22 suspected coronavirus cases test negative in Kano
Kano State Task Force Committee on COVID-19 said on Thursday that 22 of the 25 suspected coronavirus cases in the state have tested negative to the virus while three others are still pending. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Ibrahim Tsanyawa, disclosed this at a press conference in Kano. Tsanyawa, who is also a member […]
COVID-19: Registrar calls for 21 days nationwide lockdown
Mr. Segun Ogunyannwo, Registrar, Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC), has called on the Federal Government to impose 21 days nationwide lockdown to ensure proper tracking and treatment of persons with COVID-19. Ogunyannwo, also the Chief Executive Officer of ICMC, made the call on Thursday in Abuja while presenting face masks to the Nigeria […]
Lockdown: Open food reserve centres for Nigerians now, PDP Reps tell Buhari
Federal lawmakers from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the House of Representatives have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately unlock the national food reserve agency and distribute items to Nigerians across the 774 local government areas.
COVID-19: Why number is still low in Nigeria — Delta Monarch
THE traditional ruler of Umiaghwa-Abraka kingdom in Ethiope East local government area of Delta State, HRM Avwaeke I, has given reasons why the number of cases of the Corona Virus in Nigeria is still low at the moment in the country adding that the state and the federal government should be blamed for the number of cases recorded so far.
Herdsmen Attack: Youths chase herdsmen, cows from community
By Perez Brisibe UGHELLI – IN a bid to forestall attacks on their community by armed herdsmen, youths from Oteri community in Ughelli North local government area of Delta State, chased away some herdsmen and their cows from the community. The incident which resulted to pandemonium in the community, witnessed the cows and their herders […]
Uzodinma appoints 27 Interim Management Committee chairmen
The Imo state governor Hope Uzodinma, has appointed 27 Interim Management Committee chairmen to take over the running of affairs of the local government areas pending the day for a local government election in the state.
Right or wrong: Nigerians debate as Min of Finance begs Elon Musk for ventilators
By Rasheed Sobowale Nigerians on Thursday expressed divided opinion as the Ministry of Finance through its Twitter handle solicits ventilators from Tesla, an American electric vehicle and clean energy company. The co-founder of Tesla, Elon Musk, at 4:27 PM on Mar 31, 2020, posted on his Twitter page “We have extra FDA-approved ventilators. Will ship […]
COVID-19: Alleged Benue State index case demands rerun of test
Health minister, governor agreed to resolve the controversy – Elder brother By Chioma Obinna & Gabriel Olawale As controversy trails the purported COVID-19 index case in Benue State, the family of Mrs Susan Okpe Idoko Lawani, the woman at the centre of the controversy, has demanded a rerun of the coronavirus test which earlier indicated she […]
CBN says contributions to its COVID-19 relief fund hit N15bn
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday said that monetary contributions to its relief fund under the auspices of Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) stood at N15 Billion. CBN Director of Corporate Communications, Isaac Okorafor, said in a statement in Lagos that the donations were from 37 donors, including individuals, banks and other […]
As shutdown extends, Rwanda’s poor confront further hardship
Out of work, with prices soaring and police on the streets, life for many Rwandans has become immeasurably harder under coronavirus lockdown, and the pain looks only set to deepen. Traders have warned of food shortages in the tiny landlocked nation, and parents are struggling to put food on the table, as the shutdown gutted […]
WHO expects Malaysia’s coronavirus cases to peak in mid-April
The number of coronavirus cases in Malaysia is expected to peak in mid-April and there are signs of a flattening of the infection curve, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Malaysia has the highest number of known infections in Southeast Asia with 2,908 confirmed cases. It has imposed travel and movement curbs to contain […]
