U.S. President Donald Trump finally wore a face mask. He heeded warnings on Thursday to wear the mask as he visited a Ford factory in Michigan. The photo of the masked President is now circulating on Twitter, his favourite social media platform. Meanwhile Trump tweeted early Friday that U.S. flags will fly at half-staff for…
The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has raised the alarm that the government had received reports of abuse and misuse of hydroxychloroquine as a cure for coronavirus. Speaking in Abuja at the press conference of the PTF, he said, “Through the surveillance…
An assessment by the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics indicates that Nigeria’s economy will go into a recession at an average of -4.4 percent, the finance minister, Zainab Ahmed, has said. Ms Ahmed spoke while addressing journalists after the National Economic Council meeting on Thursday. “The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has made an assessment. So,…
Youths of Ibiade in Ogun Waterside Local Government area of Ogun State were said to have taken to the street to protest the death of a pregnant woman. The pregnant woman who was in labour died today after she was allegedly delayed by police officers for not wearing a face mask in the Ogun Waterside…
The Federal Government said on Thursday the first and second batches of Nigerians evacuated from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Kingdom had completed their 14-day supervised quarantine period. The first batch of 256 Nigerians evacuated from the UAE returned to Lagos on May 6 while another set of 253 people evacuated from…
The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouk, has said about 337,589 beneficiaries would gain from the modified school feeding programme in Lagos. Farouk, who was represented by the Director, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and IDP’s, Mrs Margaret Ukegbu, said this at the inauguration of the school feeding…
10 members of a family have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus in Kaduna state. The governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, who disclosed this to newsmen, said a total of 18 cases were recorded in the state today, May 21. ”Covid-19 UPDATE: 18 new cases were recorded today, 10 of whom are family members…
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Thursday, said COVID-19 patients, who spent a long period at isolation centres were at the risk of depression. Ehanire, who stated this in Abuja at the press conference of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, said government planned to deploy psychologists in isolation centres to take care…
A Nigerian man who schooled in the United States is currently in a celebratory mood as he recently bagged a medical degree. The achievement is quite special because he applied a record number of eight times to get into school. The man identified as Oduyale appreciated his mom for believing in him and is looking…
There is uneasy calm in Kano State as civil servants, including COVID-19 frontline health workers, have started grumbling over an “unexpected slash” in their May salaries by the state government. Recall that on May 17, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje had announced a 50% slash in his salaries, that of his deputy and all other political appointees…