Olympic gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa-Opara, has called for more sensitisation of rural dwellers on the novel coronavirus pandemic as a strategy to curb its spread.Ajunwa-Opara, Nigeria’s first Olympic medalist, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos that the increased sensitisation had become necessary to guide rural dwellers on the preventive measures. Read More…
Facebook said it would expand its Coronavirus Information Centre to 24 more countries in Africa as part of its commitment to empower people around the world. Kojo Boakye, Facebook’s Head of Public Policy, Africa, who made the disclosure on Friday said the expansion of centres would empower people around the world with timely and accurate Read More…
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos State Chapter, has distributed food items to 500 residents to complement the efforts of the Federal and State Governments during the lockdown period.Dr Femi Oke, AFAN Chairman, South-West Zone, presented the items to the beneficiaries on Friday in Lagos. Oke said that the donation was a way Read More…
The Lagos State Government has directed Muslims across the state to observe their Taraweeh prayers from home during the Ramadan Fasting period. Speaking with newsmen on Friday, the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Prince Anofiu Elegushi, said that this was in line with the advice from the Holy Land. Elegushi called on the Muslim faithful to Read More…
The Lagos Branch of the Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS) says it is collaborating with the Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH), in tracing contacts of suspected COVID-19 cases. The Chairman of the Branch, Mrs Adebola Kolawole, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in an interview on Friday in Lagos that it was part Read More…
A Lagos based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Timilehin Leukemia Foundation, on Friday called for more blood donation from the citizens as the Lagos State blood bank was almost empty. The Coordinator of the Foundation, Janet Oyedele, made the appeal in a statement in Lagos. The foundation said that the COVID-19 pandemic had necessitated a surge in Read More…
The National Engineering and Technical Company (NETCO) on Friday distributed palliatives to residents of Bar Beach in Iru-Victoria Island Local Council Development Area of Lagos State in continuation of its COVID-19 intervention in the council area. Mr Usman Baba, Managing Director, NETCO, which is a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), said the palliative Read More…
Lagos State on Thursday reported 78 new cases of COVID-19 coronavirus transmission. This brings its total reported number of cases to 582. Nationwide, 108 new cases of COVID19 have been reported – 78 in Lagosm 14 in FCT, five in Ogun, four in Gombe, three in Borno, two in Akwa Ibom, one in Kwara, one Read More…
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says withdrawal of funding to the World Health Organisation (WHO) will be a huge price for humanity to pay. Ihekweazu made the assertion on Thursday while answering questions on the WHO COVID-19 Africa Media briefing held in Geneva, Switzerland. He spoke against the backdrop of America President, Donald Trump’s Read More…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja sent his best wishes to Muslims in the country and all over the world as they begin this year’s 30-day fast, following the sighting of the moon. The president, in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, congratulated the Muslim Ummah Read More…
