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Buhari should provide good health care –Afenifere

Buhari should provide good health care –Afenifere

As Nigerians react to the death of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, said, on Sunday, the government should provide sound health-care system for the citizens . The Secretary General of the association, Sehinde Arogbofa, who spoke with our correspondent, said, “The death of Abba Kyari…

Nigeria records 86 fresh coronavirus cases — 70 in Lagos

Nigeria records 86 fresh coronavirus cases — 70 in Lagos

With 86 new coronavirus cases, the total number of confirmed infections in the country has risen from 541 to 627. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) gave the update on its Twitter handle on Sunday. It also said the total number of fatalities recorded from the virus in Nigeria increased from 19 to 21….

Nigeria, others need $114bn to fight COVID-19, says IMF

Nigeria, others need $114bn to fight COVID-19, says IMF

Nigeria and other African countries need an estimated $114bn to fund the campaign against the outbreak of the coronavirus disease on the continent. This was disclosed in a statement posted on the website of the International Monetary Fund on Sunday. The statement was issued after a meeting of African leaders, bilateral partners and multilateral institutions,…

Fix hospitals to honour Kyari, Falana tells Buhari

Fix hospitals to honour Kyari, Falana tells Buhari

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mr Femi Falana, said on Sunday the greatest tribute the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), could pay to the 19 deceased victims of COVID-19 in Nigeria, including his former Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, who died on Friday, was for governments at all levels to fix public…