LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the apex bank is ready to support researchers, science-based institutions, and biotechnology firms with N100bn grant in the quest for a homegrown vaccine to fight Corona Virus Disease in Nigeria. The apex bank governor, who spoke at…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria on Tuesday recorded a massive drop in the rate of infection from the Coronavirus Disease. This was from the figures released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control late on Tuesday. The figures showed a total of 146 infections all over the country. In the last one week, the country had…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s donation to No Kid Hungry, a nonprofit focused on ending childhood hunger, has been declined due to his controversial lifestyle. The rapper, who was released from prison last month, announced he was giving $200,000 amid the coronavirus pandemic. However, a spokeswoman for the organization said his money won’t be accepted….
LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A worker at a fish-processing factory in Ghana’s Atlantic seafront city of Tema infected 533 other workers at the facility with the coronavirus, Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a broadcast late on Sunday. Health authorities reported the outbreak late on Friday, but did not provide details. “All 533 persons were infected…
LAGOS MAY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has continued to reach out to those he described as the most vulnerable people in the society in this period of Coronavirus pandemic, by donating relief materials to them through churches and hospitals. Obi, who…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 160 Nigerians were airlifted from the United States of America in the early hours of the day after being stranded due to the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease have landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. They were ferried to the country at their own expense by a…
LAGOS MA 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Churches may not be back to normal by the end of the year, a leading bishop has warned. Bishop Sarah Mullally DBE, who is currently the most senior female bishop in the Church of England, as well as being a former Chief Nursing Officer, said that there would have to be significant…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS) – More than 500 workers at an industrial facility in Ghana have tested positive for the coronavirus, the country’s health service said on Friday, as total cases jumped by nearly 30% in a single day. The health service did not name the facility, where it said in a statement that 533…