Major Nigerian Headlines For Today Tuesday, March 31st, 2020

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1. Tension Mounts as Coronavirus Cases in Nigeria Peaks 131

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced the confirmation of 20 new Coronavirus cases in Nigeria

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2. Lagos: Coronavirus Survivor ‘Oluwaseun Osowobi’ Shares Her Ordeal

For Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, Monday, 30 March 2019 will linger in her memory, that was the day she was discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital, IDH, Yaba where she battled to live.

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3. Lockdown: Sanwo-Olu Urges Security Agents To Be Professional

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged security agents to show high professionalism as the lockdown order announced on three states by President Muhammadu Buhari commences by Monday night.

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5. COVID-19: Smile Assures Uninterrupted Services, Offers Free Data

4G LTE broadband service provider, Smile Nigeria, has enjoined Nigerians to strive to be safe by observing safety precautions against COVID-19.

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6. Covid-19: Nigerian Medical Doctors Lament Over Hike In Cost Of Medical Consumables

Medical Doctors in Nigeria have lamented the high cost of medical consumables in the country, following the outbreak of the novel COVID-19, global pandemic.

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7. Alcohol Won’t Protect You Against COVID-19- WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) Nigeria has warned that taking alcohol does not protect against coronavirus.

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8. J&J Plans Human Testing Of Coronavirus Vaccine By September

Johnson & Johnson on Monday revealed it made a $1bn deal with the United States government to create enough manufacturing capacity for more than 1 billion doses of a vaccine it is testing to fight the new coronavirus that has killed more than 34,000 people around the world.

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9. US Extends Iran nuclear Cooperation Sanctions Waivers

The United States has allowed companies from Russia, China and Europe to continue their work at Iranian nuclear facilities without being subject to American sanctions, the US State Department announced on Monday.

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10. Police Block Lagos-Ibadan Expressway As LockDown Order Takes Effect

As part of plans to effectively lock down the Lagos metropolis, the police have blocked the inbound and outbound sections of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

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11. Coronavirus: Lagos Commends Stakeholders

Lagos State Government has commended all stakeholders who have supported the present administration in its collaborative efforts and donations towards the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.

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12. Coronavirus: Lagos Exco Makes History With First-Ever Virtual Meeting

It was an exciting moment on Monday at the Lagos State Executive Council (EXCO) meeting – the first-ever virtual meeting in the history of governance in the State. Nigeria? Well, not clear.

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13. Coronavirus: LASG Confirms Sending SMS To Residents Ahead Of Stimulus Food Package

Lagos State government has confirmed that SMS messages received by residents who are sixty years old and above emanated from the Lagos State Residents’ Registration Agency, LASRRA, saying the aged and vulnerable residents will benefit from the stimulus food package.

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14. COVID-19: Masquerader Arrested For Defying Order, Threatening Cops

Men of the Ogun State Police Command on Sunday arrested a masquerader for allegedly going against the federal and state governments’ directives on social distancing and public gatherings in order to stop the spread of coronavirus in the state.

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15. Military confirms index case of Coronavirus

THE Nigerian Military has confirmed the first coronavirus index case in the Armed Forces, the index case a military officer who recently returned from a foreign assignment, has been admitted at the Gwagwalada Specialist Hospital, Abuja.

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