Akwa Ibom-state owned Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company, is set to begin mass production of face masks to curb the spread of Coronavirus in the country.

By Vincent Ujumadu – Awka Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and Anambra State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) have inspected COVID-19 protective care centres in Anambra State to ascertain their preparedness to fight coronavirus cases. While in the state, the team visited Amaku General Hospital, Aguleri Surge Centre, Onitsha General Hospital, Ekwulobia General […]

The Youth Party has appointed Mr. Oluwamayowa Idowu as its Spokesperson and Public Relations Officer. Mr. Idowu is an alumnus of the University of Kent where he graduated with an LL.B degree. Before his recent appointment as the spokesperson of the Youth Part, Mr. Idowu served as an Associate at Probitas Partners LLP as a […]

Chairman, Presidential Taskforce, PTF on Covid-19, Boss Mustapha has said that all the resources gathered in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic will be mobilised for direct development and delivery of critical infrastructure to States by the donors.

Pledges support for SIP legislation By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ), Thursday, said the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, was misquoted over the disbursement of Abacha loot to poor Nigerians due to the lockdown and stay-at-home order given by […]

The United States Mission in Nigeria has evacuated 997 Americans home to be reunited with their families and friends following the outbreak of coronavirus in the country. The US Consul General in Nigeria, Claire Pierangelo, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said from April 6 to April 8, the US Consulate-organised chartered flights […]

*Our statement was misrepresented by errant reports The leadership of the National Assembly has dismissed reports that it labelled the National Social Investment Programmes a failure, stressing that, its statement was directed at efforts during the lockdown. In a statement issued on Thursday by Ola Awoniyi, Special Adviser on Media to President of the Senate […]

A 107-year old Dutch woman has recovered from the coronavirus, probably becoming the oldest survivor of the pandemic in the world.

Dayo Johnson – Akure The Muslims leadership across Ondo state on Thursday, doused tension over a plan by their members to observe today’s prayers at various mosques despite a government ban on a religious gathering in the state to curb COVID- 19 pandemics. Vanguard gathered that the Muslims sect in the state equally wanted a […]

In Kaduna State, about 15 peasants and a dead body were kidnapped along the dreaded Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road on Wednesday.