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Nigeria Gets $400m World Bank Financing For COVID-19

LAGOS OCTOBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS) – Nigeria got approval on Friday for $400 million in World Bank financing to procure and deploy COVID-19 vaccinations, the bank said in a statement. The World Bank board of directors signed off on the financing, provided via the International Development Association, which it said would enable Africa’s most populous nation […]

Oct 2 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Christ Embassy Church Penalised For Defying Australia’s COVID-19 Lockdown

LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Australian police on Monday expressed disappointment at the Sydney branch of Christ Embassy Church for flouting the city’s COVID-19 lockdown by holding a service for 60 people in a pandemic hotspot. The church is part of Christ Embassy, an international religious group headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, which has a record of spreading […]

Aug 24 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Covid-19: Rev. Jesse Jackson, Wife Jacqueline Hospitalized, Under Observation

LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his wife, Jacqueline, remained under doctors’ observation Sunday at a Chicago hospital and were “responding positively to treatments” for COVID-19, their son told The Associated Press. The couple, married for nearly six decades, were admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital a day earlier. Physicians were “carefully monitoring their […]

Aug 23 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

US Govt Supplies Nigeria 4m Doses Of Covid-19 Vaccines

LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has received 4 million doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines donated by the United States government, its health minister said on Monday, as the West African country battles a third wave of infections. Osagie Ehanire said the vaccines, which arrived on Sunday, are undergoing validation by the country’s drug regulator. He said […]

Aug 3 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

COVID-19 Cases Shot Up 50% Almost In Every US State Despite Vaccine

LAGOS JULY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The number of daily new COVID-19 infections has shot up almost 50 percent in the United States amid the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant — with rises even recorded in states with high vaccination rates, data shows. The US on Tuesday recorded an average of 19,455 new cases per day over the […]

Jul 14 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Third Wave Of COVID-19 Hits Lagos As Another Lockdown Looms

LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A potential 3rd wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic has hit Lagos. This is according to a statement by the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwoolu on Sunday. Governor Sanwoolu while giving an update on the state’s battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, disclosed that from the beginning of July, there has been a […]

Jul 12 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Ex-Malawi President Recounts How God Used Prophet TB Joshua To Heal Her Husband From Stroke

LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The death of the Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), shook Nigerians and Christians in Africa. More than two weeks after his death, tributes keep pouring in for the late preacher, who was known for his charitable works. His death is hard too bear for his […]

Jun 22 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Joe Biden Announces Plan To End Covid-19 Pandemic Globally

LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Joe Biden announced on Thursday the first details of the U.S. sending 80 million COVID-19 vaccines overseas with the aim of “ending the pandemic globally.” The Biden administration has been under pressure to provide other hard-hit nations with some of its abundant supply and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said at […]

Jun 4 2021 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Lawmakers Move To Legalise Use Of Indian Hemp In Nigeria

LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House Of Representatives is set to legalise the use of Indian Hemp in the country for economic benefit. Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu said this during a press conference on the benefits and opportunities of Cannabis in Akure, Ondo state capital. Kalu said that the House […]

May 17 2021 | Posted in Business,Health,National | Read More »

COVID-19: FG Returns Curfew, Shuts Bars, Night Clubs, Recreational Centres

LAGOS MAY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has re-introduced a nationwide 12am to 4am curfew as part of efforts to curtail further spread of COVID-19. The Government has equally shut down bars, night clubs and recreational centres in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. The National Incident Manager, Mukhtar Mohammed, disclosed […]

May 10 2021 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »