Nigerians in the UK to undergo before COVID-19 test for evacuation The Nigeria High Commission in the United Kingdom has said any Nigerian willing to be evacuated to Nigeria due to the Coronavirus pandemic will be made to undergo a compulsory Coronavirus test in the UK before they can board the flight back to Nigeria. According...
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has dispelled rumors that Africa will be used as a testing ground for COVID-19 vaccine. Director-general of the organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said this during a media briefing on Monday, while reacting to statements credited to French doctors, Jean Paul Mira and Camille Locht, who appeared on television discussing “Africa as best...
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Her Excellency Toyin Saraki, founder of The Wellbeing Foundation Africa has just launched a powerful new e-health check tool in partnership with PocketPatientMD which will make free ‘COVID-19 Health Check’ available to all 200 million Nigerians. The digital e-health tool – soon to be complemented by a mobile application and an offline version – will educate...
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Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: 1. Why are kids always surprised when I beg them for...
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Rema continues a streak of casual virality that characterises most of the singer’s career to date. Just 2 weeks ago, the ‘Dumebi’ crooner, trended on Twitter for hours following a video that went viral, of singers Zlatan, Burna Boy, and Naira Marley, trying and appearing to fail to sing along to the lyrics to his...
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https://twitter.com/FeralJack_/status/1247224401189376001?s=20 If you watched the recent video that has Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, founder of Christ Embassy church, expanding on his 5G theory, you are sure to feel a few things. Incredulity, amusement, disappointment, perhaps anger, but certainly fear. Fear at the power of misinformation coming from one of the county’s most renowned religious leaders,...
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We are now in another week of Coronavirus lockdown, and stay-at-home entertainment is proving to be a surviving tool. People have taken to video games, jumped on internet challenges and made video apps like TikTok and House Party even more popular. You are stuck at home, but you don’t have to sulk around while the...
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As many Nigerians predicted, the mounted check points deployed by the Nigerian Police Force as a primary measure to ensure Nigerians in Lagos and Abuja adhere to the Covid19 checkpoints have been converted to extortion centres. This is the reality of being Nigerian, having nothing but for fear and disdain for law enforcement agents who...
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When things don’t go as planned, what do you do? Maybe it’s a little thing, like oversleeping. You can rush to catch up and beat yourself up. Or take a breath and, get a glass of water. Or maybe the week you had perfectly planned out in your bullet journal got derailed by a late...
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Who could have predicted at the beginning of March, that one of the biggest social media phenomenons in Nigeria would be a Naira Marley sidekick and an upcoming British model. Such is the power of social media in the time of Corona. FatherDMW, whose original claim to fame was that he was friends with Zlatan...
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With the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country, and the purported reports of Chloroquine as a treatment regimen for the virus, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has warned Nigerians that fake Chloroquine phosphate 250mg tablets are being circulated. The Director-General of the agency, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed this in...
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Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has been to court and sentenced for the misdemeanor charge of breaking social distancing guidelines by the Lagos State Government. But a nagging question remains hours after the sentencing, is the action by the government self-defeatist? In a move many are now beginning to question the logic behind, the actress is...
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Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: 1. I’m concerned for Adele’s ex husband. She filed for divorce,...
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While we will agree that many residents of Lagos have seriously flouted the rules to stay home and stay safe, celebrities seem to be the ones who are ‘dragged’ on social media for not doing what they preach. It started with comedian, Sydney Talker – Egere Sydney – who supposedly made a prank call to...
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One of Nigeria’s prominent betting platforms, Winners Golden Bet has announced its plans to offer its customers a bouquet of bonuses including a free N500 betting voucher. In light of the huge economic and social strides that are being made within the booming Nigerian betting industry, Winners Golden Bet finds it a necessary move to...
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In the late hours of Sunday, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, announced through his official Twitter handle that he tested negative for Coronavirus twice after he first tested positive 7 days ago. He tweeted: “I am deeply moved by your prayers and support throughout this period. I am so thankful. This evening, I received my second...
