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BOTH the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) and the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on Covid-19 have expressed frustration at the nonchalant attitude of public towards the coronavirus pandemic following the recent lifting of some of the restrictions by the government.

NIGERIA'S National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (Nafdac) has been asked to commence studies into a possible plant-based cough mixture that could serve as a cure for Covid-19.

WINNERS Chapel's founder Bishop David Oyedepo has added his voice to the call for the ban on church congregations to be lifted saying he suspects there is an ulterior motive behind keeping them shut during the coronavirus pandemic crisis.

ITALY'S supreme court has ruled that it is not a crime to steal food to eat if you are hungry in a landmark ruling brought about by the rise in the number of people having to take desperate measure as the coronavirus lockdown hits hard.

By Ayo Akinfe

FINANCE minister Zainab Ahmed has revised Nigeria's budget downwards again in response to the unending global economic meltdown pegging the crude oil benchmark price as $20 a barrel.

CHRIST Embassy Church founder Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has lashed out at his colleagues who have supported the closure of worship centres to prevent the spread of coronavirus saying they are not true Christians.

KANO State is facing renewed threat of inadequate medical professionals to combat the growing coronavirus pandemic after it emerged that no less than 10 doctors at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) tested positive.

NIGERIA'S government has acknowledged receipt of over $300m handed over to it by the government of UK offshore island Jersey which was released to facilitate the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

FEARS are growing that Nigeria may have to reintroduce a nationwide lockdown to arrest the growing spread of the coronavirus pandemic after there was a sudden surge in the number of cases following a partial lifting of restrictions on Monday.