Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action Abdoulaye Sarr on Friday reported 14 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the country’s total to 119. Among the 14 are 11 imported cases and two close contacts of earlier confirmed patients, Sarr said at a daily news conference on COVID-19. About half, or 62, of the country’s 119 confirmed cases are imported ones. Eleven patients have been declared cured by local health authorities. On Monday night, President...
Dana Air has offered its resources, aircraft, and crew to assist the Federal Government’s efforts towards curbing the further spread of Covid-19 in the country. Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, Media and Communications Manager of Dana airlines made this known in a statement in Lagos on Friday. Ezenwa said in a letter to Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, Dana air expressed support to contribute in the transportation of machines, equipments and relief materials to different states,...
Most Rev. Valerian Okeke, the Catholic Archbishop of Onitsha and Metropolitan of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, Anambra, has enjoined Catholic faithful to pray in their homes for God’s intervention against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Okeke, who gave the charge in a statement on Friday in Onitsha, said the directive followed restrictions and policies from federal and state governments, following the outbreak of the global pandemic. The Archbishop, therefore, announced the suspension of all public celebration of...
The Defence Headquarters has concluded plans to recall its retired medical personnel back on active duty to help deal with the response to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the preparedness of the military to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Enenche disclosed that the military had deployed military personnel to assist Ministries Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government through...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), with 33 partners have donated 30 million dollars to support the federal government’s efforts at curbing the spread of Coronavirus also known as COVID-19. The Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Malam Mele Kyari, made this known during a Live Streaming news conference, in Abuja, on Friday. “In recognition of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Nigerian population and economy, the Nigeria oil and gas industry under...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus but will continue to lead the nation’s response to the pandemic from self-isolation. Johnson said he had developed “mild symptoms” — a temperature and a persistent cough — and after taking a test on the advice of the U.K.’s chief medical officer, had tested positive. The Prime Minister said on Friday he is working from home and will be self-isolating following his diagnosis — in...
The Federal Government says it is considering stopping inter-state and inter-town travels, except for essential services, among measures to stop the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19). The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a media briefing to give an update on the measures being taken by the government to tackle the pandemic. “We are considering tougher measures to stop the exportation of the disease to states that...
Some Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and traders have appealed to the Federal Government to regulate the prices of food items in these trying times. The residents and traders at various markets in the FCT said the prices of food items should be regulated to cushion the effect of the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. They made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on...
Commercial banks in Enugu have taken precautionary measures against corona virus infection by limiting the number of customers into the banking hall to five at a time to reduce human contact. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the situations on Thursday, observed that many customers were outside the banking hall as few numbers were allowed to go into the bank at a time for their transactions. A bank staff, who spoke on condition...
The United Bank of Africa (UBA) Group says it will provide the sum of N5 billion ($14 million) as COVID-19 relief support across Africa. The bank stated this in a series of tweets in its verified Twitter handle @UBA Group on Thursday. The company said, “to catalyze a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the #Coronavirus pandemic, we’ll provide N5 billion to #COVID19 relief support across Africa through the @UBAFoundation”. It noted that the...
