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N Power Npower 2020 recruitment exercise is expected to provide temporary employment for several aspiring applicants. In this guide, you’ll discover all the requirements for registering with NPower in 2020, including registration portal, required documents & several other interesting details. As a matter of fact, the N-Power scheme has successfully empowered thousands of Nigerian youths over the past couple of years. Through this welcome initiative, several youths in Nigeria are provided with an opportunity to serve the nation for just 2 years, with several incentive packages to make up for their efforts. Note: NPower registration and recruitment for 2020 has not commenced, but keep reading to discover everything you need to apply successfully. In the mean time, you can always check on the latest updates on Npower here at NaijaHomeBased (NHB). Everyone interested in applying for NPower 2020 will be provided with several options to choose from during registration, wh...

Football icon Lionel Messi is celebrating his 33rd birthday today. Born on 24 June, 1987 in Rosario, Argentina, Messi signed up with Spain's FC Barcelona at the age of 13 and has since become one of the greatest footballers to have played the game. Also Read - Happy Birthday, Lionel Messi: 10 Interesting Facts You Should Know About the Football Icon The Argentine continues to set new benchmarks for the others to follow, some maybe untouchable. He overcame a potential career-threatening medical condition at a young age before he began his goalscoring spree and winning trophies both. Also Read - La Liga: Ivan Rakitic Strikes as Barcelona Beat Athletic Bilbao 1-0 to Reclaim Top Spot Here we take a look at the 10 interesting facts from his personal and professional career: Also Read - La Liga: Real Madrid go Top of Standings After Beating Real Sociedad 2-1 1. He was born in Rosario which also the birthplace of famous revolutionary Che Guevara. 2. When young, Messi was diagnos...

Dexamethasone a Drug used in Treating Critically COVID-19 The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the initial clinical trial results from the United Kingdom (UK) that show dexamethasone, a corticosteroid, can be lifesaving for patients who are critically ill with COVID-19. For patients on ventilators, the treatment was shown to reduce mortality by about one third, and for patients requiring only oxygen, mortality was cut by about one fifth, according to preliminary findings shared with WHO. The benefit was only seen in patients seriously ill with COVID-19, and was not observed in patients with milder disease. “This is the first treatment to be shown to reduce mortality in patients with COVID-19 requiring oxygen or ventilator support,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. “This is great news and I congratulate the Government of the UK, the University of Oxford, and the many hospitals and patients in the UK who have contributed to this...