Covid-19: Lufthansa plans massive job cut, to ground 500 aircraft by 2022
German airline, Lufthansa, Â is bracing for hundreds of aircraft to remain grounded due to the covid-19 pandemic well into 2022 and that further job cuts at its maintenance and catering…
LUTH delivers 22-year-old covid-19 patient of twins
A team of doctors, anaesthetists and nurses at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, has delivered another COVID-19 patient of twins. Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, LUTH Chairman Medical Advisory…
COVID-19: Ooni’s motorised fumigators land in Delta as monarch seeks end to pandemic
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi Ojaja II, has called for collective global effort in the fight against COVID-19. The Ooni made the call in Asaba while presenting…
Covid-19: Medical workers account for 11% of cases in Germany
Around 20,000 staff in hospitals, aged care, and nursing homes have contracted the novel coronavirus in Germany, accounting for around 11 per cent of total cases in the country, the…
Linking 5G to coronavirus is “baseless and irresponsible – Australian Minister
Australian Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, Paul Fletcher has warned Australians about misinformation linking the COVID-19 to 5G mobile technology. In a statement issued on Tuesday morning,…
FG extends eased lockdown till June 1; Mustapha says fight to last a long while
The chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha said Monday President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the extension…
Covid-19: Total quits plan to acquire Occidental Petroleum assets in Ghana
Total (TOTF.PA) has called off plans to acquire Occidental Petroleum’s assets in Ghana, the French energy company said on Monday citing unfriendly market environment occasioned by Covid-19 pandemic. “Given the…
PTF briefs Buhari on Covid-19 fight; President to address the nation Monday
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday received briefing from the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, on the activities of the PTF across the country. Following…
Nigerian-British couple die 10 days apart in UK from Covid-19
A doctor and his care home director wife died from coronavirus just 10-days apart. Dr James Oniah, a retired radiologist, succumbed to Covid-19 on April 24 while Mary passed away…
COVID19: We Cannot Mobilize NYSC Members now- Brig Shuaibu, DG
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has said that it has no intention to mobilize prospective corps members anytime soon, especially as the country is still grappling with the coronavirus…