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INTERNATIONAL Monetary Fund (IMF) officials have approved Nigeria's request for a $3.4bn loan to help ameliorate the effects of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic that has led to economic collapse.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Historically, periods of crisis are times when man is at his innovative best. This coronavirus pandemic is no different and shame on 200m Nigerians if they do not use it as an opportunity to introduce new products to humanity

(2) During World War One, the British gave is the battle tank by building an armoured shield around a tractor. Since then, the battle tank has gone on to become the main feature of offensive warfare

ISLAMIC body Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has cast a shadow over the recent deaths in Kano State saying that the unusually high toll of about 15 people within a week may be part of a deliberate attempt to depopulate Nigeria of Muslims.

MILLIONAIRE entrepreneur Tony Elumelu has donated six trailer loads of essential food items to several towns and cities across the Delta North Senatorial District as part of his contribution to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

NIGERIA may get approval from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today for a $3.4bn the government asked for as the body's executive board is due to sit and deliberate on the matter and reach a decision on the application.

MEN of the ONDO State Police Command have arrested 18 sex workers in the capital Akure for defying the dusk to dawn curfew imposed by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu and placed them in isolation just in case they  may have contracted the coronavirus.

NIGERIA Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) officials have re-opened the Kano State testing centre which was closed last week after several members of staff there contracted the dreaded coronavirus.

By Ayo Akinfe

For me this is a very straightforward matter. Nigeria accounts for 2.5% of the world’s population, so should account for 2.5% of global industrial output. I would have loved it if President Buhari had given a solemn pledge that in the post-coronavirus era, Nigeria will account for at least 2.5% of global production of the following 10 items:

KANO State health officials have launched a manhunt for three coronavirus patients who have absconded from their isolation centre with the potential risk of spreading the virus further as the authorities struggle with a huge surge in cases.

NIGERIA is desperately searching for more coronavirus test kits to furnish the new testing stations that being opened across the country as the combination of increased global demand and the absence of local manufacturing has made them scarce.