archiveApril 10, 2020

Scientists have identified six drug candidates from more than 10,000 compounds that may help treat COVID-19. The research, published in the journal Nature, tested the efficacy of approved drugs, drug candidates in clinical trials and other compounds. “Currently there are no targeted therapeutics or effective treatment options for COVID-19,” said...

  The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has said that the Federal Government is targeting to rake in about $2.8 billion from the crude oil prices rebound, which is expected to follow the 10 million barrels per day reduction in output. He said in a statement...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that viruses cannot travel on radio waves or mobile networks, saying COVID-19 is a respiratory disease. WHO through a statement on Friday, debunked the myth, adding that COVID-19 was spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. “People can also...

More than 90 people who fully recovered from the novel coronavirus have tested positive for COVID-19 again, health authorities in Seoul said on Friday. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said a total of 91 people had tested positive for the new coronavirus after they were released...

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with foremost industrialist, investor and philanthropist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on the occasion of his 63rd birthday anniversary, wishing him and his loved ones a splendid day. The president, in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Friday, saluted the large-heartedness...

I heartily felicitate with Nigerians, particularly of the Christian faith, as we and the rest of the world celebrate Easter, a very important event in the calendar of the followers of Jesus Christ. Easter marks the triumph of Jesus Christ over sin, adversity and death. This occasion is relevant today...

I rejoice with our Christian brothers and sisters as well as all Nigerians on the occasion of the celebration of this year’s Easter. This year’s commemoration of Easter comes amid the grip with which Covid-19 has held the entire world. Unprecedented in living memory, majority of Christians have found themselves...

The Federal Government and its Chadian counterpart have agreed to sustain the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) operations against Boko Haram/Islamic States for West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the Lake Chad region. The Director, Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Mr Charles Nwoko, disclosed this in a communique...

The Federal Government has not yet taken  decision to provide free electricity supply to Nigerians for two months, the Minister of Power, Mr Saleh Mamman, has said. The minister’s statement comes after power distribution companies said that the two-month free electricity which they announced on Wednesday would be paid for...

Urges Nigerians to pay for the country President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined Nigerians to use this year’s Easter celebration in intensifying prayers against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and other challenges facing the country. The president, who made the call in his 2020 Easter message to Nigerians, urged the citizens to...