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GOVERNORS of Nigeria's 19 northern states have lashed out at President Muhammadu Buhari for nor coming to their assistance during this coronavirus pandemic claiming that 54% of cases are in their territories and they are getting little or no federal assistance.

BRITAIN has relaxed its Draconian anti-immigration laws for the relatives of all healthcare workers who lost their lives while fighting the pandemic allowing families of such staff to remain in the country permanently.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Imported cars. From henceforth any company wanting to sell vehicles into the Nigerian market must open a local assembly plant

(2) Private jets. This is a total waste. From henceforth, the Central Bank of Nigeria should not be allowed to release one dollar for such extravagance nonsense

GOVERNOR Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has been urged by the Christian Association of Nigeria (Can) to review the lockdown imposed aimed at combating the spread of coronavirus and open churches and mosques to worshippers.

UNITED Nations (UN) secretary-general Antonio Guterres has revealed that a sum of $200bn needs to be set aside to provide Africa with a post-coronavirus economic stimulus given the unprecedented damage the pandemic has caused to the continent.

NIGERIA'S National Agency for Food Drugs and Administration Control (Nafdac) has confirmed that it has received four different submissions from local producers claiming that have uncovered a drug which can cure the coronavirus.

NIGERIA'S petroleum production is facing the prospect of a total shutdown as operators have been forced to reduce the number of crude oil rigs as global demands keeps falling as the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic bites hard.

NIGERIAN televangelist Pastor Chris Oyakhilome has been sanctioned by British media regulator Ofcom after his TV channel Loveworld News broadcast a programme in which he linked the 5G telecommunications technology with the coronavirus pandemic.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) It is common knowledge that Nigeria is the world’s largest cassava producer with an annual crop of about 60m tonnes accounting for some 20% of global output

CHINESE health authorities have revealed that they are confident of bringing out a drug with the power to cure coronavirus before the end of the year as scientists at the Peking University are just months from coming up with a cure.