World No Tobacco Day 2020: Theme, Quiz, 50 Quit Smoking Quotes and More Today, iWanSabi Nigeria is joining the Federal Ministry of Health and World Health Organisation, WHO in the fight against the use of tobacco. On World No Tobacco Day 2020, we have put together brief history of this annual event, the 2020 theme, […]
World No Tobacco Day 2020 Quiz [May 31st]
World No Tobacco Day 2020 Quiz [May 31st] Today is “World No Tobacco Day!” Take the 2020 Quiz [May 31st] for the World No Tobacco Day to test your knowledge today. 1. World Tobacco Day is celebrated annually on [A] May 27 [B] May 28 [C] May 29 [D] May 31 2. The 2020 theme […]
WiJAFRICA 2020: Nigeria’s ‘25 Most Powerful’ Women In Journalism
WiJAFRICA 2020: Nigeria’s ‘25 Most Powerful’ Women In Journalism A list of 25 Most Powerful Women in the Nigerian media – particularly journalism has been released by organisers of the annual Women in Journalism Africa conference. Women in Journalism Africa (WiJAFRICA) is the annual conference for women journalists working in Africa. The program is organised […]
Top Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — May 30, 2020
Top Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — May 30, 2020 Nigeria COVID-19 Update for May 29, 2020 As of 28 May 2020, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 387 news cases, 2697 recoveries and 261 deaths. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria is now 9302. Nigeria crosses the 9000 mark in […]
Current Affairs MCQ Quiz with Answers and Notes | May 29, 2020
Current Affairs MCQ Quiz with Answers and Notes | May 29, 2020 Here is our May 29, 2020 National and International News and Current Affairs Quiz. We have made it interactive so you can assess how much you follow the headlines. 1. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of Central Bank of Nigeria on May 29, […]
Top Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — May 29, 2020
Top Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — May 29, 2020 Nigeria COVID-19 Update for May 28, 2020 As of 28 May 2020, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 182 news cases, 2592 recoveries and 259 deaths. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria is now 8915. FG to convert hotels, schools to […]
Top Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — May 28, 2020
Last updated on May 29th, 2020 at 11:43 amTop Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — May 28, 2020 Nigeria COVID-19 Update for May 27, 2020 As of 27 May 2020, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 389 news cases, 2501 recoveries and 254 deaths. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria is […]
Top Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — May 27, 2020
Top Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — May 27, 2020 Nigeria COVID-19 Update for May 26, 2020 As of 26 May 2020, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 276 news cases, 2385 recoveries and 249 deaths. The total number of cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria is now 8344. Africa COVID-19 Update for May 26, […]
Current Affairs 2020 MCQ Quiz with Answers and Notes | May 26, 2020
Current Affairs 2020 MCQ Quiz with Answers and Notes | May 26, 2020 Reading National and International current affairs 2020 is no doubt one of the surest ways of keep yourself updated. If you are preparing for an exam, job interview or simply trying to know what is current in the news, our 2020 daily […]
Top Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — May 26, 2020
COVID-19 Update for Nigeria Crosses 8000 mark, records 229 new cases of COVID-19 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday night, May 25, 2020 confirmed 229 new cases of Coronavirus in Nigeria. According to NCDC, 90 cases were recorded in Lagos State, 27 in Katsina State, 26 in Imo State, 23 in Kano […]
Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today [Tue-26-May-2020]
Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today [Tue-26-May-2020] Here are top Nigerian newspaper headlines for Tuesday May 26 2020 latest from Nigerian national dailies. Vanguard Newspaper, Daily Sun, Guardian, Daily Independent, Punch Newspaper, Tribune, The Nation Newspaper, ThisDay Newspaper Headlines. Punch Newspaper Headlines Today [Tue-26-May-2020] INEC plans to start electronic voting in 2021 Telecoms operators demand removal of […]
May 2020 Timeline for Coronavirus Pandemic in Nigeria
Last updated on May 29th, 2020 at 11:42 amHere are coronavirus timeline for May 2020. This page will keep updating till last day of the month.
