Day: April 13, 2020

COVID-19: Ecobank commends health workers

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Health workers contributing to keep the country safe have been commended by the Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan, as the world battles the dreaded coronavirus pandemic. He said that this group of people have continued to put the needs of others first and show sacrificial love to support the country’s effort at containing the scourge, stressing that the bank remains grateful for their steadfast love for humanity in the execution of their daily task. Akinwuntan thanked “caregivers; doctors, nurses, and all the hospital staff who daily put their lives…

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High temperature doesn’t prevent coronavirus spread -ex-CMD

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Dr. Mohammed Alkali, former Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH), Bauchi and president, Islamic Medical Association of Nigeria (IMAN), has punctured the widely held belief that hot temperature prevents the spread of the novel coronavirus. Delivering a lecture on the disease at a meeting organised by the Bauchi State Muslims Coalition on Covid-19 for imams and other stakeholders in Bauchi, the don stated that it was erroneous for people to assume that places with high temperatures could not be affected by the virus…

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South Africa president appoints Okonjo-Iweala, others as special envoys

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Cyril Ramaphosa, the Chairperson of the African Union and President of South Africa, has appointed ex-Nigerian finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Dr Donald Kaberuka, Mr Tidjane Thiam and Mr Trevor Manuel as Special Envoys of the African Union. They are to mobilise international support for Africa’s efforts to address the economic challenges African countries will face as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Okonjo-Iweala had been appointed a member of the Economic Advisory Council by Ramaphosa in March; to help give South Africa a coherent economic policy. The appointment was…

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Oyakhilome recants on 5G controversy, cites health risk

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Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the founder of Christ Embassy, has backtracked on his claim that the introduction of 5G network was responsible for the coronavirus pandemic. Oyakhilome had controversially alleged that 5G – the fifth generation of wireless communications technologies supporting cellular data networks – was initiated to facilitate a “new world order.” The comments had generated heated debate among Nigerians, with the Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre, Matthew Ashimolowo, criticising pastors, who he did not name, for presenting false information with respect to the pandemic. But Oyakhilome, in…

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