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Atiku reveals how to pull Nigeria from economic brink Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President, has urged Nigeria to diversify its economy to pull the nation from the brink. According to Atiku, Nigeria should embrace agriculture as the primary sector earmarked for development because agriculture is a low hanging fruit and key to ensuring food subsistence. He also advised the West Africa giant to begin to invest in its resources wisely to maximize dividends, adding that the reliance on crude oil is failing Nigeria. Atiku said this in a report he titled: ‘How to Pull Nigeria From The Brink,’ and posted on his official Twitter page on Thursday. He said: “As of today, Nigeria is pricing its very low sulphur sweet crude at $10 per barrel, yet buyers are balking. Our sweet oil is becoming a little bitter. “The era of oil is gone, and we must face the fact that reliance on crude oil is failing Nigeria and othe

Police arrest 100 commercial motorcycle operators for allegedly violating COVID-19 orders in Bauchi  Police arrest 100 commercial motorcycle operators for allegedly violating COVID-19 orders in  Bauchi State Police Command has arrested 100 commercial motorcycle operators for allegedly violating the ban on commercial motorcycle operation in the state. Speaking, the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Philip Maku, made the disclosure during an update in Government House, Bauchi while briefing journalists on the ban on commercial motorcycle operation and border closure in the state. “The police are doing everything possible to stop the activities of “Okada” riders and violation of border closure order to stop the spread of COVID-19. “The defaulters will be handed over to the appropriate authorities for onward prosecution,” he said. He assured members of the public that the police would continue to double their efforts to stem the tide of crimes in the sta

Trump says he won't extend distancing guidelines as death toll passes 60,000 Donald Trump   has said the federal government will not be extending its coronavirus social distancing guidelines once they expire on Thursday, even as the number of Americans who have died of coronavirus surpassed 60,000. The country has recorded 60,207 deaths from coronavirus, and 1,030,487 cases of the virus have been confirmed in the US according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The US accounts for around one-third of all confirmed cases worldwide. The US has now lost more people to coronavirus than the Vietnam war. Over the country’s nearly two decades of involvement in Vietnam, 58,220 Americans were killed. The death toll will continue to climb in the coming weeks, and  data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  indicates the current death toll may represent an undercount. Putting a positive face on the latest grim numbers, Trump delivered his daily

Remdesivir shows ‘clear-cut’ effect in treating coronavirus ― US  Coronavirus patients on the antiviral remdesivir recovered more than 30 per cent faster than those on a placebo, the results of a major clinical trial showed Wednesday as a top US scientist hailed the drug’s “clear-cut” benefit.   It represents the first time any medication has been shown to improve outcomes against the coronavirus illness, which has claimed more than 200,000 lives globally and brought the world economy to a grinding halt. Anthony Fauci, who oversaw the investigation, told reporters at the White House: “The data shows that remdesivir has a clear-cut, significant, positive effect in diminishing the time to recovery.” He added that the trial was proof “that a drug can block this virus,” and compared the finding to the arrival of the first antiretrovirals that worked against HIV in the 1980s, albeit with modest success at first. A statement by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases that

UPDATED: Nigeria’s coronavirus cases reach 1,728, fatalities 51   The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 196 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 1,728. NCDC also announced that seven more fatalities were recorded, bringing the total number of deaths to 51. The NCDC, in a tweet at about 11:55 p.m. on Wednesday, said the 196 new cases reported were; 87-Lagos, 24-Kano, 18-Gombe, 17-Kaduna, 16-FCT, 10-Katsina, 8-Sokoto, 7-Edo, 6-Borno, 1-Yobe, 1-Ebonyi, 1-Adamawa. The virus has spread to 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Yobe, according to NCDC report, is the most recent state to record COVID-19 case in the country. According to the agency, Nigeria now has 1,370 active cases recorded as of 11:55 p.m. on April 29, while 307 infected persons have been treated and discharged, with 51 deaths recorded.  

Lagos govt confirms 87 new COVID-19 cases Lagos State Government has confirmed it recorded 87 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday. The State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi, made this known via his Twitter page. He also confirmed that 49 patients have been discharged. Abayomi wrote, “COVID-19 Lagos Update as at 29th April, 2020 “87 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Lagos on April 29, 2020. Total number of confirmed cases in Lagos is now 947. “The good news is that 49 additional COVID-19 survivors have been discharged following their full recovery.” Meanwhile, Nigeria’s  confirmed cases now stand at 1728.

Ogun State completes world-class isolation, treatment centres -  Begins community testing The Ogun State government has completed the construction of world-class isolation and treatment centres equipped with special Intensive Care Units (ICUs) at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu and in Ikenne-Remo respectively. The state governor, Dapo Abiodun, who spoke at a press briefing at the weekend on the activities of the state government to curb further spread of Coronavirus pandemic in the state, said the state had now completed the ICU floor of the intended 250-bed hospital in Abeokuta, which has 18 available beds of which eight are high dependency and 10 ICU. “In addition, we are finalising the renovation of the 75-bed Infectious Disease Hospital at Iberekodo, Abeokuta,” he said. Abiodun, while congratulating the Moslems on the commencement of the sacred Ramadan fast, noted that this year’s Ramadan becomes peculiar and different from many in the pa