The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, on Thursday, decried what it described as ‘ absence’ of purposely-built isolation centers across the country unlike in the past where Infectious Diseases Hospitals existed in every state of the Federation. The NMA also pointed out that certain key strategies have been largely absent or sub-optimally implemented in the ongoing […]
Cristiano Ronaldo’s consistency puts him ahead of Lionel Messi as the world’s best player, according to Pele, but he doesn’t believe that either man is as good as he was in his prime. Ronaldo and Messi continue to set the benchmark in terms of individual brilliance even as they approach the latter stages of their […]
Nigeria’s central bank said on Wednesday it would remain open amid the global coronavirus outbreak. “The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in line with its mandate of ensuring monetary and price stability, will remain open for business during these trying times,” it said in a statement. Reuters Pix: CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele
There were insinuations that the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, had gone into self-isolation on Wednesday after possible contact with the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari. The CoS had tested positive to COVID-19 on Monday. He had travelled to Germany via Egypt on March 7, 2020 and was accompanied on the […]
The Federal Government has announced plans to ban inter-state travel and possibly close down motor parks as part of measures to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus. Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said this at an ongoing press briefing in Abuja, on Thursday. “It is now time for enforcement,” he said. Punch Pix: […]
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has criticised the response of the Nigerian government and religious leaders to the coronavirus. Over the weekend some preachers in the West African country ignored government directives about social distancing and went ahead with Sunday services, which were attended by thousands of congregants. The author, who lives in Nigeria which has […]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has advised Nigerians against the use of chloroquine and its derivatives for the management of the ravaging coronavirus pandemic. In a post on its official twitter handle, NCDC warned Nigerians against self-medication, stressing that the use of chloroquine is yet to be approved or validated. The tweet says, […]
Y’ello Digital Financial Services, a subsidiary of MTN Nigeria has removed user fees for Cash2Cash – a local money transfer service offered by its MoMo Agent Network. A statement issued by the company stated that the waiver which took effect immediately is in response to the escalating global pandemic adding that this would enable people […]
Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins is on the verge of a return to Shanghai Shenhua, Chinese media have reported, increasing the likelihood Odion Ighalo will make his stay at Manchester United a permanent one this summer. Ighalo has made an impressive start to life at United, scoring four times in eight games since signing on loan […]
The Rivers State Government has announced the closure of air, sea and land borders into the state with effect from Thursday, March 26, 2020. Governor Nyesom Wike, who made this announcement in a state broadcast on Wednesday, said the move was to further check the spread of coronavirus to the state. Wike said that based […]