NIGERIA'S National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (Nafdac) has said it will continue with clinical trials of the two drugs Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine in its search for a cure to Covid-19 despite the World Health Organisation (WHO) giving up on them.

FAITH bodies the Christian Association of Nigeria (Can) and the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) have begun drawing up guidelines to govern safe worshipping in churches and mosques ahead of an impending lifting of restrictions by the government.

NIGERIAN aviation officials have begun putting plans in place to re-open the country's airport amid indications that the federal government will soon lift the suspension on all domestic and international flights.

FORMER Super Eagles striker Daniel Amokachi has joined the growing list of sports stars providing the Nigerian public with Covid-19 palliatives after he distributed food items to 1,100 families in Kaduna.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) I am sure you are all tired of hearing about how Nigeria is sitting on several goldmines but alas refuses to tap into their potential. Do you know Nigeria’s is the world’s 10th largest guava producer with an annual crop of about 800,000 tonnes?

GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai has warned that any parent who sends their offspring to an almajiri school in Kaduna State from henceforth will be charged to court as his government battles to control the spread of coronavirus which they bring with them.

NIGERIAN health officials have revealed that they are considering applications from 19 different local firms that have produced herbal drugs which they claim can cure the dreaded coronavirus.

THAILAND has raised ethical questions over its attempts to develop a vaccine for the Covid-19 virus after its scientists began carrying out tests on macaque monkeys in an bid to produce a cheap and effective drug.

HEALTH officials in Kano State have reported the death of man from the Unguwar Sharada district of the state capital who slumped and died after observing Eid-El-Fitr prayers at the prayer ground on Sunday.

LABOUR and employment minister Dr Chris Ngige has hinted that he may throw his hat into the ring for the 2023 presidential race by seeking the nomination of his party the All Progressives Congress (APC).