COVID-19 patients who are getting an experimental drug called remdesivir have been recovering quickly, with most going home in days, STAT News reported Thursday after it obtained a video of a conversation about the trial. The patients taking part in a clinical trial
The United Nations today, Thursday, April 16, 2020, received and handed over to Nigeria vital health supplies to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria on a flight funded by APM Terminals. The supplies, made up of 10,000 test kits, 15
A group of irate youths has set ablaze a yet to be identified Chinese company in Ogun State for allegedly locking its workers inside their facility despite the stay-at-home order of the federal government following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. The
The federal government on Tuesday said it lacked the capacity and resources needed to cater for over 2,000 Nigerians who have expressed willingness to return to the country owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs who disclosed this while
The number of coronavirus cases in Israel has topped 12,046, with 123 deaths, the Health Ministry said late Tuesday. Seven people died and 460 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. 175 people are in critical condition. Meanwhile, at least
The European Union has donated 50 million Euros to Nigeria for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambassador Ketil Karlsen who led the delegation made the announcement on Tuesday during a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. He said that
Sub-Saharan Africa’s gross domestic product is expected to contract 1.6% this year, compared 3.1% growth last year, as the coronavirus pandemic wrecks the region’s economies, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday . Various African governments have imposed lockdowns and curfews to curb
A group of US security agencies is urging the Federal Communications Commission to revoke China Telecom’s permission to operate in the United States. “This recommendation reflects the substantial and unacceptable national security and law enforcement risks” associated with China Telecom’s access to the
Chadian forces have liberated Nigerian and Nigerian territories previously occupied by Boko Haram terrorists, according to Communiqué on Operation Fury of Boma issued Thursday by the Office of Chief of Defence and Security Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces of Chad. “The
A group of Coronavirus (COVID-19) victims in Nigerians have written to the Chinese Government, demanding the payment of $2 trillion as compensation. Their case is being pursued by Agu Obasi, Esq, Director, International Medical Law Centre, and Solicitor and Advocate, Supreme Court of
No fewer than 16 persons were feared dead and 20 others injured when a commercial
DAILY BREAD – DEVOTIONAL FOR CHILDREN EASTERN NIGERIA UNION CONFERENCE CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES Friday, April 19,
Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday issued a warrant
Real Madrid weathered the storm, silenced the crowd and ultimately ended Manchester City’s brief hold on