A faction of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, known as the APC reformers, which comprises of former political appointees and elected officials during the administration of the immediate-past governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi on Thursday described the recently announced reconciliation committee headed by a former governor of the state, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala, as dead on arrival.

Nigeria on Thursday confirmed 14 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 65. READ ALSO: Deloitte says 5G can help the fight against Coronavirus The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this via its Twitter handle. Details later…

Closes ceramic firms operated by Chinese workers By Boluwaji Obahopo – Lokoja Kogi State government has closed the Ceramic company situated in Ajaokuta LGA of the state and placed all the firm workers on isolation. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo who stated this on Thursday also asked all residents of the state […]

South Africa braced for a nationwide military-patrolled lockdown Thursday, joining other African countries imposing strict curfews and shutdowns in an attempt to halt the spread of the coronavirus across the continent. Some 57 million people will be restricted to their homes during South Africa’s three-week total lockdown which begins at midnight. Kenya, Rwanda and Mali […]

The Founder of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu, on Thursday donated N1billion to support the Federal Government’s bid to effectively tackle the coronavirus scourge in the country. Rabiu, who released the funds through the BUA Foundation, also donated testing kits and medical protective gear to nine states in the country. The medical equipment will arrive […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, has set up food markets in some selected schools as it embarked on social distancing in the effort to stop the spread of the Coronavirus, COVID-19, in the state. This was a sequel to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive that some school grounds be […]

  5G can enhance the effectiveness of pandemic prevention and treatment and drive the digital transformation of healthcare systems in response to major public emergencies, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, a newly-released Deloitte White Paper suggests. The White Paper titled, “Combating COVID-19 with 5G: Opportunities to improve public health systems” was produced in collaboration […]

…calls for caution Following a rave of false reports that the governor of Enugu state, his excellency Ifeanyi Uguwanyi had hosted a birthday party amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, a member of Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon. Chima Obieze has debunked the false report stating that there was no party neither was there a plan […]

A Vatican worker who lives in the same residence as Pope Francis has been hospitalised after reportedly testing positive for coronavirus. The clergyman, who has not been named, has lived in the Holy See’s Saint Martha’s guest house for years. Pope Francis, 83, also uses the building as his residence, to take his meals and […]

—-We”re yet to be tested, staff in Abba Kyari office —-As State House journalists panic By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—-THREE days after Mallam Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari was reported to have tested positive to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), the Presidency has started fumigation of the nation’s seat of power known as Aso […]