra: 21Plateau: 20Bauchi: 13Oyo: 9Ebonyi: 9Delta: 7Edo: 7Enugu: 6Niger: 3Gombe: 2Ogun: 1FCT Abuja: 1Kano: 1 Currently, there are 49,485 confirmed cases in Nigeria with 977 deaths. However, 36,834 people have so far recovered and been discharged. Please, let’s stay home and stay safe. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call NCDC…

The death toll due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic currently stands at 776,477 while the confirmed cases are 21,990,741. From the total cases confirmed across the affected countries; United States (USA), Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa top the list of countries with most reported and confirmed cases. See the high-level statistics of the outbreak, including top 5 country cases by total confirmed cases and total deaths by country. Coronavirus Cases: 21,990,741Deaths: 776,477Recovered: 14,721,167Active Cases: 6,493,097 currently infected patients in mild or critical conditions.Closed Cases: 15,497,644 cases that have concluded and either led to recovery or deaths. Top 5 by total…

A human rights activist, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman, has called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Adamu Muhammed to direct the Oyo State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr Joe Nwachuku Enwonwu, to produce the prime suspected escapee serial killer within 14-days. He also called on the authority of the Police Service Commission (PSC) to set up an independent panel of enquiry to investigate the mind-boggling matter, saying that the pleading of the Oyo CP, was not tenable in any sane clime. He said that all the Police officers in charge of the case of the serial killer (Shodipe), should be…

Lagos State Government (LASG) has said that it has established different farming enterprises to train and teach students in modern farming techniques as well as to encourage those who would like to pursue a career in agriculture under the State’s Schools’ Agricultural Programme (SAP). The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya who disclosed this in Lagos at the opening ceremony of the Y2020 Agric-YES Summer School Programme held at the Lagos State Agriculture Development Authority, Oko-Oba, Agege noted that this was necessary to ensure that students and youths embrace agriculture to fill the void left by ageing farmers.…

Two Hundred and Ninety-Eight (298) new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were confirmed and reported in Nigeria within the last 24 hours. This was contained in the COVID-19 update provided by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The new cases reported are as follows: Plateau: 108Kaduna: 49Lagos: 47Ogun: 18Osun: 17FCT Abuja: 15Ondo: 14Edo: 8Oyo: 6Akwa Ibom: 4Cross River: 4Borno: 3Ekiti: 2Bauchi: 1Kano: 1Rivers: 1 Currently, there are 49,068 confirmed cases in Nigeria with 975 deaths. However, 36,497 people have so far recovered and been discharged. Please, let’s stay home and stay safe. If you feel worried about related symptoms, call…

Let’s welcome Sparkle – a new and innovative digital banking platform in Nigeria. The arrival of Sparkle will not doubt disrupt the FinTech ecosystem in Nigeria. I stumbled upon Sparkle recently and decided to give it a trial for me to understand what the platform has got to offer. I found it quite fascinating to have a digital banking platform easily accessible to both Nigerians at home and in the Diasporas. I wasted no time in exploring the Sparkle website to get a feel of its benefits. The first statement that prompts user to “Explore an easy and better way…