LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has announced a donation of over N5billion (USD14 million), through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. According to a statement signed by Ramon Nasir, Head, External and Media Relations of the bank, “The…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)- With the world losing over 15, 000 to death due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the number of people infected rising, an advocacy group under the aegis of Times Journalism Alumni Association(TJAA), has called on employers of journalists globally, especially those under whose employ its members serve, in Nigeria and…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the recent news that sporting events are being cancelled in light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak; Conrad Wiacek, Head of Analysis & Consulting at Sportcal, a GlobalData company, offers his view; “The airline industry is being severely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. With many airlines already grounded and looking to make…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government of Nigeria is set to release N6.5bn emergency fund to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, for the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad made the disclosure via his Twitter handle on Thursday. He tweeted: “FLASH: The Federal Government is…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Each morning at a crowded bus station east of Nairobi, Kenyans load their bags on to minibuses emblazoned with the faces of pop stars and Jesus, heading to their villages in the hope of escaping the coronavirus. “I am going back home because of corona,” said Amina Barasa, her yellow headscarf standing…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The majority of rapid test coronavirus test kits supplied by China to Spain and the Czech Republic are faulty, local news outlets reported. Up to 80 percent of the 150,000 portable, quick coronavirus test kits China delivered to the Czech Republic earlier this month were faulty, according to local Czech news site Expats.cz. The…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian and an indigene of Kano Hajia Laila Abubakar Ali who is living in the United States has reportedly died of coronavirus. The death of the 60-year-old woman was revealed by Salihu Yakasai, spokesman to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state, early Thursday. Yakasai said the deceased was the elder sister…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWRANGERS)-The Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Tunde Ajayi, has disclosed that six of the patients at the Infectious Disease Hospital have recovered. Ajayi via his twitter handle, @thetundeajai, said the patients would be discharged soon. “Six of our #COVID19 inpatients have recovered and will be discharged soon….