Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has tested positive for COVID-19. Akeredolu made the disclosure on Tuesday on his verified twitter account, @RotimiAkeredolu. The governor, who said he had malaria a few days ago, explained that he was treated and ” got over it.” “And as at the time we had our party NEC, my colleagues called on me and spoke with one of them who felt that malaria should not be treated lightly, I...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday promised to spend 5 billion pounds (or 6.15 billion dollars) on infrastructure projects to kick-start Britain’s economic recovery. According to him, the plan is to help the country through the expected severe economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic as well as Britain leaving the EU. “The spending programme will also tackle Britain’s great unresolved challenges of the last three decades. “To this end, we will build, build and build....
China’s top legislative body approved a national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday in a move expected to raise tensions between Beijing and foreign governments. Tam Yiu-chung, Hong Kong’s sole representative to the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, confirmed the law’s passage in an interview broadcast by Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK. Tam said the law, which targets secession, subversion, terrorism and foreign interference in Hong Kong, is not “too spicy” and that he believes...
Cineworld (CINE.L) on Tuesday delayed the reopening of its cinemas in the U.S. and Britain until the end of July, citing changes to the release schedules for some of the big summer movies. The UK-based company had previously expected to start reopening theatres, which include Regal Cinemas in the U.S. on July 10 but a number of important markets, such as Los Angeles and New York, have not yet given the go-ahead. Hollywood studios have...
Indian Prime Minister,Narendra Modi, on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the planning and preparations for COVID-19 vaccine, said an official statement issued by the PM office. According to the PM office, strenuous efforts are underway to develop a vaccine named `COVAXIN’, in close coordination and supervision by the Delhi-based Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and the National Institute of Virology (NIV) located in southwestern city of Pune. Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech is learnt...
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit by Senator Dino Melaye, challenging some provisions of the controversial Control of Infectious Diseases Bill 2020. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu, in her judgment, held that her court lacked the jurisdiction to hear and determine issues raised in the suit. Justice Ojukwu also struck out the name of the IGP as a party to the case on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to disclose any cause...
Moral and ethical weakness, exacerbated by irresponsible government creates enabling environment for fraud in Nigeria. Most Nigerians simply want money desperately. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Nigeria has gradually become deeply associated with fraud such that the phrase “internet fraud” on Google search will throw up several news reports on internet fraud in connection with young Nigerians. Fraud is the new epidemic sweeping across Nigeria; taking captive, many young Nigerians in their 20s and early 30s, with many...
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja affirmed the Nigerian government’s commitment to ensure timely delivery of the landmark Ajakuota-Kaduna-Kano Gas (AKK) gas pipeline project within budgetary allocation and specifications. Speaking at the virtual flag-off ceremony of the project at the Ajaokuta, Kogi and Rigachikun, Kaduna State campsites simultaneously, Buhari said the project was very dear to the people of Nigeria and must succeed. He, therefore, directed the NNPC and partners to remain focused, noting...
Dr Onyekachukwu Ibezim, the Special Adviser to Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra on Indigenous Medicine and Herbal Practice, said that the government had identified six herbal drugs that could be used to manage Coronavirus in the state. Ibezim told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Tuesday that the agency had forwarded the products to the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). He said that a team of medical experts...
The British city of Leicester will see contact restrictions tightened up once again in a bid to stem the spread of the coronavirus, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told parliament on Monday. New infections in the city of some 350,000 people made up ten per cent of all cases in England in the last week, according to Hancock. Businesses will close in the city in England’s East Midlands starting Tuesday, with schools following suit in the...
