Confusion in Akwa Ibom over Covid-19 management
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom has called for the resignation of the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. Dominic Ukpong, over his alleged role in the crisis rocking…
FG’s Covid-19 rice palliative for Southwest may cause cancer, liver damage
In an attempt to cushion the pains of lockdowns across the country due to COVID-19, the Federal Government had instructed the Nigeria Customs Service to distribute bags of rice to…
Isolating Adelakun from academic Covid-19 By Louis Odion, FNGE
On a good day, Abimbola Adelakun is a compelling read. But writers do have dry days, when the muse fails the quill abysmally. Such must have been the misfortune of…
SESSNet Raises Concern over Covid-19 Lockdown
…Proffers solutions, calls for opening the economy without spreading the virus*The South East South South Network (SESSNet) has expressed concern over the lack of coordination between the governors of the…
Q1 2020: In Spite Of Business Upsets, UBA Records Impressive N32.7bn Profit.
Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa Group (UBA) Plc has released its unaudited results for the first quarter ended March 31st,2020, showing double-digit improvement across all its major…
ECOWAS appoints Buhari COVID-19 response coordinator
Member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have appointed President Muhammadu Buhari as the coordinator of the sub-regions’ response to the coronavirus. “ECOWAS leaders at an…
Buhari, Lawan, Sultan caution Muslims against mass gatherings as Ramadan begins
As Muslims all over the world begin Ramadan today, President Muhammadu Buhari; the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar Sa’ad III,…
Lebanese who advertised Nigerian woman for sale on Facebook arrested
The Lebanese who advertised a Nigerian woman for sale on Facebook, identified as Wael Jerro, has been arrested. The Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, stated this on…
Panic as 40 health workers test positive; coronavirus cases, total now 981
More than 40 health workers have tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. This was disclosed by Health Minister Osagie Ehanire at a press briefing by the Presidential…
Hope rises as human trials of vaccines begin in UK, Germany, despite Chloroquine concerns
There is hope for a cure for the deadly coronavirus as the United Kingdom (UK) and Germany, in separate studies, yesterday announced the commencement of human trials of potential vaccines…