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Labour, groups, task govt on transparency in the management of donations Dissatisfied with Federal Government’s method of sharing stipends to vulnerable Nigerians to cushion the effect of Coronavirus induced lockdown, the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), has flayed the ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) is to partner two independent fact-checking organisations operating in Nigeria–Dubawa and Africa Check–to provide accurate information while detecting and dispelling misinformation on the epidemic. Since the declaration of the virus as a global ...

To address the coronavirus pandemic, Google is providing $6.5 million in funding to fact-checkers and non-profit organisations fighting misinformation across the global. Through its Google News Initiative (GNI), the search engine would be supporting Africa Check in Nigeria, and Data ...

United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has insisted that the rights of persons with autism must be taken into account in the formulation of all COVID-19 responses. In his goodwill message to mark the 2020 World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), he ...

The Federal Government has apologised for openly begging American billionaire businessman, Elon Musk for ventilators. The President Muhammadu Buhari administration came under fire for the undignified manner it went about requesting between 100 and 500 ventilators from the United States ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Finance and National Planning to ensure prompt salaries of workers henceforth to cushion hardship in the wake of the ongoing lockdowns to check the spread of the novel coronavirus nationwide. He also ...

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has disclosed that three suspected cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the state tested negative. He made this known on his Facebook page yesterday. The governor had, in a statewide broadcast, said that the ...

Akwa Ibom State Governor Udom Emmanuel has said his administration would continue to be proactive in providing healthcare facilities in line with his determination to make health services cheaper for his people. The governor stated this during his visit to ...

Members of the Rivers House of Assembly have resolved to donate their one-month salaries to assist the Governor Nyesom Wike administration in containing the coronavirus outbreak in the state. The Speaker, Ikwuiyi Owaji Ibani, dropped the hint while briefing reporters ...

As part of measures to tackle spread of the coronavirus pandemic, Cross River State Governor, Benedict Ayade has approved the release of N500m for the state’s COVID-19 Response Team. The team, which was inaugurated yesterday by Ayade at Government House, ...