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Monday, 06 April 2020 05:58

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital Sunday for tests, his office said, because he is still suffering symptoms, 10 days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. Johnson’s office said the admission to an undisclosed London hospital came on the advice of his doctor and was not an emergency. The prime minister’s Downing St. office said it was a “precautionary step” and Johnson remains in charge of the government. Johnson, 55, has been quarantined in his Downing St. residence since being diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 26 — the first known head of government to fall ill…

Monday, 06 April 2020 05:57

Oyo gov recovers from coronavirus

Oyo state governor, Mr Seyi Makinde on Sunday night announced that he has tested negative to coronavirus. He tweeted: “I am deeply moved by your prayers and support throughout this period. I am so thankful. This evening, I received my second negative test result for COVID-19. I especially thank Mr Temitope Alonge, who acted in my stead as Head of Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force” Vanguard

Sunday, 05 April 2020 06:00

Virus alters Holy Week celebration worldwide, not the spirit

For Pope Francis at the Vatican, and for Christians worldwide from churches large and small, this will be an Easter like none other: The joyous message of Christ’s resurrection will be delivered to empty pews. Worries about the coronavirus outbreak have triggered widespread cancellations of Holy Week processions and in-person services. Many pastors will preach on TV or online, tailoring sermons to account for the pandemic. Many extended families will reunite via Face Time and Zoom rather than around a communal table laden with an Easter feast on April 12. “I’ll miss Mass and the procession,”…

Sunday, 05 April 2020 05:59

Muslim groups have prohibited use of alcohol-based hand sanitizers. This is what Muslims are advised to use instead

A Muslim group, League of Imams and Alfas of Yorubaland, has clarified its position on the use of alcohol-based sanitisers by Muslims as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement issued by spokesman for the league and Mudir Markaz (Arabic and Islamic College, Agege, Lagos), the league said its stand that Muslims should use detergents rathan than alcohol-based sanitisers, was informed by the fact that the 60 to 70 per cent alcohol content in the sanitiser which could kill the virus is above the permissible percentage agreed by most Islamic scholars for non-consumable alcoholic content. The agreed percentage…

Sunday, 05 April 2020 05:58

FG speaks on raging 5G conspiracy theories

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Ali Pantami, has said that the Federal Government has not issued any license for Fifth Generation Mobile Networks (5G) in Nigeria. The Minister who said this in a press statement yesterday, in reaction to rumours making the rounds on social media, noted that his office has not deliberated on or released any bulk frequency spectrum for the deployment of 5G. Many Nigerians had taken to social media to speak against the deployment of 5G in Nigeria, believing that the technology had already been deployed in the country. Many people spoke with concern…

Sunday, 05 April 2020 05:57

Coronavirus: NA extends recess, promises bill on two-month free power supply as it considers N500b intervention fund

Leadership of the National Assembly has extended it resumption date by one week in compliance with federal government’s 2-week stay-at-home policy. The resumption date was initially slated for April 7. Speaker House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, disclosed this on Saturday during a meeting held at the National Assembly complex in Abuja, which had in attendance, the National Assembly leadership, Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, and Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Ben Akabueze, among others Gbajabiamila, in statement issued on by his Special Adviser on Media, Mr Lanre Lasisi, also revealed that the House would…

Sunday, 05 April 2020 05:56

Lagos health workers get N5b insurance cover for coronavirus risks

The 1,000-strong healthcare workers and volunteers handling the coronavirus crisis in Lagos State on Saturday got a huge incentive to give their all in the battle against the deadly infection. Five insurance firms teamed up with the state government to contribute premium for a N5 billion insurance scheme to support Health Care Workers and Volunteers. The companies are Leadway Assurance Company Limited, Custodian & Allied Insurance Plc, Lasaco Assurance Plc, AIICO Insurance Plc, Tangerine Life Insurance Limited and Ark Insurance Brokers Limited. Mr H.A.B. Fasinro of Fenchurch Group who helped in assembling the team said the initiative will “help with…

