By Emma Una – Calabar Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, in Cross River State says any Pastor arrested for violating the COVID-19 lockdown order on churches should not involve the association. He said PFN is a law-abiding organisation and would not engage in anything whatsoever to disobey or disregard government directives. READ […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Monday, handed over 12, 500 metric tonnes of food to the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management and Social Development as part of the release of the 70, 000 metric tonnes of order ordered to be released by President Muhammadu Buhari […]

Some Kaduna residents have taken advantage of the State Government’s imposed 24-hour curfew to curb Coronavirus pandemic spread, to get their bodies in shape, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some of them were seen on Tuesday by 6 a.m. Jogging and trekking while maintaining the social distancing restriction. The residents who spoke in separate […]

By Francis Efe – Warri Human rights activist, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for setting up the Delta Food Bank as part of measures to cushion the effect of the stay-at-home order by the state government as a result of the novel Coronavirus pandemic. The state government had on Monday announced that […]

The Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria (APN), on Tuesday, said fake news on COVID-19 pandemic could cause significant emotional distress to Nigerians and increase the rate of mental health problems in the country. Dr. Taiwo Sheikh, National President, APN, said the pandemic was a stressful period with many Nigerians nursing the fear of being infected, […]

Nearly 140 campaign groups and charities urged the IMF and World Bank, G20 governments and private creditors on Tuesday to help the world’s poorest countries through the coronavirus crisis by cancelling debt payments. The call, spearheaded by the British-based Jubilee Debt Campaign, comes a day before a Group of 20 working group tasked with the […]

By Sola Ogundipe MAN’S best friend plays a role in preventing the spread of COVID-19. Dogs can be trained to detect malaria, now the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, LSHTM, Medical Detection Dogs and Durham University aim to find out if they can detect COVID-19. The team has begun preparations to intensively train […]

By Chioma Obinna As part of efforts to encourage health workers in the frontline of coronavirus containment, one of Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, Sterling Bank Plc, has launched an N1 billion Health Workers’ Fund to support frontline healthcare professionals who are taking care of persons infected with the Coronavirus disease in the country. To kick-start […]

By Chioma Obinna Mouka brand of mattresses and bedding products has donated 200 mattresses to Ogun State Government for the enhancement of isolation centres used for the treatment of people infected with COVID-19. The mattresses were presented to the Deputy Governor of Ogun State, Engineer Noimot Salako Oyedele by Mouka’s Chief Commercial Officer, Dimeji  Osingunwa,  […]

By Sola Ogundipe In the wake of the COVID-19 lockdown, the Association of Psychiatrists in Nigeria, APN, has urged Nigerians to take care of their emotional and mental health. In a position statement and advice to Nigerians on the COVID-19, President of the APN, Dr. Taiwo Sheikh said no Nigerian should suffer a mental breakdown […]