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LEICESTER City's Wilfred Ndidi is officially Nigeria's most valuable player plying his trade in England after a recent valuation of all the Super Eagles by transfer specialists Transfermarkt estimated him to be worth €45m.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) The federal government will build a 1,000-bed tropical diseases hospital in Lagos. It will also contain isolation units for anyone under quarantine

(2) A sum of $1m will be given to any research institute that has made a breakthrough in its search for finding a remedy or cure for the virus

(3) All gatherings of more than 50 people including religious services, sporting events, parties and political rallies will be suspended until May 1

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's daughter Zahra has gone unto self-isolation after recently returning from the UK amid fears that she may have brought the coronavirus back to Nigeria with her.

JIGAWA State's chairman of Nigeria's main opposition the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Salisu Kuit narrowly escaped being lynched by irate members on Monday when they attacked him for meddling with local elections.

HOUSE of Representatives speaker Hon Femi Gbajabiamila has confirmed that debate on President Muhammadu Buhari's request for a $22.79bn foreign loan was suspended because of concerns that it did not offer anything for the southeast geo-political zone.

NIGERIA will launch its planned national carrier Nigeria Air during the third quarter of this year with restricted domestic operations within the country at the initial stage according to aviation minister Senator Hadi Sirika.

WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) officials have warned African nations to brace themselves for an impending onslaught from the coronavirus pandemic as the continent's current freedom from the virus may not last.

LIVERPOOL and Tottenham Hotspurs will have to shell out around €100m for Victor Osimhen if they want to sign him in the summer after his French club Lille has upped the asking price for the striker as enquiries grow.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) I for one take the view that the Nigerian government is right to introduce measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. For once, we are actually trying to keep abreast with the rest of the world on health matters

(2) It is right to suspend mass gatherings such as religious crusades and vigils until the pandemic clears up and it is also in order to ask visitors from abroad to go into two weeks of isolation until they are certified as virus-free

POPE Francis has blamed tax dodgers for Italy's currently coronavirus woes saying those who refuse to remit money to the treasury are partly to blame for the fact that the country's health facilities are struggling to cope with the pandemic.