Despite the postponement of the National Sports Festival and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has revealed that the Ministry is very much in touch with each of the athletes. He disclosed this in an interview after the inspection of facilities being made available for use Read More
The Presiding Bishop of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries Ibadan and National Deputy President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) Bishop Francis Wale Oke on Wednesday urged Nigerians not to be panic with the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. Bishop Wale Oke gave the charge in a statement issued by his media office and made available to Blueprint Read More
Palpable tension is building up among staffers of the National Assembly over possibility of outbreak of Coronavirus from 25 federal lawmakers across both Chambers who returned from London trip last week. This is as the Chairman, Senate Committee on Health, Senator Ibrahim Yahaya – Oloriegbe, declared that Nigeria does not have the resources for a worst scenario of the pandemic. Read More
Osun state government has informed indigenes of its readiness to install prepaid water meter. This is just as the government reiterated the need for people to be more hygienic because of the outbreak of the pandemic coronavirus. Speaking at a press conference jointly addressed Sunday by the Commissioner of Water Resources and Energy, Dr. Amidu Tadese Raheem, and the Read More
The Muslim Society of Nigeria (MSSN), has announced suspension of all its programmes, including the coming Islamic Vacation Course, (IVC). A statement signed and made available to news men by the Zonal Amir, Qaasim Odedeji, weekend, said the suspension became necessary due to the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. “This is to inform our teeming members and indeed the Read More
The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive, National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Egnr. Professor Mohammed Dani Haruna has disclosed that NASENI has been at the forefront of delivering Science and Engineering Infrastructure (SEI) to ensure Nigeria’s economy is diversified and to enhance economic growth. Haruna made this statement during the NASENI Day at the ongoing Science Expo on Tuesday Read More
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development have decided to suspend all sporting events including qualification tournaments for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The communique was signed by Tayo Oreweme, Director (FEAD) and addressed to all presidents and secretaries general, national sports federations, the Sports Ministry confirmed the suspension of all national and international Read More
The federal government Monday disclosed that over 900,000 jobs had been created in the past six months through the science and technology sector. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, disclosed this in Abuja at the opening ceremonies of the Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Expo. He said the expo was holding at an unusual time, coupled with Read More
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has set up a fundraising page and pledged financial support to Unicef to help children affected by coronavirus. After turning 27 on Sunday, Pogba set up the birthday fundraiser to “help fight this war against Covid-19”. The France international says he will double the fund if his goal of £27,000 is reached. “The impact of Read More
Juventus and Italy centre-back Daniele Rugani says he is “fine” after testing positive for coronavirus. The Serie A side activated “all the isolation procedures required by law”, including for those who have come into contact with Rugani, 25, All sport in Italy is suspended until 3 April, with the country in lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak. “You’ve read the news, Read More
Getafe will not travel to Milan for Thursday’s Europa League match against Inter due to concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, even if it means losing the tie, the Spanish club’s president has said. The region of Lombardy, where Milan is located, is at the epicentre of Europe’s worst coronavirus outbreak which has prompted the Italian government to impose a nationwide Read More
The French League Cup final between Paris St Germain and Olympique Lyonnais, initially scheduled on April 4, has been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak, French media reported on Wednesday. L’Equipe and Le Parisien said that neither PSG nor Lyon wanted to play in an empty stadium after the French League said that all Ligue 1 and 2 games would Read More
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) kicked off a crucial executive board meeting on Tuesday to discuss the threat of the coronavirus to this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, with president Thomas Bach pledging success. “We are all healthy and looking forward to the meeting,” a smiling Bach told reporters on arrival at IOC headquarters. “We are preparing for a successful Olympic Games Read More
Yobe state government through ministries of health, information and local government and chieftaincy affairs have commenced the sensitisation of stakeholders to prevent the outbreak of Lassa fever virus in the state. The state governor, Mai Mala Buni, represented by his commissioner of Information, Abdullahi Bego disclosed that “Yobe state is yet to record any outbreak of the disease after it’s Read More
The federal government has donated the sum of RMB 235,000 to Nigerians living in China especially in Wuhan, the epicentre of the Coronavirus outbreak and its environs. The Nigerian Ambassador to China, Amb. Baba Ahmad-Jidda, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday. The statement noted that the gesture was meant to ameliorate the situation of Nigerians Read More
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said it has worked out modalities in response to the Lassa fever outbreaks across the country to strengthen rapid containment of the disease. NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this in an interview Monday, in Abuja, while giving an update of the outbreak. He said risk communication activities by the centre on radio, Read More
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has assured Nigerians of government’s capacity to fight the the coronavirus scourge. He also implored stakeholders in the aviation and port health services sectors to close ranks in safeguarding Nigerians and ensuring that the virus and other deadly diseases are not imported into the country. He spoke at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja after Read More
Organisers of the Tokyo Marathon have announced it will no longer be a mass participation event due to the coronavirus outbreak. Only elite runners and wheelchair athletes will compete in the event in Japan, which takes place on 1 March. Around 38,000 runners were expected to take part in the marathon, which is one of the largest in the world. Read More
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday said “Covid-19” would be the new official name for the deadly coronavirus that was first identified in China on December 31. “We now have a name for the disease and it’s Covid-19,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva, explaining that “co” stood for “corona”, “vi” for “virus” and “d” for “disease”. Read More
Chinese doctor, Li Wenliang, who tried to warn others about the Wuhan coronavirus died on Thursday from the disease, according to Chinese state media, Global Times. Li, a 34-year-old doctor working in Wuhan, raised the alarm about the virus on December 30, but was silenced by local police. According to CNN, he was one of several medics targeted by police Read More
Ross Brawn says Formula 1 will look to reschedule the Chinese Grand Prix if it cannot be held on its original date because of the coronavirus outbreak. It is due to be held in Shanghai on 19 April but is in doubt with the disease having killed more than 560 people. Brawn said the race will be postponed if “there is a Read More
FCT minister of state, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, Tueaday launched sensitisation and awareness campaign against Lassa fever and Coronavirus as part of proactive measures to advert possible outbreak of disease in the territory. While launching the campaign at Gwagwalada area council of the territory, he said the measure was aimed at ensuring that residents, especially mothers, take up responsibilities in preventing Read More
Pakistan, on Monday, said it was resuming flights to and from China, three days after it suspended them because of the coronavirus outbreak in China. The decision runs counter to many other airlines and governments that have tightened travel restrictions and suspended more flights in response to the fast-spreading virus, which is thought to have originated in China’s Hubei province. Read More
President Muhammadu Buhari has extended good wishes to President Xi Jinping and citizens of the People’s Republic of China during this trying time over the spread of coronavirus.The president said China’s efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus have been exemplary, as well as the country’s collaboration with international agencies and other countries on the matter. The president said Read More
The nationwide death toll in China’s coronavirus outbreak has risen to 213, with nearly 2,000 new cases confirmed, the National Health Commission said on Friday. In its daily update, the commission said 43 new deaths had occurred as a result of the virus, all but one of them in hardest-hit Hubei province where the virus first emerged. The latest numbers Read More
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