Disney+ Streaming Service Hits 50 Million Users
The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday said its television streaming service has already won 50 million paid subscribers just five months after its launch in the US. Disney+ rolled out in India and eight Western European countries in recent weeks. About eight million of its paid subscriptions are in India, where Disney+ is offered in […]
US Economy Purged 17mn Jobs Amid Pandemic
US unemployment is rising at a jarring rate, with data released Thursday showing 17 million people have lost their jobs since mid-March as officials scramble to apply a tourniquet to stem the damage from the coronavirus pandemic. The Federal Reserve launched a series of new lending programs Thursday to pump $2.3 trillion into the damaged […]
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson Moved Out Of ICU
United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson has been moved out of Intensive Care Unit, ICU, after his health improved. A spokesman for the UK prime minister said: “The prime minister has been moved this evening from intensive care back to the ward, where he will receive close monitoring during the early phase of his recovery.” […]
16.8 Million Americans File For Unemployment Benefits
A staggering 16.8 million Americans have filed for unemployment benefits in the last three weeks, with weekly new claims topping 6 million for the second straight time last week as the novel coronavirus outbreak relentlessly savages the economy. Thursday’s weekly jobless claims report from the Labour Department, the most timely data on the economy’s health, […]
The Implication Of COVID-19 On The Nigerian Economy
In December 2019, a cluster of pneumonia cases from an unknown virus surfaced in Wuhan, China. Based on initial laboratory findings, the disease named Coronavirus disease 2019 (abbreviated as COVID-19), was described as an infectious disease that is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The COVID-19 outbreak has since spread to about 196 […]
‘Fire At Accountant-General Office A Strange Coincidence’
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has categorically stated that the inferno at the office complex of the Accountant-General of the Federation, also known as Treasury House, is suspicious and scary. HURIWA, in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Emmanuel Onwubiko and made available to DAILY POST in reaction to the earlier reported […]
Africa: COVID-19’s Devastating Impact on Children
New York — The COVID-19 crisis has a potentially far-reaching, long-term negative impact on children around the world, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The impact is likely to be devastating, even though children who contract COVID-19 appear to have less severe symptoms and lower mortality rates than other age groups. More […]
Malawi Reverses Church Ban
The decision by Special Cabinet Committee on coronavirus (COVID-19) to impose a ban against church gatherings has been reversed by government, Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) has said. Minister of Health Jappie Mhango, who chairs the Special Cabinet Committee on Covid-19, prescribed during a news conference on Tuesday that church gatherings be suspended as a […]
Serbian President’s Son Tests Positive For COVID-19
Serbian President, Aleksandar Vucic, on Wednesday revealed that his son has tested positive for coronavirus. Vucic, who confirmed this on his Instagram page, said his son has been hospitalised. “My firstborn is infected by the coronavirus and his clinical condition is such that he was admitted to the infectious diseases clinic,” he wrote. No other […]
Nigeria’s First Female Permanent Secretary Dies
Nigeria’s first female permanent secretary, Mrs Francesca Yetunde Emanuel passed away yesterday night. She was 86 years old. Mrs Francesca Emanuel was born on September 19, 1933, in Lagos to Francis Eugenio Aderinkoye Pereira, who was Chief Clerk in the Governor’s office, and Honoria Folashade Pereira (nee Caulcrick), a seamstress. She attended kindergarten classes at […]
Uzodinma Relaxes Lockdown In Imo For Easter Celebration
Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has relaxed the lockdown order in the state over Coronavirus pandemic on Friday. His decision was announced in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Declan Emelumba and issued to newsmen on Thursday. This is to enable residents shop for food items for the Easter celebration. Read […]
Supply Of Free Electricity To Nigerians Still A Proposal
Ikeja Electric (IE) on Thursday said supply of free electricity to Nigerians during the period of the Coronavirus pandemic is only a proposal that is still undergoing stakeholder reviews on its feasibility. Mr Felix Ofulue, Head, Corporate Communications, IE, made the clarification in a statement issued in Lagos. Sunday Oduntan, Executive Director, Research and Advocacy […]