Africa Day 2020: 21 Notable Quotes by the Founding Fathers of African Union
Africa Day 2020: 21 Notable Quotes by the Founding Fathers of African Union Africa Day is observed annually on May 25 to commemorate the founding of the Organization of African Union (OAU), the precursor of the African Union (AU), which was created on may 25, 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Africa Day is intended to […]
Lockdown Quiz: 50 Children General Knowledge Quiz Questions & Answers
Lockdown Quiz: 50 Children General Knowledge Quiz Questions & Answers Try this quiz on your children to serve as home school follow up while keeping their brains busy. Target is primary school children, aged 4 to 11, but you will be shocked grownups will find some of the questions hard to answer! Ahead of Children’s […]
Register Your Child for FirstBank FREE e-Learning Program for Students [Govt Approved Curriculum]
Register Your Child for FirstBank FREE e-Learning Program for Students [Govt Approved Curriculum] Nigeria, is partnering with innovative technology firms to provide e-learning solutions with the Government approved curriculum for students towards the drive to enable 1 Million students to move to e-learning platforms both online and offline. As schools remain closed, parents and guardians […]
Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today [Mon-25-May-2020]
Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today [Mon-25-May-2020] Here are top Nigerian newspaper headlines for Monday May 25 2020 latest from Nigerian national dailies. Vanguard Newspaper, Daily Sun, Guardian, Daily Independent, Punch Newspaper, Tribune, The Nation Newspaper, ThisDay Newspaper Headlines. Vanguard Newspaper Headlines Today [Mon-25-May-2020] About 10 Akwa Ibom Govt House Press corps reportedly test positive for COVID-19 […]
Top Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — May 24, 2020
Last updated on May 25th, 2020 at 08:11 pmCOVID-19 Report for Sunday, May 24, 2020 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday, May 23, 2020 recorded 265 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) thus bringing the total number of infections in the country to 7,526 With the latest announcement, the total number of […]
Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today [Sun-24-May-2020]
Nigerian Newspaper Headlines Today [Sun-24-May-2020] Here are top newspaper headlines for Sunday, May 24 2020 from Nigerian national dailies. Vanguard Newspaper, Daily Sun, Guardian, Daily Independent, Punch Newspaper, Tribune, The Nation Newspaper, ThisDay Newspaper Headlines. Vanguard Newspaper Headlines Today [Sun-24-May-2020] Nigeria confirms 265 new cases of COVID-19, total now 7526; 133 in Lagos BOKO HARAM: […]
Happy Eid-al-Fitr 2020: Eid Mubarak Wishes, Text Messages, Quotes and WhatsApp Status
Happy Eid-al-Fitr 2020: Eid Mubarak Wishes, Text Messages, Quotes and WhatsApp Status The Festival of Eid al-Fitr 2020 is here! But what is the meaning of Eid-al-Fitr? It simply means “festival of breaking the fast”. This festival marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. The festivities begin after the sighting of the crescent […]
Top Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — 23 May 2020
Last updated on May 24th, 2020 at 07:15 pm Flight Resumption Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Friday, May 22, 2020 said the state government would interface with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 with a view of having resumption of local flights between Lagos and Abuja. The governor, said this became necessary because of […]
List of States With No COVID-19 Testing Labs in Nigeria [Updated May 23, 2020]
List of States without COVID-19 Testing Labs in Nigeria [Updated May 23, 2020] As the COVID-19 pandemic rages in the country, 20 states are yet to have testing laboratories. Nigeria’s testing capacity as a result, still trails behind what is obtained in neighbouring African countries. Some of the states experiencing community transmission are among the […]
SGF Issues Procedures for Removal of Heads of Government Agencies
SGF Issues Procedures for Removal of Heads of Government Agencies The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, on Friday, May 22, 2020 issued a procedure to ministers for the removal of heads of parastatals in the country. The new procedure emerged few days after the news of the removal of the […]
Nigeria Records 245 New Cases of COVID-19, total now 7,261
Nigeria Records 245 New Cases of COVID-19, total now 7,261 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday, May 22, 2020 announced 245 new confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The announcement now brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 7,261. Total number of discharged patients is […]
Top Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — 22 May 2020
Top Current Affairs Today’s News Headlines — 22 May 2020 Executive Order President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, May 22, 2020 granted financial autonomy to the legislature and judiciary across the 36 states of the country. Buhari granted the autonomy after he signed the Executive Order No. 10 of 2020 for the implementation of Financial Autonomy of […]
Current Affairs 2020 MCQ Quiz with Answers and Notes | May 22, 2020
Last updated on May 26th, 2020 at 12:18 pmCurrent Affairs MCQs with Answers and Notes — May 22, 2020 Here is our May 22, 2020 News and Current Affairs Quiz. We have made it interactive so you can assess how much you follow the headlines. 1. The Amendment to the Executive Order 008 was signed […]
COVID-19: When will schools reopen in Nigeria?
