Lockdown: Givefood coalition to provide 1m meals to vulnerable Nigerians weekly
Givefood a coalition of partners committed to tackling the feeding challenge triggered by the lockdown declared by the federal and state governments to curb the spread of COVID-19, has announced an initiative to provide one million meals to Nigerians every week.
Mistrust and black market flourish in Nigeria as virus spreads
A black market in coronavirus test kits is flourishing in Nigeria, spurred in part by negligible faith in the country’s health system to defeat an emerging threat. Testing is a crucial weapon in combatting COVID-19. It not only identifies where the stealthy virus has invaded — it also helps to prevent frontline workers, in health […]
COVID-19: Swiss National Bank suffers heavy first-quater losses
The Swiss National Bank suffered heavy first-quarter losses of 38.2 billion Swiss francs ($39.2 billion, 36.3 billion euros), it said Thursday, driven by stock market jitters over the coronavirus pandemic. The central bank chalked up a loss of 31.9 billion francs on its equity investments, SNB said in a statement, plus foreign exchange losses of […]
U.S commits over $100b to health care in Africa with 3,000 labs for COVID-19 testing
The United States government says it has committed more than $100 billion over the past 20 years to support public health on the African continent.
COVID-19: Buhari attends ECOWAS Heads of State Summit via teleconference
–As Summit canvasses debt cancellation for Africa By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, participated in extraordinary summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS). President Buhari participated in the summit from Abuja via teleconference. The summit was convened by the regional leaders […]
Stephen Hawking’s family donates his ventilator
The family of the renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking has donated his ventilator to help treat hospital patients with novel coronavirus, it said on Wednesday. Hawking died in 2018 aged 76 after a glittering career dedicated to unlocking the secrets of the universe, despite a life-long battle with a severe form of motor neuron disease. His daughter, […]
Oxford University pushing science to the limit in vaccine hunt
Oxford University is launching a human trial of a potential coronavirus vaccine, with the daunting aim of making a successful jab available to the public later this year. Of the more than 100 research projects around the world to find a vaccine — described by the United Nations as the only route back to “normality” […]
UEFA gives women’s European Championship new slot in 2022
The next women’s European Championship in England has been put back a year to 2022, UEFA confirmed on Thursday, after initially being postponed as a knock-on effect of the coronavirus crisis. European football’s governing body confirmed that the competition will be staged from July 6-31, 2022, following a meeting of its Executive Committee. The competition […]
COVID-19: FG calls for compulsory use of face masks in market places
By Victoria Ojeme The Federal Government has Called For Compulsory Wear Of Face Masks In Market Places. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Richard Adeniyi Adebayo who disclosed this in Abuja at the weekly engagement with the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) of the Committee On Sustainable Production/Delivery of Essential Commodities During COVID-19 said the […]
WHO warns malaria deaths could double during virus pandemic
The new coronavirus pandemic could severely disrupt access to anti-malaria nets and drugs in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that malaria deaths risked doubling if efforts are not urgently scaled up. The UN health agency called on countries in sub-Saharan Africa, where nearly 95 percent of all the world’s malaria cases […]
Seahorse gives palliatives to host communities in Anambra, donates 10M to Ndi Ekwusigo.
Nigeria’s leading automotive lubricant company SEAHORSE LUBRICANTS Industries has donated the sum of Ten million naira for food to the people of Ekwusigo local government area in Anambra state as a palliative to cushion the negative effects of the nationwide lockdown occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Diamond League postpones June meetings
The organisers of athletics’ Diamond League on Thursday postponed meetings in the US city of Eugene and in Paris in June as the season is pushed further back by the coronavirus pandemic. The Eugene meeting had been due to take place on June 7 with Paris on June 13. “As with previous suspensions, this decision […]
ECOWAS pick Buhari to head campaign against COVID-19
The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Thursday appointed President Muhammadu Buhari to lead the battle against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the sub-region. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, confirmed this to journalists at the end of the extraordinary summit of […]
COVID-19: Mechanization best option to upscale food production — AFAN
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Thursday, stressed need for adoption of mechnaisation as best option to upscale food production during and after the crippling Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. This was stated by the National President, AFAN, Architect Kabir Ibrahim, while harping on low penetration of mechanization in the nation’s […]
Association decries ban of 2 journalists by Gov Umahi
The Association of Ebonyi State Indigenes in Diaspora (AESID) on Thursday decried the ban of two journalists for life by Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi from covering the state government activities. The association Chairman, Mr Pascal Oluchukwu, said this in a statement in Abuja, that the decision breached the journalists’ Constitutional rights. Oluchukwu was reacting […]
All LaLiga players must pass a coronavirus test on Tuesday
On Wednesday afternoon, a meeting between the doctors of every team in LaLiga Santander and LaLiga SmartBank took place to start balancing agendas for the possible return to training. The first and most important of all the measures adopted refers to the fact that players will have to pass a test to find out whether […]
