By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Friday, hailed Professor Ibrahim Gambari over the appointment as new Chief of Staff, CoS, to President Muhammadu Buhari amid the raging Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. This was contained in a statement signed by the National President, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, where the association expressed […]

Some 28.4 million planned surgeries could be cancelled or postponed globally due to the new coronavirus pandemic, according to new research warning that huge backlogs risk “potentially devastating” consequences for patients and health systems. The study, published this week in the British Journal of Surgery, modelled the expected number of elective operations that would be […]

United States (US) officials moved Friday to cut off Chinese tech giant Huawei from global chipmakers, ramping up sanctions on the company seen by Washington as a national security risk. The Commerce Department said it was broadening its sanctions enforcement to include semiconductor designs that are developed using US software and technology. Officials said Huawei […]

English League Two clubs have agreed to bring an end to the regular season following discussions with league bosses, it was reported on Friday. The BBC said the final table in the fourth tier of English football was set to be decided using a points-per-game method, but issues of promotion and relegation had yet to […]

As European leagues prepare to return from the enforced coronavirus break, screening tests are revealing cases in various championships, although, as yet, not calling into question plans to resume playing. Germany still plans to be the first of the five “big” leagues ahead of Spain, England and Italy – France has declared its season over […]

Insists on treatment of patients suffering other ailments By Abdulmumin Murtala – Kano A first batch training of 350 health workers on infectious disease control has commenced in Kano in collaboration with the National Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje on Friday urged the trainees to give adequate attention to […]

Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti Olujoda area of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital on Friday, was thrown into mourning when the corpse of a 7-year -old girl Olagoke Morire, was found dead inside a vehicle owned by a co-tenant. It was gathered that Morire and her twin sister, Olagoke Mokore were with their cousin in their apartment […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has approved the reconstitution of the Edo State Judicial Service Commission, following the completion of the tenure of the non-ex-officio members of the commission. In a statement, Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, Esq., noted that the date for the inauguration of the new members of the […]

Three female opposition members were this week abducted leading to an outcry and diplomatic concerns raised by the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. On Friday (May 15) all three were found having been assaulted and abandoned along a road, the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change confirmed in a tweet. The three included a […]

DELTA State Covid-19 index case and two others have been discharged after testing negative twice to the dreaded virus.

By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has assured of an adequate supply of Personal Protective Equipment PPEs to all its health facilities and asked Nigerians to disregard any report to the contrary. Acting Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat in the FCTA, Dr Mohammed Kawu who gave the assurance in […]

By Vincent Ujumadu, Awka Anambra State has recorded the second case of coronavirus pandemic and the victim was a returnee from Kano. The man, who hailed from the northern part of the country, was believed to be a dealer on cattle and returned to Anambra State on May 6, 2020, only to start manifesting symptoms […]

By Lawani Mikairu The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has directed all Aviation agencies and parastatals to relocate their corporate headquarters to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja within the next forty-five (45) days. This is an attempt to enforce the 2012 Presidential directive that then ordered all government agencies to move their headquarters to Abuja. […]

By Lawani Mikairu The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has directed all Aviation agencies and parastatals to relocate their corporate headquarters to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja within the next forty-five (45) days. This is an attempt to enforce the 2012 Presidential directive that then ordered all government agencies to move their headquarters to Abuja. […]

As the world continues to proffer solutions to the coronavirus pandemic, more businesses no doubt have sprung up putting small scale businesses on their heels on how to satisfy their customers.