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  By Grace Faloye The Nigeria currency, Naira, yesterday, appreciated to N462 per dollar in the parallel market.  According to  naijabdcs.com, the live exchange rate platform of the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), the parallel market exchange rate dropped  to N462  per dollar from N476.3 per dollar  last week Friday, indicating N14.30 kobo appreciation of the naira. However, the naira yesterday was stable at N385.67 per dollar in the  Investors and Exporters (I&E) window.  While Pounds Sterling was stable at N513.78k. The volume of dollars (turnover) traded in the window increased by 19 percent to  $14.37  million from  $12.09  million last week Friday.

By Iyabode Ishola YESTERDAY , Nigeria recorded 143 new cases of Coronavirus; bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 54,008 According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 403,347 samples were tested so far; while 41,638 Coronavirus patients have been successfully treated and discharged, as active cases now 11,357 and 1,013 deaths. The 143 new cases are reported from 18 states- Plateau (35), Kaduna (21), Lagos (19), FCT (13), Ebonyi (9), Adamawa (7), Enugu (7), Katsina (7), Edo (6), Kwara (5), Osun (3), Anambra (2), Kano (2), Niger (2), Ogun (2), Benue (1), Borno (1), Sokoto (1)

*As Barca refuses to release him By Emmanuel Ayomikun  THE outgoing Barcelona captain, Lionel Leo Messi, whose representatives have started negotiation with Manchester City, has given conditions to join the club. One of the conditions is that Man City will pay him as high as he is currently earning in Barca. Also, City should keep Pep Guardiola as their manager for the 2020/2021 season. City chief, Ferran Soriano, is leading the negotiations with Messi’s representatives, led by his father, Jorge Messi as they seek to bring the Argentine superstar to England. It is believed that Guardiola and Messi spoke on the phone about the possibility of joining Man City. The two men could be reunited in Man City, after they spent four years together at Barca between 2008 and 2012. Messi shocked Barca on Tuesday, when he sent a fax stating his intention to leave this summer. But Barca responded by asking him to remain in the club he joined almost 20 years ago. A legal battle is now set between ...

The Nigeria currency, naira yesterday depreciated to N476.6 per dollar in the parallel market.  According to naijabdcs.com, the live exchange rate platform of the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), the parallel market exchange rate rose to N476.6   per dollar from N476 per dollar  Monday, indicating 60 kobo depreciation of the naira. Similarly, the Naira yesterday depreciated by one kobo in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for the window rose to N386 per dollar yesterday from N385.99 per dollar on Tuesday, translating to one kobo depreciation of the Naira. The volume of dollars (turnover) traded in the window dropped by 63 percent to $14.47 million from $39.09 million on Tuesday.

Some COVID-19 patients in isolation centre,  just before their discharge. On August 26, 2020, 221 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, 53021 cases have been confirmed, 40281 cases have been discharged and 1010 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory The 221 new cases are reported from 20 states- Plateau (60), FCT (33), Kaduna (26), Rivers (18), Lagos (17), Enugu (9), Kwara (9), Ondo (9), Nasarawa (6), Gombe (5), Anambra (5), Delta (4), Abia (4), Imo (3), Edo (2), Ogun (2), Oyo (2), Osun (2), Bauchi (1), Kano (1). NIGERIA Samples Tested: 388,346 Confirmed Cases: 53,021 Active Cases: 11,730 Discharged Cases: 40,281 Death: 1,010 AFRICA Confirmed Cases: 1,216,558 Active Cases: 242,427 Recovered Discharged C: 945,475 Serious/Critical cases: 1,271 Death: 28,656 WORLD Confirmed Cases: 24,332,280 Active Cases: 6,629,307 Discharged Cases: 16,873,307 Death:829,666 Confirmed Cases by State S...

Homicide Unit of Lagos State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Panti, Yaba, is currently investigating the circumstances behind the death of a truck driver, who died in a brothel during a SEX with a prostitute. The 32-year-old truck driver, Wuyi Jackson, who works in an oil company in Ajah had gone to Ijegun depot in Satellite Town to load petroleum product when he decided to have drink at the hotel located at Oluti area of Satellite Town. It was gathered that after parking his truck at the depot where he was supposed to lift the product, he retired to the hotel with some of his friends at about 10:pm. After taking some beers,  he reportedly negotiated with one of the prostitutes to spend the night with him. While Wuyi was with Gift in one of the rooms that he became unconscious and later died before he could get medical help. Investigation reveled that Wuyi, an only child of his aged parents, was preparing for his wedding scheduled for next month. The two bags o...

