COVID-19: Chinese Billionaire Announces More Donation to Africa

Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, on Monday announced the donation of more medical equipment to Africa in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chinese billionaire made the announcement on his verified Twitter handle. Ma twitted: “Our 3rd donation to Africa will immediately be made to @_africanunion and @AfricaCDC. “This includes 4.6 million masks, 500,000 swabs and test kits, 300 ventilators, 200,000 clothing sets, 200,000 face shields, 2,000 thermal guns, 100 body temperature...

Taylor Swift, Oprah Join Global Event to Celebrate Coronavirus Workers

Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, and Oprah Winfrey have joined a global broadcast special telecast, this coming weekend, that will recognise the efforts of workers on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak, organisers said on Tuesday. The “One World Together at Home” event, a combination of music, comedy, and stories from doctors, nurses and grocery workers, also announced an additional six-hour streaming event that will include appearances by major sports stars, including British Formula One...

COVID-19: Church Donates Life Support Ambulance to Rivers Govt.

The Omega Power Ministries (OPM) has donated one Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulance to the Rivers State government to assist in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic ravaging the world. NAN reports that an ALS ambulance is equipped with cardiac monitor/defibrillator/pacemaker, advanced airway equipment such as endotracheal tubes, used to treat common medical emergencies such as allergic reactions, cardiac arrests, and difficulty breathing. The General Overseer of OPM, Apostle Chibuzor Chinyere, told a correspondent of the...

Foundation Donates Land, Farm Implements to Farmers in Kwara

A Philanthropist, Alhaji Waziri Gobir, has donated two tractors, 300 hectares of farmland and other farm inputs to support farmers in Kwara. The donation was made through his charity organisation ‘Waziri Gobir Foundation’ after the inauguration of a committee for the Gobir Farmers Support Project. This was made known in a statement issued to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday by Mr. Charles Folayan, Director, Information and Strategy, Gobir Foundation. Folayan...

COVID-19: NAOWA Donates to Widows, Patients in Enugu

Mrs Rasheedat Adegboye, Chairperson of Nigerian Army Officers Wives’ Association (NAOWA) 82 Division Enugu has donated some items to widows of fallen soldiers and officers of the division. The items included food and non-food items (soaps and toiletries) as well as an undisclosed amount of cash to the widows. Adegboye, who is the wife of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Maj.-Gen. Lasisi Adegboye, made the donation to the widows on Friday at Abakpa...

COVID-19: Air Peace Delivers 2nd Batch of Medical Supplies, Personnel From China

The Federal Government has taken delivery of the second batch of medical supplies and personnel from China in the vigorous fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. Air Peace’s Chairman, Mr. Allen Onyema, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government on April 5, received the first batch of medical supplies from Istanbul, Turkey, conveyed by Nigeria’s carrier, Air Peace Onyema explained that the...

China’s Medical Supplies for 18 African Countries Arrive in Accra

China’s medical supplies for 18 African countries have arrived in Accra, on Monday, and are scheduled to be delivered to the other 17 countries within a few days. The beneficiary African countries are Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, and Liberia. The others are Mali, Burkina Faso, Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Togo, Benin, Cape Verde, as well as Sao Tome and Principe.

Task Force on Covid-19 Has Not Received a Kobo From Private Donations – Lai Mohammed

The Presidential Task Force for the Control of Coronavirus (COVID-19), says it is yet to receive any money from the funds donated by the private sector towards the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, a member of the committee and the Minister of Information and Culture, disclosed this on Friday when he appeared on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum to give an update on the activities of the task force in the...

COVID19: UBA Donates N28.5m to Ebonyi

The Ogoja Road branch of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) in Ebonyi has donated N28.5 million to the State Government on the fight against the Coronavirus disease (COVID19). Mr. Sam Agbo,  branch Manager of the bank, made the presentation on Tuesday in Abakaliki at the new governor’s lodge, Centenary City. Agbo noted that the donation was part of the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS), adding that the war against the dreaded virus should be a collective...

Covid 19: BUA Group Donate Isolation Centre in Kano

The Chairman of BUA Group, Alhaji Abdussamad Rabiu, has donated a 3-story building in Kano, to serve as an isolation centre for the COVID-19 disease. Mallam Garba Mohammed, Chairman Kano state fundraising committee on COVID-19, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Kano. According to the statement, the BUA CEO had already instructed his contractors to commence the renovation of the gigantic structure immediately. It said the building situated along Court Road in Tarauni...

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