LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria on Wednesday reported 389 new confirmed new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total of confirmed infections in the country to 8,733. NAN reports that the figure is the highest daily cases so far reported since the beginning of the outbreak in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely 24 hours after the World Health Organisation (WHO) suspended all clinical trials for hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said the trial will continue in Nigeria. The Director-General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known during an…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general election, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged Muslims in the country to pray for God to re-engineer our country and position it for true greatness. Obi said in a message he sent to the Muslim faithful in the country, as…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The US Department of the Treasury has called on the African Development Bank (AfDB) to carry out an independent probe into alleged ethics breaches by its president, Akinwumi Adesina. In a letter obtained by AFP on Monday, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin expressed “deep reservations” about the outcome of an internal inquiry…
LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A clandestine laboratory for the production of Hashish Oil, a derivative from Cannabis sativa has been dismantled by the Serious Enforcement Team of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. The laboratory was located in an apartment on No. 7, Imam Augusto Close, Victoria Island-Lagos. In the course of the operation code-named Hash-Caste,…
LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the relaxation of COVID-19 lockdown in many parts of the country, the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, His Excellency Mr. Peter Obi, has suggested what he described as a pathway to national economic recovery, capable of lifting millions of Nigerians out of poverty….
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has commenced fumigation of the International Airports in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt ahead of reopening of flight operations in Nigeria. General Manager, (Corporate Affairs) Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, made this known Tuesday in a statement issued in Lagos. Mrs. Yakubu explained that the…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chinese medical team which arrived on April 8 has been unable to leave the country following the unavailability of commercial flights to Beijing, the capital of China. It was gathered that the personnel had concluded their assignment, which included assisting with the installation of some equipment and sharing COVID-19 experience with…
