Covid-19 Archives — Page 17 of 27

June 4, 2020 No Responses

INEC To Voters: Don’t Wear Party-Branded Face Masks To Polling Units

Ahead of the governorship elections scheduled to hold on Sept. 19 and Oct. 10, INEC has warned voters in Edo and Ondo against wearing face masks with the logo of their political parties, to polling units. Prof. Okechukwu Ibeanu, INEC...

June 3, 2020 No Responses

Opinion: Hidden Pandemic Of Domestic Violence Alongside COVID-19

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General — Waking up to screams, thuds, angry shouting and the sickening sound of someone crashing into a wall, a table, a door. This is the cruel reality of many children and young people across...

June 2, 2020 No Responses

Hyundai Delivers 217,510 Units Worldwide In May

The South Korean carmaker, Hyundai Motor Company on Monday reported a 39.3 percent decline in global sales at 217,510 units in the month of May due to slowing economic activities around the world caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.The company had sold...

June 1, 2020 No Responses

Air Peace Airlifts 312 Indians From Nigeria

Air Peace has evacuated 312 Indian citizens from Nigeria back to their country in a 10-hour non-stop flight. Mrs Oluwatoyin Olajide, the Chief Operating Officer of the airline, explained in a statement on Sunday that the flight, which departed on...

May 30, 2020 No Responses

Obasanjo,Kufour, Jonathan,Sirleaf, Others Rally Support For Adesina

No fewer than 15 former African Presidents on Friday rallied support for President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina. In a statement signed by the ex presidents, including Nigeria’s Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, the former le...

May 30, 2020 No Responses

Air Peace Evacuates 301 Chinese From Nigeria

Air Peace has evacuated 301 Chinese from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, China’s most populous, commercial city. Mr Stanley Olisa, Spokesman of the airline, explained in a statement on Frida...

May 30, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria’s Coronavirus Cases Climb To 9,302

The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Nigeria climed to 9,302 on Friday as 387 new infections were reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) . According to NCDC, other details are: Lagos-254FCT-29Jigawa-24Edo-22O...

May 28, 2020 No Responses

NIMASA Unveils Covid-19 Guidelines For Terminals, Jetties

In line with the newly endorsed protocols by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO] designed to lift barriers to crew changes, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA] has designate...

May 28, 2020 No Responses

Children’s Day: Olori Afolabi Gives Noodles, Face Masks To Children

Olori Janet Afolabi, the Queen of Apomuland, has given face masks and cartons of noodles to indigent children in Apomu community.A statement explained that the packages were well distributed to the children in their various suburbs, a development that has...

May 28, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 389 New Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria on Wednesday reported 389 new confirmed new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total of confirmed infections in the country to 8,733. According to NCDC, the figure is the highest daily cases so far reported since the beginning of the outbr...

May 27, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 276 New Coronavirus Cases

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 276 new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in the country, bringing the total to 8,344. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official twitter handle, said that as at May 26, 16 deaths...

May 27, 2020 No Responses

Olori Janet Afolabi Donates Face Masks To School For The Blind

Olori Janet Afolabi, Queen of Apomuland and Publisher of Scroll Report online magazine, has donated 100 face masks to Government Special School for the Blind, Ikere Ekiti in Ekiti State. The school Principal, Omojala Adewale, received the face masks from...

May 26, 2020 No Responses

WHO Suspends Hydroxychloroquine Tests For COVID-19 Treatment

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for coronavirus. This was informed by WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus via a virtual press conference. According to reports, ...

May 26, 2020 No Responses

COVID-19: INEC To Redesign Polling Units

Amidst COVID-19, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that Polling Units shall be redesigned by the Commission to ensure substantial compliance with the COVID-19 protocols established by health authorities. INEC noted that, among other...