Abebe Selassie, Director of the African Department of the IMF, disclosed this in an article posted on the IMF website.
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Dudu-Orumen made the revelation on Wednesday when a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria asked to know the state’s level of preparation for the festival following the lifting of the ban on contact sports by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.
Agba stated this at the appraisal meeting of the proposed Nigeria Cares programme organised by the Community and Social Development Project, an initiative of the Federal Government, on Tuesday in Abuja.
The soccer governing body said the decision is due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Times has reported.
The new infections were recorded in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, the Minister of State for Health, who stated this on Monday in Abuja at the joint briefing of the task force, explained that epileptic power supply had affected sensitive medical equipment resulting in the disruption of services.
The task force, in a statement issued on Saturday by the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, Taiwo Adisa, said that 59 out of the 72 cases were recorded in a company based in Ibadan.
Schools in the state were closed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in March, but staggered resumption began with final classes in secondary schools in August.
During the COVID lockdowns throughout Africa, Showmax saw activity on the streaming service increase by up to 50 per cent in some countries as people remained at home and were looking for entertainment.
Gbajabiamila, who has been at the forefront of the formation of CoSAP, told the President of IPU during a zoom meeting in Abuja on Friday that the conference was formed to enhance parliamentary collaboration in advancing the growth, stability and development of the continent.
Obaseki made the call on Saturday in Benin in his message to commemorate the World Mental Health Day.
The Chairman of the chapter, Dr Emmanuel Innocent, made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Jos.
The latest edition of the World Bank’s Africa’s Pulse, titled: Charting the Road to Recovery,” which was released on Thursday, noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed growth in Sub-Saharan African countries, including Nigeria.
Shimon Ben-Shoshan, Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, while delivering the shields to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Alhaji Abdulhaziz Mashi, said the gesture was to fulfil the 10,000 face masks promised.
At the end of July, the total assets of the world’s more than 2,000 billionaires had risen to a record level of around $10.2 trillion, according to the analysis published on Wednesday.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the relief items, worth over N1.5 million, were donated to residents of the Paduma-1 village in Asokoro village on Tuesday.
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria monitored the resumption in Benin City metropolis on Tuesday.
Aliyu stated this during a town hall webinar meeting on Saturday, organised by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission and coordinated by its Chairman/CEO, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, for Nigerians coming into the country at this time.
In an encyclical on the theme of human fraternity, Francis also said private property cannot be considered an absolute right in all cases where some lived extravagantly while others had nothing.
The arrival is happening just as much of the continent tightens its social restrictions against a second wave of the virus.