Author: Olabanji Ayoola

Nigerian doctors under the umbrella of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has rejected the plan by the Federal Government to invite of an 18-member Chinese medical team to support the country’s fight against coronavirus. The association, in a statement by its president, Dr Francis Faduyile, on Sunday said the move is a misplaced priority. He […]

Perhaps for the first time in history, Christians in the country yesterday marked this year’s Palm Sunday in their homes and neighbourhoods to which they have been confined by the government because of the coronavirus. Because churches and mosques are currently locked, the Christians could not hold the usual ceremonies and processions that depict the […]

Nigerian government on Monday said it is seeking to borrow about $6.9bn from international lenders including the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the Islamic Development Bank. Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said the money will help counteract the impact of coronavirus on the economy. Ahmed said the country has asked for $3.4 billion from […]

In this image taken from video and made available by Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II addresses the nation and the Commonwealth from Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Sunday April 5, 2020. Queen Elizabeth II made a rare address, calling on Britons to rise to the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic, to exercise self-discipline in “an increasingly […]

Queen Elizabeth has assured that the world will defeat the rampaging coronavirus as she rallied the Governments and Peoples of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth behind the ongoing efforts worldwide to crush the COVID pandemic. She spoke on Sunday in a rare broadcast, the fifth since she ascended the throne 68 years ago, to the United […]

Queen Elizabeth has assured that the world will defeat the rampaging coronavirus as she rallied the Governments and Peoples of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth behind the ongoing efforts worldwide to crush the COVID pandemic. She spoke on Sunday in a rare broadcast, the fifth since she ascended the throne 68 years ago, to […]

In this image taken from video and made available by Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II addresses the nation and the Commonwealth from Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, Sunday April 5, 2020. Queen Elizabeth II made a rare address, calling on Britons to rise to the challenge of the coronavirus pandemic, to exercise self-discipline in “an increasingly challenging time”. (Buckingham […]

Queen Elizabeth II will urge people to rise to the challenge posed by the coronavirus outbreak, in a rare special address to Britain and Commonwealth nations on Sunday. In extracts released Saturday of what royal officials said was a “deeply personal” speech, the 93-year-old monarch will say she has faith that people will respond, despite […]

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Many Lagos residents, who spoke on Saturday, especially the ones from families that are not used to bulk purchase of food items, are going through hard times as a result of the Coronavirus lockdown. Mrs. Babatunde Ajala, a pastor’s wife, said before the lockdown, her neighbour told her about buying […]