Month: April 2020

Policy of coronavirus and 5G technology connection

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By Monday  Ubani The world was awoken from slumber concerning the global health challenge posed by COVID-19 pandemic not too long ago which was first reported in Wuhan in faraway China. As the death statistics were increasing daily and reported on the world’s news media, the other continents thought that it was Chinese/Asia affair only and did not envisage that the virus will spread to their continents in particular and to their countries in general. Alas! worldwide travellers imported the virus into various continents and by extension to various countries.…

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Trump to convene G7 leaders in video link to discuss pandemic

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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a video teleconference with G7 leaders on Thursday to coordinate national responses to the coronavirus outbreak, the White House said on Tuesday. Trump, who is head of the G7 this year, had planned to hold this year’s summit at the presidential retreat of Camp David, Maryland, in June, but moved it to a virtual setting due to the virus. The Group of Seven nations consists of the United States, France, Britain, Italy, Canada, Japan and Germany, and all seven of them have…

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COVID-19: Delta Imposes Curfew, Extends Lockdown By 14 Days

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  Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state, saying it was additional measure to complement government’s efforts at stemming the spread of COVID-19 around the state. The governor, who made a broadcast to residents of the state, also announced the extension of the 14-day Lockdown which began on April 1, for another two weeks and said that the curfew would run for the period of the lockdown. He explained that painful as it may be, extending the lockdown and imposing the curfew were…

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FG discloses impact of OPEC+ oil cut, how to manage post subsidy era

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The historic oil deal between OPEC and its allies (OPEC+), and other top oil-producing countries on Sunday, April 12, 2020, did not come without its own drama. These countries had to contend with the disagreement with Mexico on an output cut, antics of Saudi Arabia and Russia, and the subsequent intervention of the United States. Following the agreement on the deal, OPEC is supposed to stick to an output cut of 9.7 million barrels per day. Subsequently, Nigeria has provided an update on its own share of the output cut and the timelines for…

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Bernie Sanders endorses Joe Biden for US president

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By Agencies Former White House candidate Bernie Sanders on Monday endorsed onetime rival Joe Biden for president, saying it was time to unite in the effort to defeat Donald Trump in November. The two veteran politicians, who each spent the past year battling for the Democratic nomination, appeared together by split-screen on Biden’s livecast. “Today I am asking all Americans — I’m asking every Democrat, I’m asking every independent, I’m asking a lot of Republicans — to come together in this campaign to support your candidacy which I endorse,” Sanders…

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France extends lockdown until May 11

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By Agencies French President Emmanuel Macron has extended the anti-coronavirus lockdown in France until May 11, in a televised speech to the nation on Monday. The strict rules on social contact – including instructions to only spend one hour outside per day and not further than 1 km from your home were also extended. The rules had been in place since March 17. This is coming as the number of people being treated in intensive care went down for the fifth day in a row on Monday After May 11,…

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Coronavirus: Why we’re still relying on century-old strategy to treat pandemic

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By Agencies COVID-19 research is advancing at an unprecedented speed, but one strategy doctors are leaning on to treat COVID-19 patients looks more antiquated than innovative. In hospitals around the United States, caregivers are resorting to using century-old convalescent plasma therapy — siphoning blood from survivors and reinfusing it into the sick. That’s because the hundreds of research papers published in the past few months and the record-setting leaps in vaccine development haven’t been fast enough to keep up with the blistering speed of the ongoing pandemic. People are sick…

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BREAKING: Full Text Of Buhari’s 2nd Broadcast On Coronavirus

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President Muhammadu Buhari has delivered a second nationwide broadcast on the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Buhari’s address was aired on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). FULL TEXT: “Fellow Nigerians, “In my address on Sunday, 29th March, 2020, I asked the residents of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Federal Capital Territory to stay at home for an initial period of fourteen days starting from Monday, 30th March 2020. “Many State Governments also introduced similar restrictions. As your democratically elected leaders, we made this very difficult decision…

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COVID-19: 12 Productive Things to Do

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By Rev. (Prof.) Alex O. Atawa Akpodiete Everyone will admit that these are times that try a person. For the first time in a while, families are forced to spend time together, people are forced to re-examine work and there are additional stressors that can either make you or break you, as the cliché goes. Before the Corona Virus was declared a Pandemic, I was in several countries and was subjected to the test (thankfully tested negative). It was fascinating to witness the attitudes of people from various ethnicities and…

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Police order tourists to write “I am sorry” 500 times for disobeying lockdown

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By Agencies Many countries across the globe are observing lockdown in a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus outbreak. The pandemic that has left several thousand dead and many more infected has been a cause of concerns for authorities all over the world. India is one of such countries and a nationwide lockdown was imposed near the end of March, with residents permitted to leave their homes only for essential services such as buying groceries and medicine. Ten foreigners were forced to repent by writing “I am so…

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