Dr Nimota Buhari, Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Ilorin (Unilorin), has cautioned people to beware of online exposure risks, from going online more to deal with stay at home directives. Buhari, who gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ilorin explained that people might be…
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has rejected the decision of the federal government to invite doctors from China to assist in the fight against COVID-19 in the country. The association conveyed its opposition to the bid in a press statement issued on Sunday and signed by Francis Faduyile, its president. Osagie Ehanire, minister of health,…
Anti-corruption advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has called on the Federal Government to use electronic transfer for the payment of N5,000 to the poor people, rather than making physical payment. The group said transferring the N5,000 electronically would be more cost-effective than the distribution of cash. It also demanded that the Federal Government…
Some residents in Lagos State have seemingly defied the stay at home order as they were seen in trending photos taking time out to exercise (en masse). Judging by the photos which was shared by a twitter user, Tosin Ajayi, the location where the shot was taken is presumably around the Anthony Axis that leads…
Chairman of Ejigbo Local Government Area of Osun State, Hon Gbenga Ayegbayo, has reportedly died. It was gathered that the deceased was battling with an undisclosed illness for months before finally succumbing to death on Monday. According to a source, Ayegbayo died at a private hospital in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. SaharaReporters gathered that Ayegbayo was…
An arms store believed to be owned by suspected Boko Haram insurgents have been captured by soldiers from Chad. The Chadians troops had on Saturday launched an offensive against the insurgents in the Goje-Chadian area of Sambisa forest, a stronghold of Boko Haram. The operation, led by Chadian President Idriss Déby, lasted for hours with…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has said it has not yet fixed the cut-off marks for the 2020 Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination. It described the cut-off marks being circulated on the Internet as fake. The board stated this in its weekly bulletin obtained by our correspondent on Sunday. It stated that the 2020 UTME…
Nadia, a 4-year-old Malayan female tiger at the New York City’s Bronx Zoo, has tested positive for COVID-19, becoming the world’s first case of a non-domesticated animal being infected with the virus. COVID-19 is a disease caused by the coronavirus. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), an agency…
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC has dispelled rumors that the medical kits brought in from China are contaminated. Rumors have been rife that the medical equipment donated to Nigeria by Jack Ma, a Chinese billionaire businessman, was contaminated. The NCDC on April 5, debunked the rumors saying the medical kits are good and…
[08:48, 4/6/2020] Yetunde Kayode : At least 84,000 indigenes of Kano State are to benefit from the Federal Government’s N20,000 palliative. The National Coordinator of the Programme, Dr.Temitope Sinkaiye, who made the disclosure, explained that the sum of N1.6b would be shared to 84,000 beneficiaries from 15 Local Government Areas in Kano State. According to…