Spain on Monday overtook China’s total number of coronavirus cases. However, business leaders and regional authorities criticised the government’s decision to further restrict the movement of people and keep non-essential workers at home until mid-April. An overnight death toll of 812 people brought total fatalities in Spain to 7,340 while the number of infections rose by eight percent to 85,195, against 81,470 in China, where the disease originated at the end of 2019. Health emergency...
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the Armed Forces of Nigeria is ready to implement the Presidential directive on the fight against the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in the country. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this while addressing a news conference on Monday in Abuja. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Enenche had on Friday highlighted the level of preparedness of the military to support of the Federal Government towards tackling the...
The Senate has announced the decision by 109 senators to contribute 50 percent of their salaries to support the current efforts of the Federal Government towards curbing the spread of Corona Virus or Covid-19 in the country. Acting spokesman of the Senate, Sen. Godiya Akwashiki, announced the decision in a press statement in Abuja on Monday. According to him, after due consultations following a keen review of the national efforts to contain the Coronavirus pandemic...
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari had on Sunday evening announced a lockdown of major cities worst hit by the novel coronavirus. Addressing the nation, Buhari ordered a ban on social and economic activities and gatherings of people in the capital Abuja, the commercial hub Lagos, Ogun state and surrounding cities to stem the spread of the virus. “I am directing the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for an initial period of...
Two Nigerian soldiers were reported to have been tested positive for Coronavirus in Monguno, Borno State, just as the state governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, has said that, beginning from tomorrow Tuesday, 31, 2020 the state will lock-down activities in order to fight the spread of the virus. Reports say that the affected soldiers , who returned to camp after they were issued administrative passes, have been quarantined at Sector 3 Mission Headquarters for observation since Saturday March 28, 2020....
Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, made global headlines this week with his donation of essential medical supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic. It’s perhaps the most high profile example of how private businesses are utilizing their assets and funds for social good amid a devastating outbreak that has pretty much shut down the global economy. In France, luxury group LVMH is making hand sanitizers while China’s Foxconn, which assembles Apple’s iPhones, is making face masks. In...
The Federal Government has suspended the repayment of loans for three months as part of measures to cushion the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the economy and businesses in the country. Reading out the measures his government is taking to address the coronavirus pandemic which has affected global business and has affected 97 persons across the country, President Buhari in a national broadcast on Sunday evening said repayment of loans collected under TraderMoni, MarketMoni, and...
LAGOS (Reuters) – Fear of the coronavirus has induced an extraordinary calm in Lagos, Nigeria’s famously boisterous mega-city where streets known for miles of gridlock have emptied of traffic and eateries serving takeaways are almost the only shops open. The largest city in sub-Saharan Africa, with an estimated 20 million population, has been transformed by a week-long shutdown of public life imposed as part of efforts to stem the spread of the highly infectious disease in Nigeria....
Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has announced the donation of his salary from May 29, 2019, to March 2020, to the fight against the spread of the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The governor made this known in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye, in Ilorin on Sunday. AbdulRazaq also called for the support of the people for the campaign to keep Coronavirus out of the state. “Whereas our state has...
President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu for his numerous efforts to protect and safeguard the lives of Nigerians and residents from the deadly Coronavirus. The President made the commendation in a broadcast over the Coronavirus pandemic in Abuja on Sunday. President Buhari particularly noted the patriotic efforts of Ihekweazu when he attended a meeting organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in China...
