Victor Ogunyinka Some Nigerians are bewildered on social media following the official Twitter handle of the Ministry of Finance and Budget begging for ventilators from industrial engineer, Elon Musk. On the last day of March, Elon Musk tweeted that “We have extra FDA-approved ventilators. Will ship to hospitals worldwide within Tesla delivery regions. Device & […]

More than 6,000 cases reported With more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases reported in Africa, the virus is threatening fragile health systems on the continent. Infections are increasingly spreading not only between African countries but within different localities in the hardest-hit countries. For instance, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where COVID-19 cases were at […]

As test on Ivory Coast returnees round up Shina Abubakar – Osogbo Six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) virus among the isolated returnees from Côte d’Ivoire has been confirmed by the Osun State Government summing the total case in the state to 20. This is as the test on the samples of all the 127 […]

Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State has sealed a mosque in the area for violating the state government’s order on a religious gathering in the fight against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had banned gathering of more than 20 persons in one of the rafts of preventive measures announced by […]

Toyota Nigeria Limited, on Thursday, said it has collaborated with its foremost dealer Elizade Nigeria Limited to donate three units of ambulances to Lagos State Government in support of the fight to eradicate the COVID-19 from the state.

By Tordue Salem – Abuja A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Emeka Chinedu, has called on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, to set up high-standard testing centres for the coronavirus in every state of the Federation. Nigeria currently has less than 10 testing centres for coronavirus and other epidemics. The lawmaker who […]

The Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who is also the Incident Commander of the #Covid19Lagos, has announced the recovery and discharge of 11 more patients from the Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba, after testing negative twice. The patients comprise nine males and two females, making the number of those who have recovered to 18. ALSO […]

Eleven more people have recovered from coronavirus (COVID-19) and have been discharged in Lagos State. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced this in a series of tweets on Thursday. He revealed that the persons – two females and nine males – have fully recovered and have tested negative for COVID-19, weeks after they tested positive […]

Seeks support from corporate bodies, others In the wake of the economic fallouts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the state, the Edo Development and Property Agency (EDPA) has commenced the distribution of food and other household items to elderly and vulnerable persons in the state, to ameliorate the economic effects of the pandemic. Executive […]

Avocats Sans Frontières France (Lawyers Without Borders France), ASF France, has called on security agencies to exercise decorum and respect human rights in the discharge of their duty in maintaining law and order while enforcing the lockdown.

Italy has seen a small dip in the number of new coronavirus infections. However, daily fatalities have risen slightly to 760, as the country still waits to flatten the curve. The death toll rose by 760 to 13,915, while the number of confirmed cases hit 115,242— up from 110,574 on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Vatican recorded […]

…Suspend new contracts ….As Price of Bonny Light drops further to $22.20 per barrel By Udeme Akpan The International Oil Companies, IOCs, indigenous oil companies and servicing firms have further scaled down their operations as the price of Bonny Light, Nigeria’s premium oil grade has fallen from $23.42 to $22.20 per barrel in the global […]

……Many convicted get 10,000 bail each By Davies Iheamnachor, Port-Harcourt No fewer than 123 persons have been arrested and arraigned before three Magistrate Courts sitting in Port Harcourt for violation of the 24 hours lockdown orders By Governor Nyesom Wike on some parts of Rivers state. Although, unconfirmed reports say over 200 people have been […]

As part of relief efforts to cushion the impact of coronavirus (COVID- 19) pandemic in Nigeria, the Chief Executive Officer of Gtext Homes, Mr. Stephen Akintayo, has donated N2 million to orphanages and the vulnerable. Speaking during the donation, Mr. Akintayo, Founder of Stephen Akintayo Foundation, noted that it was not a season to think […]

…calls for upgrade of 34 Polymerase Chain Reaction for mass testing   By Levinus Nwabughiogu, Abuja Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Toby Okechukwu has decried the insufficiency of coronavirus pandemic testing centres in the country. Reacting to the comments credited to the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, […]