The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, Tuesday, announced suspension of ongoing rehabilitation work at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu.

…set to replicate same gesture in Abuja tomorrow Foremost philanthropist and international legal luminary, Prince Ned Munir Nwoko yesterday began the distribution of materials that will aid in the battle against the Novel Coronavirus. The distribution which took place simultaneously across the local government areas of Delta North, saw the Star Prince as Ned Nwoko […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta Ogun State government on Tuesday disclosed that it has recorded one new case of COVID-19, bringing the figure of recorded cases in the State to four since the outbreak of the virus in Nigeria on February 28. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen in […]

By Dennis Agbo The contractor rehabilitating the Akanu Ibiam International airport has closed work following developments that have trailed the COVID-19 pandemic. Minister for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who visited the deserted runway site, on Tuesday, disclosed that the contractor had to collapse job after the workers insisted that they will vacate site to attend […]

The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has declared three-day fasting and prayers for God’s intervention to end the rampaging Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The Church, in a statement by its General Secretary, Rev. Yunusa Nmadu, on Tuesday, said that the fasting and prayers would hold from April 6 to 8. Nmadu said that it would be […]

The nation’s top infectious disease expert said Monday that he anticipates the US will endure another coronavirus outbreak in the fall — but by then he said, the country will be better equipped to fight the illness. Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the White House coronavirus task force, shared the outlook at a Rose […]

President, Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide, Apostle Johnson Suleman; best-selling author and former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri and a Muslim influencer and reformist, Mohammad Tawhidi, popularly known as ‘Imam of Peace,’ have launched a financial outreach to poor Nigerians, providing them with funds to buy essential commodities during the total lockdown declared […]

A 12-year-old girl in Belgium has become one of the youngest victims of coronavirus pandemic in a rare development, an official said Tuesday. Addressing a news conference, government spokesman Emmanuel Andre called the loss “a very rare case that touches us all”. Children are at a very low risk of developing complications after contracting the […]

A breathing aid that bridges the gap between an oxygen mask and a full ventilator has been developed by engineers at the University College London and Mercedes Formula 1 for coronavirus patients, according to reports. The team, which includes clinicians at the University College London Hospital, used a process called reverse engineering to adapt continuous […]

Sierra Leone has confirmed its first case of coronavirus, a 37-year-old man who traveled from France on March 16 and had been in isolation since, the president said on Tuesday. “When I did my first coronavirus news conference, I said that it was not a matter of if, but when. Well, ‘when’ has come,” President […]