One would ordinarily have dismissed the “controversy” around 5G technology and the strange connection with COVID-19 being stridently pursued by some people as ignorant rants occasioned by the morbid fear of the rampaging Coronavirus, but with the prevailing circumstances of fear and tension, I have elected, as one familiar with the workings of the telecommunications industry, to say something.
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has asked the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria to “provide spending details of public funds and private sector donations to provide socio-economic benefits to the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people, including details of beneficiaries of any cash payments, cash transfers, food distribution and other benefits during the lockdown in Abuja; Lagos and Ogun states because of COVID-19.”
The consul general saluted the sacrifice of medical personnel and other essential workers risking their lives on the frontline to save others
NCDC, through its verified Twitter account on Sunday, said of the 10 new cases, Lagos has six, while Abuja and Edo have two each
The party was held on Saturday in their Amen Estate home located in Ibeju-Lekki axis of Lekki Peninsula, Lagos
The corporation explained that the said case, involving a non-member of staff of the corporation, had to do with the individual who had just returned from the United Kingdom and developed symptoms of the decease
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, has tested negative for Coronavirus.
The Lagos State Government says it will identify and punish anyone undermining welfare programme aimed at cushioning the effects of the lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus pandemic.
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has allayed the fears of residents over a confirmed COVID-19 case in the state and has enjoined them to abide by the laid down precautionary measures.
Egypt’s Sawiris family announced in a statement on Saturday donating $100 million Egyptian pounds (about $6.3 million) to back the country’s efforts in combating the spread of COVID-19.
China held three minutes of silence during Tomb Sweeping Day on Saturday for people who have died in the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus is biting nations hard. Across the globe, the number of infections rises daily; lives and nations are being torn apart. Global cases exceed one million mark with over 50,000 deaths. In Nigeria, COVID-19 cases had risen close to 200. The daily increase is worrisome. If we do not quickly arrest the rate of increase, we might soon face what is unanswerable.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the fight against Coronavirus Disease is affecting the fight against polio and other diseases.
The report was given by the lead agency in the fight against the spread of the Coronavirus Disease in Nigeria, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital chapter has advised the Federal Government against inviting medical experts from China to help in fighting Coronavirus Disease.
The Abia State Government has introduced a 30-minute free airtime radio worship programme for Saturday and Sunday in view of the lockdown arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and its partners have donated 250 bed spaces and five ambulances to support the Federal Government’s efforts in containing the Coronavirus Disease pandemic in the country.
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos on Saturday confirmed the death of a COVID-19 patient in the hospital.
Governor Samuel Ortom; his Deputy, Benson Abounu; and Commissioner for Finance and Economic Development, David Olofu, all tested negative for the novel COVID-19 pandemic.
The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says there are now 6, 860 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the African continent with 269 deaths.