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Nigerian Polytechnic Invents Solar-Powered Anti-COVID-19 Machines

LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Polytechnic, Offa in Kwara, has invented solar-powered machines, which can prevent the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The Registrar of the polytechnic, Mr Adetunji Oni, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin. According to him, the machines include solar-powered automated hand-wash sanitiser […]

Jun 18 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Nigeria Records Highest Number Of Coronavirus Deaths In A Day

LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria, on Tuesday, announced 31 deaths from COVID-19 as the caseload shot up to 17,148. The death toll was the highest number ever announced, since the reckoning began in late February. Twenty-five of the deaths occurred in Lagos, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said. It said the figure covered the […]

Jun 17 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

COVID-19: It Is Not Yet Safe To Open Schools, Rallies, Shows, FG Warns Govs

LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 says it is not safe to reopen schools, television viewing centres and other areas of public interest. PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. According to him, some governors were contemplating […]

Jun 16 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Oyo State Govt Declares Free COVID-19 Tests For All

LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has declared free COVID-19 tests for all residents in its ongoing community testing across the state. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, who made the disclosure via his verified Twitter handle, on Sunday, announced that the total number of confirmed cases in the state had risen […]

Jun 15 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Burundi President, Pierre Nkurunziza Dies From Covid-19 Infection Contacted From Wife

LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Burundian president died from the coronavirus, according to medics at the hospital where he was flown to following his death. The country’s government had announced Pierre Nkurunziza’s cause of death as from a heart attack. A medical source at the Karusi hospital where Nkurunziza died, has confirmed the president was in ‘respiratory […]

Jun 15 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Ukraine’s First Lady Tests Positive For Covid-19

LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska said on Friday she had tested positive for the novel coronavirus amid a rise in infections. Zelenska, 42, added that her husband, President Volodymyr Zelensky, and their two children tested negative. “Today I’ve received a positive COVID-19 test result,” she said on Facebook. On Thursday, Ukrainian authorities […]

Jun 14 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Abia State Gov, Ikpeazu’s Covid-19 Treatment Complicated By Kidney Failure

LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu, has been moved to Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, for intensive care after testing positive for Coronavirus earlier this week. According to insider sources, the governor is being treated at his home in Abuja with a sizable number of medical personnel on the ground to ensure he gets […]

Jun 10 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »

Impact Of Covid19 And Falling Oil Prices On Nigeria’s Economy

In an interview, Austin Avuru, CEO, Seplat Petroleum Development Company, speaks on the impact of Covid-19 and falling oil prices on Nigeria’s economy. How is Nigeria’s oil and gas industry faring in the face of the current pandemic? AUSTIN AVURU : The combination of the current pandemic and the rapid decline in demand for crude oil […]

Jun 10 2020 | Posted in Business,Health,Interview | Read More »

President John Magufuli Goes Spiritual, Declares Tanzania Free Of Covid-19

LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has declared the country “coronavirus-free” thanks to prayers by citizens. “The corona disease has been eliminated thanks to God,” Mr Magufuli told worshippers in a church in the capital, Dodoma. The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the government’s strategy on Covid-19. The government has stopped […]

Jun 8 2020 | Posted in Health,International,National | Read More »

Nigeria Flies In Covid-19 Drug From Bangladesh For Infected VIP

LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria chartered a special flight between Abuja and Dhaka on Sunday to collect a small dose of the Bangladesh-produced anti-viral drug remdesivir in an effort to treat one of its officials suffering from Covid-19, officials in Dhaka said. Dpa International reported that the plane returned home nearly 20 minutes after landing at […]

Jun 8 2020 | Posted in Health,National | Read More »