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...
Nigerians continued to complain about the numerous stop and search checkpoints being mounted on state-federal roads as this, they said, has not only caused hardship for commuters on the roads but serves as a means of extortion by the security personnel. Our Regional correspondent Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz investigates the situation in Adamawa and Taraba, North East Nigeria. It was a market day with traders, motorists busy to reach their destinations for the daily bread. On...
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...
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days with effect from Monday, to check the spread of Coronavirus disease. The President, who gave the directive in a broadcast to Nigerians over the Coronavirus pandemic, in Abuja on Sunday, said the decision was based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), ”I...
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, today, Sunday 29th March, 2020 addressed the nation on the COVID- 19 Pandemic currently ravaging countries around the globe. Nigeria, despite having reported its first case of COVID-19 nearly two months ago has been recording increasing incidents and cases of this Disaster. Below is an unabridged version of Mr. President’s speech: ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH,...
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Mohammed Babandede, has announced that he tested positive for Coronavirus (COVID-19). He has joined the list of officials who have tested positive for the virus. Babandede had traveled to the United Kingdom with his wife, who, however, tested negative. “I tested positive for COVID-19,” said Mr. Babandede in a message sent in the early hours of Sunday. “I have been in self-isolation since my return from the UK on...
As sit at home order continued to bite across Nigeria, Gombe and Adamawa state governments have suspended payment of the N30,000 minimum wage following dwindling finances attributing it to ‘’ the effect of coronavirus pandemic on the economy.’’ For now only Gombe and Adamawa announced the suspension of the workers new minimum wages. Mr Manassah Jatau, Gombe state Deputy Governor, said at a press briefing on Saturday in Gombe, that the decision was taken after consultation with...
Exactly one week ago I had the shakes…that cold feeling that the world could be coming to an end with a virus that seemed to know where you live. I went to sleep that night believing that man had bitten off more than he could chew. The things scientists try to generate and regenerate in obscure lab locations in the name of a crazy discipline could be escaping these crucibles and dishes to infect a...
Abdelhak Nouri, Ajax footballer wakes from a coma after two years, eight months and 19 days. The footballer collapsed during a friendly match between Ajax and Germany’s Werder Bremen on July 8, 2017, in Austria due to a cardiac arrest, which caused serious brain damage. Ajax club doctor at the time, Don de Winter, was believed to have begun resuscitation attempts too late. Ajax Chief Executive Edwin van der Sar said “a defibrillator should have...
