archiveMay 17, 2020

The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), says it has developed six COVID-19-related research proposals to enhance the containment strategies against the pandemic. Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, made the disclosure in a statement, updating the public on LASUTH’s role in the state’s COVID-19 response....

The All-Share Index and Market Capitalization on The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) both depreciated by 0.72 per cent to close the week at 23,871.33 and N12.441 trillion respectively. All other indices finished lower with the exception of NSE Main Board, NSE CG, NSE Pension, NSE ASeM, NSE AFR Bank Value,...

  Three of the 256 evacuees from Dubai have tested positive for coronavirus. Lagos Commissioner Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, disclosed this on Sunday morning on his official twitter handle. He said the positive evacuees have been moved to one of the isolation centres. The evacuees have been observing the mandatory...

MTN has launched MTN4ME, a new service to allow its subscribers work from home with data in the period of Covid-19. Speaking at the unveiling of the service, the Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, Rahul De, said it is a wholesome package of innovative offerings tailored to the needs of...

From social distancing substitutes using airport stairs, to disinfected balls and a potential television audience of one billion, the 2019/2020 Bundesliga enjoyed a chequered restart on Saturday. It was the first major sports league to resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The German top two divisions, suspended since mid-March due to...

The Brazilian state of Sao Paulo has overtaken China when it comes to the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus. According to data released by Brazil’s health ministry on Saturday, there have been 4,688 coronavirus-related deaths in the country’s most populous state, which is home to more than 40...

  President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina, has claimed that the World Health Organisation (WHO) offered his country the sum of $20 million as bribe to poison COVID-19 cure, according Tanzania Perspective. The President went on to insist that the herbal remedy called ‘COVID Organics’ made from Artemisia can cure COVID-19...

Breakthrough Action-Nigeria, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Saturday trained 120 journalists across the country on reporting the novel Coronovirus (COVID-19) pandemic and related issues. The training which featured  journalists from both print and electronic media, was done virtually using the zoom application in compliance with government’s physical distancing directive....

Gov Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Saturday gave a directive for the relaxation of the lockdown order imposed across the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Mr Mustapha Inuwa, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Katsina. He however said the relaxation of the lockdown order would...

Former U.S. president Barack Obama on Saturday took aim at officials dealing with the coronavirus pandemic in a rare public rebuke of the current administration. “More than anything, this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what...