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N21bn donation to Nigeria is for the poor – EU

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Amb. Ketil Karlsen, the Head, European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, has said that the N21bn (€50m) donated to Nigeria by the EU is largely meant for the poor. “That is why part of the €50m we provide will also be for the relief and safety net for the most vulnerable people, internally displaced persons. The poor people that depend on the informal markets, they do day-to-day work to put food on their table; the elderly, IDPs, and these, particularly, vulnerable people are the centre-stage of our intervention,” he…

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10 Nigerians awaiting evacuation from UK test positive COVID-19

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10 Nigerians, out of the 40 persons subjected to the mandatory COVID-19 test for those who registered in the United Kingdom to return home, have tested positive. The results of the tests, which were released on Monday in London, indicated that the 10 individuals were asymptomatic, raising fears that they might have infected other people. This was said to have sparked panic among the staff of the Nigerian High Commission in London and other Nigerians who heard about the development. 2,000 Nigerians, mostly in the United States, the United Kingdom,…

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71-year-old man punches wife to death in Ondo

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Eric Olowokande, a farmer, has been arrested by the men of the Ondo State Police Command on Monday for allegedly beating his wife to death at Idanre town in the Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. The 71-year-old suspect allegedly committed the offence during an argument with the deceased, who was also identified as Mojere. According to a source, immediately after committing the act, Olowokande ran into the bush to evade the arrest of the police but was later arrested by a team of policemen. The source said, “There…

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FG extends Lockdown by another 14days, says cash transfer continues

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President Muhammadu Buhari in his address to the nation on Monday, has said conditional cash transfer and food distribution to vulnerable people would continue even as he announced the extension of lockdown in Abuja as well as Lagos and Ogun States. The President extended a two-week lockdown in the three cities which ends on Monday by another 14 days. He explained that the extension was part of further measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in the country. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, there are over 300…

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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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Boris Johnson discharged, says ‘Doctors saved my life’

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‌ Speaking in a candid video message after leaving hospital on Sunday, British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said his personal battle with the coronavirus “could have gone either way” and said there was “no question” doctors saved his life. The UK leader checked into hospital a week ago and spent three days in intensive care after he was diagnosed with COVID-19 at the end of March, the most high-profile leader to come down with the virus. Dressed in a suit and tie, Johnson thanked his doctors and vowed to help…

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COVID-19: Doctors, nurses demand life insurance as cases hit 318

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The Nigerian Medical Association, the National Association of Resident Doctors and the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives have again called on the government, in the light of the increasing spread and casualties arising from the coronavirus disease, to immediately put in place life insurance policy for their members across the country. This, they said, would further motivate their members on the front line of tackling the raging disease, given the hazards they are exposed to on duty. In Nigeria, as of Saturday, a doctor had died as a…

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