COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Wednesday with 284 cases reported by the country, despite efforts by authorities to flatten the curve of the pandemic. The new cases, confirmed by the specialist agency the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Twitter took the country’s total infections to 6,677 …
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The United States government says it is working on fulfilling its promise to send ventilators to Nigeria as part of its assistance to help the country contain the coronavirus pandemic. Mary Leonard, the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, said during a telephonic press conference with Nigerian journalists Tuesday that President Muhammadu …
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The Minority Caucus of the House of Representatives has rejected the decision of the Federal Government to import Chinese Doctors into the country to tackle the deadly Covid-19 pandemic. The Minority Caucus in a statement issued by its Leader, Ndudi Elumelu on Tuesday warned that bringing in medical personnel from …
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a stark warning against China and Russia on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, urging Western allies to defend hard-won freedoms. “Western, free nations have a responsibility to deter threats to our people” from governments like …
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A Hong Kong student who sustained head injuries when he fell during clashes with police died on Friday, triggering a fresh wave of outrage from the pro-democracy movement and fears of more violent unrest. Although the precise chain of events leading to 22-year-old Alex Chow’s fall are unclear and disputed, …
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The African Export Import Bank (Afreximbank) has said its intervention in the maritime sector in the last three years include more than $500million facilities for the Onne Port expansion in the Onne FTZ, Nigeria, Gabon, Cote D’ivoire, vessel finance for delightering, security patrol of offshore platforms, hotels in Cape Verde. …
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China lashed out at the United States on Monday after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Beijing’s treatment of the country’s ethnic Uighur minority among “the worst stains on the world”. Speaking at Kansas State University last week, Pompeo said Washington would use this month’s UN General Assembly to rally …
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Hong Kong riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters for a third straight day Monday as the city’s leader warned the global financial hub was nearing a “very dangerous situation”, and a rare strike caused transport chaos. Clouds of tear gas billowed across the working-class district of Wong Tai Sin on …
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Tokyo stocks closed sharply lower on Monday, weighed down by a strong yen and tracking losses on Wall Street amid US-China trade woes. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.74 percent, or 366.87 points, to end at 20,720.29 while the broader Topix index lost 1.80 percent, or 27.58 points, at …
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Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep its business afloat in the face of a U.S. ban on its purchase of American parts and software. Customers who already have Huawei phones …
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