COVID-19: When will schools reopen in Nigeria? Parents, guardians and even students themselves all want to know when schools in Nigeria will be reopening. A handful of questions like the ones below have continuously made headlines: When will schools reopen in Nigeria? When is school resuming When is school reopening in Nigeria When is school […]
Current Affairs MCQs with Answers and Explanations — May 22, 2020
Current Affairs MCQs with Answers and Explanations — May 22, 2020 Here is our May 22, 2020 News and Current Affairs Quiz. We have made it interactive so you can assess how much you follow the headlines.
Nigeria crosses 7000 mark in its reported coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed cases
Nigeria crosses the 7000 mark in its reported coronavirus (COVID-19) confirmed cases The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday, May 21, 2020 recorded 339 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) thus bringing the total number of infections in the country to 7,016. With the latest announcement, the total number of discharged patients increased […]
President Buhari signs 2018 Executive Order on overseas assets declaration
President Buhari signs 2018 Executive Order on overseas assets declaration President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2018 Amended Executive Order 008 on Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularisation Scheme (VOARS). Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Media and Public Relations, Umar Gwandu, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja. “As […]
FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays
FG Declares Monday, Tuesday Public Holidays The Federal Government on Thursday, May 21, 2020 declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to to mark Eldi Fitri Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola made the public holiday declaration on behalf of the Federal Government via his Twitter handle on Thursday. The minister congratulated all […]
Apply for COVID-19 Africa Grant Fund 2020
Apply for COVID-19 Africa Grant Fund 2020 A COVID-19 Africa Rapid Fund Grant with an initial total funding of approximately USD4.75million, close to N1.8 Billion, has been launched to address research questions and implement science engagement activities associated with the pandemic. Background The National Research Foundation (NRF) supported by South Africa’s Department of Science […]
NCDC COVID-19 Testing Awareness Quiz
Think you’ve gotten the basic knowledge about coronavirus (COVID-19) testing? Take the NCDC COVID-19 Awareness Quiz to see for sure if you have got all the right information about COVID-19 TESTING or DIAGNOSIS and how to look after your health. Let’s Go! This quiz was sourced from NCDC micro website. You can download the PDF […]
New DG of SEC: 15 Things to Know about Dr Lamido Yuguda
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 appointed Mr Lamido Yuguda as the new substantive Director General of Nigeria’s apex capital market regulator, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Here are 15 things to know about Dr Lamido Yuguda, the newly appointed Director-General of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC): 1. He obtained a B.Sc in […]
Full list of Post COVID-19 Committe for Creative Industry
Full list of Post COVID-19 Committe for Creative Industry The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 performed the virtual inauguration of the Post-Covid-19 Initiatives Committee for the Creative Industry, with a call on all members of the industry to support the committee in the interest of the industry. […]
Current Affairs 2020 MCQ Quiz with Answers and Notes | May 19, 2020
Last updated on May 26th, 2020 at 12:20 pmHere is our May 19 Nigeria current affairs quiz questions to keep you updated with the recent news making headlines. Go ahead and try our the questions, we have provided the hint/explanation to each question. Happy Learning!
COVID-19: AKS govt to withdraw licence of any school that resumes online and offline
COVID-19: AKS govt to withdraw licence and prosecute any school that resumes online and offline Amid the coronavirus pandemic that has forced students to stay at home for months, the Government of Akwa Ibom has issued a strong warning to both public and private school managements on the need to desist from resuming the 3rd […]
Help your kids improve their reading skills with Google Read Along App
Help your kids improve their reading skills with Google Read Along App With more cases of coronavirus going up in the country, schools will no doubt remain closed until government ascertains when it’s safe for children to return back to school. While that time is not yet known, parents are advised to find ways to […]
Job Vacancies: Catholic Relief Services Portal 2020 | www.crs.org
Job Vacancies: Catholic Relief Services Portal 2020 | www.crs.org Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and nonchurch partners to implement […]
Current Affairs 2020 MCQ Quiz with Answers and Notes | May 15, 2020
Last updated on May 26th, 2020 at 12:21 pmCurrent Affairs MCQs with Answers and Explanations- May 15, 2020 Here is our May 15, 2020 News and Current Affairs Quiz. We have made it interactive so you can assess how much you follow the headlines.
