LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No than 600 Iranians have died from the consumption of high-concentrated alcohol believing it protects against the coronavirus. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency quoted a spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary, Ghulam Hussein Ismaili, as saying that the number of deaths due to drinking neat alcohol had reached a disturbing figure, adding that…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has abruptly switched its guidance for use of a drug touted by President Donald Trump as a possible treatment for COVID-19, dropping its reference to anecdotal dosages to say simply that there are no approved drugs for dealing with the disease. The CDC’s online advice for…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The African Development Bank Group on Wednesday announced the creation of the COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries in fighting the pandemic. The Facility is the latest measure taken by the Bank to respond to the pandemic and will be the institution’s primary channel for its efforts to address the…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Examination Council (NECO) says it has not postponed the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the 2020 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) because of the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The examination body said only the National Common Entrance (NCEE) has been postponed indefinitely due to the pandemic. Its Head…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was a fire outbreak on Wednesday at the Treasury House, which is the headquarters of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation. The cause of the fire, which started about 10 am, is yet to be known. The PUNCH gathered that as soon as the incident started, men of the…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian singer Naira Marley born Afeez Fasholas has been given judgement by a Lagos Judge following his attendance at Funke Akindele’s husband’s house party over the weekend that contravened the Lagos State infectious disease act. Following the arrest and prosecution of Naira Marley for attending Funke Akindele’s party, the court has decided…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group, Civil Society Coalition Against COVID-19 (CISCAC) has called on the 35 senators who recently attended a three-day international training programme in London to go for Coronavirus test. The coalition in a statement addressed by its Convener, Dr Nwambu Gabriel, in Abuja on Tuesday, demanded that the result of the test…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The two weeks nationwide lockdown directed by President Muhammadu Buhari due to raging COVID-19 may be extended. This follows daily increase in the number of confirmed cases and death toll of the outbreak. Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha…