NIGERIA Currency, naira yesterday depreciated to N476 per dollar in the parallel market. According to  naijabdcs.com, the live exchange rate platform of the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), the parallel market exchange rate rose to N476 per dollar from N475.7 per dollar Monday, indicating 30 kobo depreciation of the Naira. However, the Naira yesterday appreciated by one kobo in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for the window dropped to N385.99 per dollar yesterday from N386 per dollar on Monday, translating to one kobo appreciation of the Naira. The volume of dollars (turnover) traded in the window dropped by 443 percent to $39.09 million from $7.20 million on Monday.

YESTERDAY, Nigeria recorded 252 new cases of Coronavirus; bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 52,800. According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 383,130 samples were tested so far; while 39,964 Coronavirus patients have been successfully treated and discharged, as active cases  now 11,829 and 1,007 deaths. The 252 new cases are reported from 18 states- Plateau (50), Enugu (35), Rivers (27), Lagos (26), FCT (18), Kaduna (18), Ekiti (10), Kano (10), Taraba (9), Anambra (8), Edo (8), Oyo (8), Delta (7), Ogun (6), Abia (5), Bayelsa (5), Ebonyi (1), Osun (1). Samples Tested 383,130 Confirmed Cases 52,800 Active Cases 11,829 Discharged Cases 39,964 Death 1,007 Confirmed Cases by State States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths Lagos 18,018 2,602 15,214 202 FCT 5,046 3,548 1,450 48 Oyo 3,058 1,289 1,732 37 Edo 2,553 201 2,252 100 Plateau 2,185 988 1,168 29 Rivers 2,090 132 1,901 57 Kaduna 2,059 215 1,832 12...

GENERAL Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and President of Evangelical Church Winning All, ECWA, Rev. Stephen Panya Baba, have rejected the Companies and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, saying they stand with the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN. Speaking with pressmen, the Head of Media and Public Relations, Pastor Olaitan Olubiyi said: “The stand of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God and the leadership of the church on issues like this is not always different from whatever the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN. “We always align ourselves with whatever the stand of the leadership of CAN and PFN on issues like this. The Redeemed Christian Church of God does not take any decision that is at variance with the stand of CAN and PFN and the same thing applies concerning this very issue. “Daddy will not take a stand different from the ones of the two organisations, CAN and PF...

...Presents transfer request to club management *Notable clubs wooing him Confusion has ensued in Barcelona Football Club, as the football legend, Lionel Messi has submitted a request letter to leave the club to the management. Messi made up his mind to leave the club after Bayern Munich humiliated Barcelona 8-2 in the Champions League quarter-final on August 14, as the club failed to win any trophies this season. After the match that ends in catastrophe, Barcelona sacked head coach, Quique Setien, as well as technical manager, Eric Abidal. Barcelona subsequently hired Ronald Koeman to replace Setien with the Dutchman expressing his desire to keep Messi. Although, Barcelona's under-fire president, Joseph Maria Bartomeu, has insisted that Messi will stay and be a cornerstone of the Ronald Koeman project and even end his football career at Camp Nou. But, after discussion with Messi, however, it appears that Koeman was unable to convince Messi to become part of his project. Meanwhile,...

Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has revealed that chloroquine can kill coronavirus at early stage. She further stated that remdesivir, made by Gilead Sciences Inc, has also been shown to kill the virus at late stages. The NAFDAC boss however noted the cost for treating people with chloroquine cheaper than remdesivir. While remdesivir cost $2,500 to treat an average patient, chloroquine only cost $10. She also noted West African nations like Ghana, Togo and Senegal have embraced the clinical use of chloroquine for treatment. Adeyeye disclosed these during a virtual press conference on Tuesday in Abuja. She said: “In the cells, in the lab, remdesivir and chloroquine killed covid-19. At what stage would they be more effective? We didn’t know at that point. Now we are realising that chloroquine is effective at the early stage. “I was watching CNN about 4 or 5 days ago, and there is this surgeon – Sanjay Gupta....

