Prof. Veronica Obatolu, the Executive Director, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, says Covid-19 remains a threat to food security due to the negative effects on production and research. Obatolu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Ibadan that the pandemic was raging at a time the country was entering the new cropping season. She said the effects on production would be immediate as manifested in a reduction in supply...
Very Rev. Fr. Cletus Gotan, the Vicar General of the Catholic Archdiocese of Jos, has urged Nigerians to return to God in prayer to end the spread of Coronavirus in the country. Gotan, a Professor of Education and Provost, College of Education, Gindri, Plateau, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jos on Wednesday. According to him, God decided to allow the pandemic have its way in the...
Mr. Elijah Mohammed, Registrar, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), has appealed to pharmacists to ensure the availability of essential medicines and commodities such as hand sanitisers and face masks at reasonable prices to the general public. Mohammed made the appeal in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Thursday. The registrar commended Nigerian pharmacists on the role so far played toward the control of the COVID-19 pandemic in...
America born Nigerian Musician, Osazuwa Cynthia with stage name Cynthia Proper, said her new song ” Boom” which she co-song with singer Wande Coal was born out of inspiration from the beats form musical instruments. Cynthia told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that “Boom” was basically a result of what she felt at the time she composed the song. She added that the title of her new song, “Boom” was a fall out of...
A Lagos based firm, Kairos Events and Entertainment on Wednesday, announced its first Agriculture reality television show in Nigeria. Mrs. Ibinabo Dixon, Corporate Affairs Director said this in a statement made in Lagos. Ibinabo said that the reality show themed “Face of Agric Nigeria (FOAN) 2020,” was a concept aimed at changing the narrative of youths in their lackluster attitude towards agriculture. She said that FOAN Reality TV Show 2020 was an `Agritainment’ show that...
Nigerians have successfully moved from buying foreign gadgets most of which are not produced in Nigeria, goods, foreign household equipment, food, clothes and to just about anything else, many of which are produced in Nigeria and of good quality. For most Nigerians, foreign things are a mark of class and opulence. As of now, Nigerians prefer foreign education from nursery to tertiary level; this is usually blamed on the deplorable quality of education obtainable in...
The Indonesian government said, on Thursday, the death toll from the coronavirus in the country climbed to 170, the highest in Southeast Asia. At a press conference, the government’s spokesperson for the COVID-19, Achmad Yurianto, said that the number of confirmed cases jumped to 1,790 and 112 patients recovered. Capital city Jakarta, home to some 10 million people, suffers the highest number of deaths totaling 90, followed by West Java – 25, Banten – 14,...
JFK initiated the innovative mission to the moon; Obama facilitated the feat for electric cars; and today under the reckless leadership of Donald Trump, America cannot even afford facemasks. No doubt, the coronavirus pandemic has placed extraordinary demands on leaders all over the world. This is the real test of visionary leadership, preparedness, and response to a global crisis. But in the United States of America, citizens perceived the foul and fishy odor of organizational...
Comic Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh has called on the Federal Government to ensure regular power supply as Nigerians obey the stay-at-home order, especially in states under total lockdown. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Lagos-based thespian made the call in a video she shared on social media. In the 4-minute video, the actress overtly expressed sadness and frustration over the lack of regular power supply even as Nigerians observe the stay at home order....
Russian President Vladimir Putin is no longer shaking hands, the Kremlin said on Wednesday, after a top doctor with whom he met last week, tested positive for the coronavirus. “Everyone maintains social distancing now,’’ Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov said in comments carried by state news agency, TASS. State media reported the previous day that Russia’s top doctor for coronavirus cases, Denis Protsenko, had tested positive. Protsenko heads the coronavirus treatment facility at Moscow’s Kommunarka hospital. Moscow,...
