Coronavirus: UBA Donates N5bn To Relief Effort

United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has donated over N5bn ($14 million) through the UBA Foundation, to catalyze a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic.

The UBA support program will be allocated as follows:

EFCC uncovers 35 ‘illegal’ betting operators

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday said it has uncovered 35 lottery operators allegedly doing business without core licenses and permits.

It stated this in a series of tweets posted via its verified Twitter handle on Thursday afternoon.

The commission said the discoveries followed an attempt to end tax fraud in the lottery business, adding that only 21 operators and 18 firms were licensed by the National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC).

Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus In Nigeria Rise To 46, Osun Records First Case

Two new cases of the COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nigeria.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Wednesday announced this via their Twitter handle, increasing the confirmed cases in the country to 46.

Confirmed Cases Of Coronavirus In Nigeria Rise To 44

Two new cases of COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus, have been confirmed in Nigeria.

One of the new cases was confirmed in Abuja and another in Bauchi State.

According to the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, the cases have travel history to Germany and the UK

Governor Bala Mohammed is the confirmed case in Bauchi State.

JUST IN: Medical Supplies Donated By Chinese Billionaire, Jack Ma To Fight Coronavirus Arrives Nigeria

Medical supplies donated to African nations by Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group, have arrived Lagos.

The shipment, which came through an Ethiopian Airlines flight, carried 5.4 million face masks, 1.08 million detection tests, 40,000 sets of protective clothing and 60,000 sets of protective face shields.

Receiving the donation on Tuesday in Lagos, Firihiewot Mekonnen, General Manager, Ethiopian Airlines, Nigeria, said, “We appreciate the donation of the Jack Ma Foundation and the generosity of Jack Ma.

China’s Huawei flies under the radar in Switzerland with industrial 5G networks for dairy farmers

A quiet Huawei Technologies-led 5G revolution is unfolding at the heart of Europe – in the bucolic Swiss hamlet of Taenikon.

Far from President Donald Trump’s campaign to stop the world from using the Chinese company’s technology, cows in this northern Swiss village – with its whitewashed cottages and manicured fields – wear Huawei’s 5G-connected neck-straps instead of traditional flat bells.

And in the village’s Cistercian abbey, converted into a test farm, Switzerland’s second-biggest telecommunications operator, Sunrise Communications Group, and Huawei test the next-generation 5G wireless network.

“You could call it a Fitbit for cows,” said Alexander Lehrmann, Sunrise’s chief of new business development and internet of things, referring to Fitbit’s fitness device. “It allows farmers to get complete control and insight into their health conditions at any time and from any place.”

MC Oluomo: Nigerians React To NURTW Boss Invitation To Speak At A UNILAG Event

Social media was recently set on a frenzy after a poster image of a University of Lagos (UNILAG) event surfaced, and had Lagos state chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Musiliu Adesanya aka MC Oluomo, as one of the special guests of the day.

A twitter user expressed his disappointment and shock saying: “How can a National Thug be allowed to talk in UNILAG and Sowore wasn’t welcome”.