Sunday, 05 April 2020 05:55

Fayemi appoints Fayose, Babalola, others for Ekiti Covid-19 response

Ekiti State governor, Mr Kayode Fayemi, has set up a 47-member panel of eminent citizens of the state, including three former governors, to help mobilise resources to combat COVID-19 pandemic. The panel which is officially known as Ekiti State COVID-19 Response Resource Mobilisation Committee has a former minister of health and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Juli Pharmacy, Mr Julius Adelusi-Adeluyi as Chairman, while Founder/Chancellor of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Mr Afe Babalola, will serve as the Grand Patron. The three former governors, Messers Niyi Adebayo, Segun Oni and Ayodele Fayose are to serve as patrons. Members of…

Sunday, 05 April 2020 05:52

African elite who once sought treatment abroad are grounded

The coronavirus pandemic could narrow one gaping inequality in Africa, where some heads of state and other elite jet off to Europe or Asia for health care unavailable in their nations. As countries including their own impose dramatic travel restrictions, they might have to take their chances at home. For years, leaders from Benin to Zimbabwe have received medical care abroad while their own poorly funded health systems limp from crisis to crisis. Several presidents, including ones from Nigeria, Malawi and Zambia, have died overseas. The practice is so notorious that a South African health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, a few…

Saturday, 04 April 2020 05:58

Nigeria records new coronavirus deaths as cases increase to 210

Two more people have died of COVID-19 in Nigeria, bringing the total number of fatalities in the country so far to four, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced late Friday. The country has also confirmed 20 new cases of the coronavirus, the centre said on Twitter. The deaths occured in Lagos and Edo States. The agency said 20 new cases were recorded in Lagos, Abuja, Osun, Ondo and Edo States. Ondo reported its first case. Of the new 20 cases reported, 11 were reported in Lagos, three in the FCT, three in Edo, two in Osun and one in Ondo.…

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Saturday, 04 April 2020 05:57

We won’t release coronavirus corpses to families - FG

Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, has declared that the Federal Government will not release corpses of people who died after testing positive to coronavirus to relatives for burial. Mohammed stressed that such corpses could only be handled by ministry of health because they were contagious. The minister made the declaration at a forum organised by the press in Abuja to give an update on activities of the presidential task force on COVID-19. “Coronavirus is very dangerous and contagious; there is no medicine for it yet and it is not just capable of killing, overwhelming health-care system, it…

Saturday, 04 April 2020 05:55

Nigeria has done remarkably well in tackling coronavirus - UN

Nigeria’s response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caught the attention of United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, who described it as remarkable. Speaking during a virtual news briefing in New York on Friday, Mr Guterres singled out Nigeria as one of few developing countries that have shown a remarkable capacity to respond. “I have to say that some of these developing countries have shown remarkable capacity to respond.“I was quite impressed to see, for instance, Nigeria putting in place immediately in a stadium, a hospital. “And I saw difficulties in countries that are much more developed to do quickly the…

Saturday, 04 April 2020 05:53

Covid-19: Americans leaving Nigeria stranded at Lagos airport

Many American nationals were on Friday stranded at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. It was gathered that the aircraft that was supposed to evacuate them from Nigeria failed to arrive. Sources said the aircraft was forced to return to the US after takeoff due to issues with the crew. The US nationals were said to have already checked in at MMIA and were made to wait for several hours. General Manager, Public Affairs of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, who confirmed the incident, said the aircraft did not arrive as expected. “The passengers spent the whole…

Saturday, 04 April 2020 05:47

China sending medical team to help Nigeria combat Covid-19 - FG

Federal government says a medical team from China will arrive the country in a few days. Mr Osagie Enahire, minister of health, broke the news at the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing in Abuja on Friday. He also said a group of Chinese companies working in Nigeria have donated medical supplies to support the country’s fight against COVID-19. He said the items include commodities such as personal protective equipment and ventilators. “I have been notified of medical supplies from China, courtesy of a group of Chinese companies working here in Nigeria. A special cargo aircraft shall leave Nigeria in…

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