Wike Shifts lockdown from Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 May, 2020
==> Governor Nyesom Wike has shifted the proposed second phase of total lockdown of Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt local government areas. ==> The total lockdown which according to Wike is measure to stop the spread of coronavirus in the state was supposed to resume on Thursday 14 May 2020 after the two day break he […]
Buhari Appoints Ibrahim Gambari as new Chief of Staff
==> President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, appointed Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, as his new Chief of Staff. ==> Gambari with his appointment, will now replace Mallam Abba Kyari, who died last month of COVID-19. ==> Gambari who is from Kwara State was the Minister of External Affairs […]
Catholic Church Donates its 425 Hospitals to Nigeria as COVID-19 Isolation Centres
==> The Catholic Bishop Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has offered all its 425 health facilities spread across the country as isolation centres for the treatment of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). ==> This was announced on Monday 11, 2020 by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, during the Daily PTF COVID-19 […]
Daily PTF COVID-19 Briefing: May 11, 2020 Keynotes
Below are May 11, 2020 Keynotes from the Daily Briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. On Madagascar COVID-19 Syrup ==> SGF: Madagascar has made allocations to various countries, & sent them to Guinea Bissau. We‘re supposed to make arrangements to freight Nigeria’s allocation from Guinea Bissau; it‘ll be subjected to the standard validation […]
COVID-19: Hundreds of Free Audible Audiobooks for Kids While Schools Are Closed
As schools remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, kids are at home complaining there is nothing to do. Parents, on the other hand are stuck at home with their children, and are wondering how to keep them engaged without going insane. Well, if this is your case, worry no more! iWanSabi as an educational […]
Coronavirus: A FREE AudioBook for Children (Aged 5-7)
Are your children fully in the know the reason why there were asked to stop going to school? Have you taken some time to explain to them what coronavirus is, and why everyone is talking about it? Do you know your children have lots of questions about the coronavirus pandemic which only you will not […]
COVID-19: Wike lifts lockdown in Rivers
He said that the total lockdown will be lifted on Tuesday 12th May, 2020 and Wednesday, 13th May, 2020. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has on Sunday, May 10, 2020, announced the temporary lifting of the total lockdown on Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt Local Government Areas for two days only, with effect from Tuesday 12th […]
List of States with NCDC Molecular Labs for testing COVID-19 in Nigeria
==> The Nigerian Center for Disease Control, NCDC, on Sunday, May 10, 2020 released the list of States with molecular laboratories for testing suspected cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. ==> According to NCDC, 23 molecular laboratories have been set up in thirteen states, including the FCT. ==> The NCDC made this known via its official […]
Links for Online Classes for Students (Starting Monday 9am – 1pm)
The Federal Ministry of Education had on March 19, 2020, directed all schools in Nigeria to shut down and allow students to go home which served as the country’s overall strategy to contain the spread of COVID-19. While staying at home at this period is a good thing, measures also need to be taken to […]
Nigeria’s Coronavirus cases hit 4,151, with 239 new cases reported
==> Daily NCDC coronavirus report in Nigeria today – Nigeria recorded 239 fresh cases of Coronavirus on Saturday, May 9, 2020 shooting its overall total to 4,151 infections. ==> As usual, Lagos retained the first on the list of reported states with 97 new cases, while Bauchi recorded 44 new infections and Kano, ramping up […]
Coronavirus found in semen of both infected and recently recovered patients
==> A journal JAMA Network Open, published Thursday, May 7, 2020 by researchers said there is now the presence of the coronavirus in the semen of both infected and recently recovered patients, just like it was with Ebola virus. ==> The presence of virus in the semen is a new dimension in the knowledge scientists are […]