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Nana Akufo-Addo, Ghana's president has announced decisions to re-open the country’s air borders. In a televised address Sunday night,  his 15th update on the government’s measures to combat coronavirus, Mr Akufo-Addo set September 1 as the potential re-opening date of the country’s airports. According to the president, the Ministry of Aviation, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and the Ghana Airports Co. Ltd., have been working with the Ministry of Health and its agencies, to ascertain the country’s readiness to reopen its airport. “I want to ensure we are in the position to test every single passenger who arrives in the country to avoid the spread of the virus. The outcome of that exercise will show us the way and determine when we can reopen our border by air,” he said. “I am hoping by God’s grace, we will be ready to do so by September 1,” the president added. Ghana’s international borders were  closed to human traffic on March 22, 2020 , in a bid to stem the spre

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) donated N338.6billion coronavirus (COVID-19) connected intervention funds to assigned sectors across.  Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), member  Sanusi Aliyu Rafindadi, who made this known in a note disclosed by the apex bank, said reports of the implementation of the CBN’s COVID-19 intervention had shown significant progress in disbursements. Over N152.9 billion (or 15.2 per cent) of the N1 trillion targeted support for the manufacturing sector has been disbursed. Of the N100 billion Healthcare funds, N26.278 billion (or 26.3 per cent) has been disbursed to fund 20 projects. Additional 16 applications for N67.413 billion were under processing. Of the N50 billion Targeted Credit Facility for Households and Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises(MSMEs), N49.195 billion has been disbursed to 91,736 beneficiaries, while N1.5 billion was disbursed to 169 beneficiaries under the Creative Industry Financing Initiative. The Manufacturing and Non-M

Mitch McConnell senate majority leader is facing bipartisan calls for the upper chamber's recess to be cut short so senators can vote on emergency U.S. Postal Service (USPS) funding and iron out the terms of a second coronavirus relief deal. Lawmakers railed against the Kentucky Republican's plan to keep senators on holiday until September as American families struggled with their finances as the wait for further COVID-19 stimulus funding continued. They also raised fears about the USPS' preparedness to deal with millions of mail-in ballots amid reports of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy leveling cutbacks on sorting machines and overtime.  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) posted on social media thus: "Bring the Senate back now to protect the USPS [Mitch McConnell]. And while we're at it, let's finally pass another COVID relief bill to help struggling families." Blumenthal (D-CT) tweeted: "Senators should be back—we never should have left—to do

A Nigerian lady, identified as Immaculate Okochu who was set to be married in October, after she had her introduction in March has been crushed to death by a truck in Lagos. The quite tragic incident happened on Wednesday, moments after posting a selfie on her Facebook page. The young Lady before her demise was the assistant restaurant manager at Cold Stone Creamery Nigeria. Friends have since taken to her Facebook page to pay condolence. The deceased was described as a rare gem who was more than a friend to a lot of people. May soul rest in peace. Her sister wrote this on her facebook wall:

Nnamdi Collins, Nigeria-eligible central defender has been called up to Borrusia Dortmund first team as they start preparations for the upcoming season.  Collins at the age of 16 was among the 31 Dortmund players, including Jadon Sancho, Manuel Akanji and Erling Haaland, that arrived in Bad Ragaz, where they are holding their summer training camp for the tenth time, as informed at the  official website of Borussia Dortmund . Collins wasn't the only youth-teamer named in the traveling squad, with Youssoufa Moukoko, 15,  and Ansgar Knauff, 18, also part of the group. The Düsseldorf-born youngster took part in Dortmund's first training session on Monday afternoon upon their arrival in Switzerland . Collins being selected by first team manager Lucien Favre for the pre-season training camp is a testament to the progress he has made in his career over the last one year as he has yet to make his competitive debut for the U19 team. Last season, the Germany U16 ca