Following a tip-off, Security officials at the Kaduna-Kano border intercepted two lorries attempting to smuggle in passengers concealed among livestock from Kano to Kaduna State. Security sources say that the lorries which came all the way from Kano State were said to have slipped through the security checks at the border, sneaking in their human cargo among livestock, motorcycles, and other goods. Confirming the interception, Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel...

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says Federal Government establishments, banks, construction companies, manufacturing and others can commence operation from on May, 4, after four weeks lockdown. The National Coordinator of the PTF on COVID-19, Dr. Aliyu Sani, stated this during the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday in Abuja. Aliyu said that the resumption would be based on specific grade levels. He said construction, manufacturing and food processing...

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd on Thursday said it would start clinical trials in India of antiviral drug favipiravir, seen as a potential treatment for COVID-19, an official said. Sushrut Kulkarni, Executive Vice President for Global R&D, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, said this in an announcement that sent its shares up as much as 9 per cent. The trials come after a Chinese official told reporters last month that an active ingredient of the drug had been effective, with...