The New England Journal of Medicine says in China, 35 people in two provinces have fallen ill with a newly detected virus that is transmitted from animals to humans. A team of scientists from China, Singapore and Australia reported in the journal that infections with the pathogen named Langya henipavirus (LayV) occurred in the provinces of Shangdong and Henan, mainly among farmers who had previously been in close contact with animals. The infections were discovered between the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2021. No evidence of direct human-to-human transmission was found. The researchers did not report any deaths. Among the 35 patients, 26…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has promised to continue to prioritise workers’ welfare in Niger State, if elected in the 2023 governorship poll. Mr Yabuku Garba, the state deputy governorship candidate of the party, said this in an interview in Minna on Wednesday. Garba, also the chairman of the Niger state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said there was much work to be done in the area of workers’ welfare such as payment of salaries and delayed payment of gratuity of those who retired. “As someone who understands and feels the plight of civil servants, we will ensure…
Nine persons were confirmed dead and seven others went missing as South Korea’s capital Seoul and its surrounding areas were battered by heavy rainfall that started on Monday. Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday citing the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters. Over 500 millimetres of rain fell in Seoul until Wednesday morning, while the western port city of Incheon, Gyeonggi province, which surrounds Seoul, and Gangwon province next to Gyeonggi was also pounded by torrential rain. The downpour left nine people dead, including five from Seoul, three from Gyeonggi and one from Gangwon. One of the victims was a…
A debtor, Ibrahim Shua’ibu, on Wednesday told a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari Kaduna that he was too poor to settle a N96,500 debt owed one Sule Usman. Shua’ibu said through his counsel, A. I. Hamza that he has been bedeviled with extreme poverty and would not be able to pay the debt. The counsel, however, said the son of his client had agreed to pay the debt in installment and urged the complainant to withdraw the case. Hamza prayed the court to adjourn the case to enable both parties agree on modalities for the payment. Earlier, the complainant, Usman,…
The Chairman of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Katsina state, Bello Safana has said that the party will take over power from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state in 2023. He told newsmen in Katsina on Wednesday that stakeholders of like minds like the Katsina Initiative Development Association (KIDA) had resolved to collaborate with the SDP to achieve the dream. He explained that KIDA, a non-governmental organisation had collapsed into the SDP with a view to wrestle power from the APC. “After wide consultations between members of KIDA, we resolved to pitch tent with the SDP because it…
Six customers of Dangote Cement Plc in Lagos on Tuesday emerged millionaires in its ongoing “Bag of Goodies Season 3” national consumer promotion. The company said this in a statement signed by Mr Francis Awowole-Browne, Media and Communication Personnel, Dangote Industries Ltd. It also said that other persons won prizes such as television sets, fridges, standing fans and power generating set. The Pan-Africa Cement manufacturer recently unveiled a Spell Dangote and Become Millionaires in a Season 3 of it Bag of Goodies National Consumer promo. The company announced that 500 consumers would win N1 each, while another 100 would win…
Meta has announced new privacy features for WhatsApp users. Users will be able to leave group chats silently, control who can see their online status and block screenshots on View Once messages. Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said this would help keep WhatsApp messaging “as private and secure as face-to-face conversations”. It will begin rolling out the features this month, highlighting them in a global campaign, starting in the UK. Leave silently The popular messaging app currently alerts all members of a group chat to someone leaving or being removed by default. And while there are ways to disable this…
Borno state governor, Babagana Zulum has approved the release of N19.3 million for the immediate payment of scholarship allowances to 59 indigent students that gained admission into law schools. The Executive Secretary of the Borno State Scholarship Board, Bala Isa made this known on Tuesday in Maiduguri while addressing newsmen. Bala said the scholarship was for the 2021/2022 academic year. “This is part of His Excellency’s commitment in assisting the educational sector and in assisting students of Borno at all levels of education. “We are grateful to His Excellency for this support and we believe that the students will put…
The European Union (EU) has provided €70,000 as emergency preparedness to reduce the impact of floods in the country. This is contained in a statement by the body made available in Abuja on Tuesday. The funding is to support the Nigerian Red Cross Society to increase its capacity and preparedness to reduce the impact of likely floods in: Ondo, Kogi, Kebbi, Anambra, and Cross River States. “This will be done through increased community awareness, prepositioning of stocks, mapping of evacuation centres and hygiene promotion.” The statement read in part: “It is expected that this support directly benefits 10,000 people and, indirectly,…
Claim: A Whatsapp message in circulation claim that the UK government will phase out £50 and £20 notes by September 30, 2022. Full Text: A text which is now circulating on Whatsapp and Facebook as a warning reads: “The UK phasing out £50 & £20 notes by September 30,2022. All those that have stored £50 notes in Nigeria, especially these BDC operators will be forced to flood the market with these £20 and £50 notes. Beware when buying from them cos they will still sell to Nigerians after that date.” Verification: An investigation by PRNigeria revealed that online UK media…