The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday announced a N1.1tn intervention fund to support critical sectors of the economy.The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele said this in a statement made available to journalists.The governor in the statement said the out of the N1.1tn, about N1tn would be used to support the local manufacturing
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What is coronavirus?According to the WHO, coronaviruses are a family of viruses that cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS).These viruses were originally transmitted from animals to people. SARS, for instance, was transmitted from civet cats
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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is working with all stakeholders to harmonise preventive measures taken against the coronavirus at the country’s airports. Capt Musa Nuhu, Director General, NCAA, in a statement in Lagos on Sunday explained that the preventive measures were to ensure all travellers coming into
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The International Monetary Fund has said the coronavirus tragedy which emanated in China called for emergencies as it could worsen global economic recovery.The Managing Director, IMF, Ms Kristalina Georgieva, said this in a statement on Sunday, after the conclusion of the Group of 20 meeting of finance ministers and Central Bank Governors in Riyadh,
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Nigeria has been ranked 174th out of the 180 countries that were compared on indices of child health and overall well-being.The report, released on Wednesday by a Commission of over 40 child and adolescent health experts from around the world, revealed a new global index of 180 countries, comparing performance on child flourishing,
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of the Federal University of Health Sciences Otukpo, Vanguard reports.The lawmaker representing Benue South Senatorial District, Comrade Abba Moro, who made the disclosure during a Town Hall meeting with his constituents in Otukpo said the approval was given by the Federal Executive Council
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The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak climbed to 812, the country's National Health Commission (NHC) said on Feb. 9Authorities said 37,198 confirmed cases have been reported and 89 people have died and more than 2,600 new cases have been detected in the last 24 hours.The number of people under
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United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) communication specialist, Mr. Geoffery Njoku, has said more than 100,000 Nigerian children less than five years of age die each year due to water-borne diseases.Njoku, who works with UNICEF Kano Field Office, said the figures was according to the European Union (EU) report which indicated that diseases like diarrhoea
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World Health Organization (WHO), on Friday declared the coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern.The WHO had previously declared widespread diseases like Swine flu (2009), Polio (2014), Ebola (2014 and 2018), and Zika (2016), as international public health emergencies. The latest is the coronavirus (2019-nCoV).The WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who made
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Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission NiDCOM has advised Nigerians living in China to be wary of CORONAVIRUS as the Nigerian mission in Beijing is in touch with Nigerians in Wuhan.She equally counselled them to keep indoors and take necessary medical precautions as advised.In a statement issued
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