Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 10:23
KATSINA State government has lifted the suspension of Friday Muslim prayers imposed nationwide as part of the measures introduced to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic under pressure from Islamic organisations.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 09:58
By Ayo Akinfe
(1) When I look at the lockdown over Covid-19, I keep seeing parallels with World War Two. During that conflict, nations had to step up the production of new industrial goods like armaments, food was scarce and rationing was introduced in many countries
(2) If this current lockdown continues, at some stage ration cards may need to be reintroduced. We simply cannot continue consuming more than we produce as a specie
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Tue, 04/07/2020 - 15:27
LAGOS State health officials have placed 67 Nigerian returnees from Togo in isolation for 14 days at the coastal city of Badagry as part of its containment plan to ensure they do not spread the coronavirus among the general population.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Tue, 04/07/2020 - 15:00
NIGERIA intends to borrow almost $7bn from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) over the coming months to fund the black hole in the country's finances that have come about as a result of the coronavirus crisis.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Tue, 04/07/2020 - 14:23
OHANEZE Ndigbo Youth Council (ONYC) has warned Igbo against using face masks imported from China or allow themselves to be treated by Chinese doctors saying they should instead wear made in Aba alternatives.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Tue, 04/07/2020 - 13:28
AUSTRALIAN scientists claim they have discovered that the anti-lice drug known as Ivermectin can kill the coronavirus within 48 hours after they conducted several trials with it in a laboratory setting.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Tue, 04/07/2020 - 12:40
NIGERIANS in the UK have launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for some of the recent victims of the coronavirus pandemic that has been merciless in the way it has devastated the disapora community.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Tue, 04/07/2020 - 11:26
By Ayo Akinfe
(1) Given that three quarters of the Ajaokuta Steel Mill is now lying abandoned taken over by weeds, rodents, wild animals and rust, I would convert it into a ventilator producing facility immediately
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Mon, 04/06/2020 - 15:35
NOLLYWOOD actress Funke Akindele and her husband Abdul Bello have been sentenced to do 14 days community service and fined N100,000 each after being found guilty of flouting the Lagos State Coronavirus Pandemic Prevention Law.
Submitted by AkinfeAyo on Mon, 04/06/2020 - 14:13
PAN-African credit rating agency Agusto & Co has predicted that there will be a 20% fall in remittances from Nigerians in the diaspora this year as a result of the economic impact of the coronavirus global pandemic.
Last year, Nigerians remitted $25bn back home but according to Agusto & Co, that figure should drop to $20bn in 2020. It attributed the projected reduction to the Covid-19 fallout, which has caused severe disruptions in the global economy.
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