The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa has confirmed six cases of Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The UN’s health agency confirmed the development on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Monday. “They are currently six confirmed Ebola cases in Northeastern DRC in spite of ongoing insecurity in the area. “WHO and partners are working with civil society organisations to carry out surveillance activities including contact tracing and monitoring of the...
British actor and filmmaker Idris Elba launched a new United Nations fund on Monday to help farmers in poorer nations, calling on richer economies to provide aid to prevent “needless hunger and suffering” stemming from the Coronavirus pandemic. Elba and his wife, model and activist Sabrina Dhowre Elba, gave their support to a fund set up by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), to help stop economic shocks caused by COVID-19 triggering a global...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to over 21,000. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account, @WHOAFRO on Monday. “COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Africa; over 21,000 COVID-19 cases have been reported on the African continent – with 5,000 recoveries and 1,000 deaths. “In sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa suffers the most severe...
Google on Monday proposed five channels to help gym, a home fitness routine, so as not to miss out on regular work out during the lockdown. Mr. Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Communication Officer, West Africa said in Lagos that it was easy to start missing out on regular routine being cooped up at home and looking after kids. Kola-Ogunlade in a statement noted that turning a gym routine into a home routine is not as hard as...
Dr. Adedayo Williams, the President of Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) in University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Williams disclosed this in a WhatsApp message he sent to his colleagues and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday. The UCH spokesperson, Mr. Toye Akinrinlola, also confirmed the news in a phone chat with NAN. “Good afternoon, dear colleagues and friends. “Having been...
An activist, Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani, has urged landlords to offer two months free rent to their tenants in view of the crash of businesses due to the lockdown over COVID-19 pandemic. Tijjani made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Kaduna. She said majority of Nigerians are finding it difficult to feed as their businesses have virtually collapsed due to the lockdown. “It is the right time...
National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) says war against Boko Haram has recorded tremendous boost following relocation of Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, to the Northeast. President of NYCN, Mr Solomon Adodo, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said Nigerian youths received with ecstatic jubilation, the news of the massacre of 105 guerrilla fighters of the dreaded Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorist group. It would be recalled that Buratai on Sunday, visited and hailed the troops of...
Arsenal’s players and coaching staff have agreed a 12.5% salary cut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Premier League club said in a statement on Monday. Several Premier League clubs have furloughed employees since the new coronavirus outbreak while others have said their players have accepted wage deferrals, but Arsenal is the first club to announce salary reductions for players. “We are pleased to announce that we have reached a voluntary agreement with our first-team players,...
United States crude oil prices fell sharply, plummeting to their lowest levels since 1986, as a collapse in demand because of the coronavirus and the resulting economic shutdowns come atop shortages in storage capacity. West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, dropped to nearly 10 dollars a barrel, a 45-per-cent decline, before ticking up a couple of percentage points. However, longer-term contracts were faring somewhat better, while still down on the day, signalling optimism that economic...
The Nigerian Army troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have again subdued the Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists in an attempt to attack Geidam in Yobe State on Monday afternoon. Geidam town is the Headquarters of the Geidam Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the operation was carried out by the troops of 159 Battalion in Sector 2 in conjunction with the Air Task Force of OPLD who swiftly intercepted...