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By Isime Esene and Ifedayo Adeleye After it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation in January, Coronavirus (widely known as COVID-19) has so far spread to over 160 countries and territories, infecting over 1,000,000, and killing over 50,000 people. Since December 2019 when cases of the novel virus emerged from Wuhan,...
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After it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation in January, Coronavirus (widely known as COVID-19) has so far spread to over 160 countries and territories, infecting over 1,000,000, and killing over 50,000 people. Since December 2019 when cases of the novel virus emerged from Wuhan, China, the outbreak has hit the...
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Last weekend, ambassador of Dettol Nigeria and spokesperson of the National Centre for Disease Control, Funke Akindele hosted a birthday party for her husband’s 43rd birthday. Now, it was nowhere near as big as parties of this nature would normally be, after all Funke Akindele is one of the country’s most bankable actresses and a...
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Last weekend, a video surfaced on social media of a sermon Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the general overseer of Nigerian mega church Believers Love World, preaching a sermon about the Coronavirus. However, his sermon wasn’t an exhortation of his congregation or an admonition about social distancing can help flatten the curve and protect the elderly and...
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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC and Dettol Nigeria, have both reacted after the Lagos state police command yesterday evening arrested Funke Akindele-Bello, for flouting the lockdown order in Lagos state. Funke and her husband, JJC Skillz had a birthday party at their Amen estate home in Lagos state on Saturday and was attended...
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This, is from the timeless Harvard Business Review essay on Resilience. It’s the foundation for the Surviving Crises module Joy, Inc. is using to help companies and organisations in the midst of this pandemic. “A common belief about resilience is that it stems from an optimistic nature. That’s true but only as long as such...
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Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are the ones that caught our attention: Trapped by Coronavirus, Nigeria’s Elite Faces squalid Hospitals – Dulue Mbachu Dozens of senior public officials, including state governors...
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As the number of Coronavirus cases rises in Nigeria, Access Bank PLC has positioned itself at the top of the list of donors in a private sector co-operative intervention aimed to assist the Federal Government in the fight against COVID-19. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced this yesterday in a press statement aimed to keep the...
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The Lagos state government has announced the discharge of four Coronavirus patients. Meanwhile, 18 patients had earlier been discharged, after making full recovery from the novel respiratory virus. With this development, Lagos state government has discharged 22 of its 98 confirmed cases. So far, 190 cases have been confirmed in Nigeria 24 have been discharged...
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Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their funny rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social issues, etc. Sometimes, they are just downright ridiculous. Here are the ones we saw today: 1. Lai Mohammed said they shared 5billion naira to Nigeria’s...
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by Jamie Varon Right now is the perfect time to listen to the voice within. In solitude. In stillness. When anxiety is most prominent, you have the chance for change. I don’t say that lightly. I can tell you that alleviating and learning from my anxiety and redirecting myself back to feeling good has had...
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We are pleased to inform you all that EbonyLife TV is accepting broadcast material from partners, individuals and organizations that provides support for the fight against COVID-19 by way of information, education or entertainment. The material being submitted must be completed and edited content that you have the rights to. In this regard, you may send your...
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Earlier this year, Plan B, the Nigerian/Kenyan collaboration helmed by two female film makers Lola Adelek of LowlaDee studios Sara Hassan of Kenyan production company Alfajiri Productions, was nominated for and won best East African film at the 2020 African Magic Viewers Choice Awards. This win was unprecedented, because Lowladee productions premiered Plan B as an exclusive...
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The Inspector General of Police, Adamu Adamu, has cautioned men of the Nigeria Police Force currently deployed for the enforcement of the lockdown and social restriction orders, to ensure that they do not trample on the rights of Nigerians upon under any pretext. The police chief gave the warning in a statement released by the spokesperson of...
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