Mother-Celestial Abiodun Otete, who died at age 56 on Saturday August 15, would be buried on Saturday September 5 at Ibara, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State. According to her burial programme,  on Thursday, September 3, 2020; there will be wake-keep service for her at 2B Market Lane Shogunle, Lagos. On Friday, September 4, her remains will be lying in state at Ibara Akungba. On Saturday September 5, she will be buried at Ibara Akungba after burial service. Her death has attracted many people, including residents of Sogunle community, members of APC, members of Celestial Church of Christ, Hephziba Parish, Sogunle to her residence at Adeyanju Street, Sogunle. According to the chairman, Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, Hon. Idris Bolaji Ariyoh in his condolence statement said: "It is with a rude shock and heavy heart that I received the news of the demise of Mrs.Abiodun Otete, who passed on after a protracted illness. "A staunch and ardent progressive member to no fault, whose loyalty an...

Prof. Akin Abayomi, Lagos State Commissioner for Health FOLLOWING a spike in the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country, the Lagos State Government, yesterday, reiterated the need for residents to strictly adhere to standard safety protocols to mitigate infection of the virus in Lagos, which is the epicentre state. This came as the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, tested positive for COVID-19. The Chairman, Lagos State Health Service Commission, Dr. Adebayo Aderiye, said the need to fully comply was aimed at curbing the virus. Aderiye made the call, while commissioning the biomedical equipment donated by the National Lottery Trust Fund to the Onikan Health Centre, Lagos Island. The chairman said: “Despite the number of COVID-19 cases across the state it does not in any way indicate that we should let down our guard. Except an effective vaccine has been developed in curbing its spread like small-pox, flu, and polio, it is still a deadly disease. “We must also accept that...

Gov Sanwo-Olu and his CoS Tayo Ayinde Chief of Staff to Lagos State Governor, Mr. Tayo Ayinde has expressed the commitment of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s led administration to deploy feasible strategies to fulfill its campaign promises to residents. Ayinde, however, charged civil servants in the state public service to step up the dedication to duty and service to the state. Ayinde made the remarks on Friday, during the “Last Day in Office Ceremony,” organized for retired members staff of the office. He said retirement from active service is a necessary phenomenon once an officer has put in 35 years in service or attained the age of 60 years, adding that it is ‘the dream of every officer to retire gracefully and honourably with an unblemished record. Also speaking at the ceremony, Permanent Secretary, Office of the Chief of Staff; Mr. Olawale Musa, commended the retirees for a fulfilling service year and urged them to engage in lawful vocation and hobbies that are stress-free in reti...

...N386 per dollar in  (I&E) window Nigeria Currency, Naira depreciated to N475.7 per dollar in the parallel market, yeserteday.  According to naijabdcs.com, the live exchange rate platform of the Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), the parallel market exchange rate rose to N475.7  per dollar from N475 per dollar  last week Friday, indicating 70 kobo depreciation of the naira.  However, the naira yesterday was stable at N386 per dollar in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. The volume of dollars (turnover) traded in the window dropped by 88 percent to $7.20 million from $59.34 million last week Friday.

*As  Lagos records 98 new infections yesterday YESTERDAY, Nigeria recorded 322 new cases of Coronavirus; bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 52,548. According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, 379,542 samples were tested so far; while 39,257 Coronavirus patients have been successfully treated and discharged, as active cases  now 12,287 and 1,004 deaths. The 321 new cases are reported from 24 states- Lagos (98), FCT (34), Kaduna (30), Nasarawa (25), Benue (21), Plateau (17), Rivers (15), Adamawa (11), Ogun (11), Enugu (9), Edo (8), Delta (7), Ekiti (7), Gombe (5), Ebonyi (4), Bayelsa (3), Kano (3), Ondo (3), Cross River (2), Imo (2), Kebbi (2), Niger (2), Abia (1), Bauchi (1). Confirmed Cases by State States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths Lagos 17,992 2,581 15,209 202 FCT 5,028 3,534 1,448 46 Oyo 3,050 1,331 1,682 37 Edo 2,545 201 2,244 100 Plateau 2,135 957 1,149 29 Rivers 2,063 109 1,897 57...