NIGERIAN health officials have told the World Health Organisation (WHO) that they are interested in participating in the trials of vaccines for the coronavirus pandemic and would even supply volunteers to participate in the project.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) First of all, can I sincere thank everyone for their birthday wishes yesterday. I was totally overwhelmed by the deluge. I clearly cannot thank everyone in person. Wonderful people you all are. I guess the best way to say thank you to all of you is to make today’s food pack handout a great success. It will be taking place between 4pm and 6pm at Woolwich Town Centre

EYEBROWS have been raised over plans by the House of Representatives to introduce a controversial bill sponsored by speaker Hon Femi Gbajabiamila seeking the give the federal government sweeping powers to combat the spread of coronavirus.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) To be recognised as a sovereign nation you must have a gross domestic product (GDP) that is at least 50 times the size of your population. For instance, a country of 200m people should at the very least have a GDP of $1trn

(2) A nation should be able to meet at least 70% of its food needs through domestic production

(3) A nation must be self-sufficient when it comes to the production of health and medical equipment

NIGERIANS living in China have complained that they are stiff facing discrimination from the Chinese authorities in the way they are being treated despite recent protests by the Nigerian government over the discrimination they face.

SOCIO-cultural group the Northern Elders Forum (Nef) has accused several state governors in Nigeria of falsifying figures when it comes to the number of people affected by the coronavirus pandemic in a bid to qualify them for relief money.

MINISTER of state for labour and employment Festus Keyamo has used the occasion of May Day to assure Nigerian workers that the federal government will do its best to keep job losses brought about by the coronavirus crisis to the bare minimum.

BRITAIN has rejected a consignment of 250 ventilators imported from China to combat the coronavirus pandemic claiming they are unsuitable for use in hospitals and potentially dangerous for patients.

INTENSIVE care nurse Adekunle Enitan has become the latest Nigerian to succumb to the dreaded coronavirus pandemic in the UK after giving up the ghost at the William Harvey Hospital in Kent where he worked.

Mr Enitan, 55, popularly known as Ade, who was a father of two children, had worked at the hospital in Ashford for five years. He has been described by colleagues as a kind, cheery soul who went above and beyond to care for patients.

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) If you ask me, what we are currently witnessing is a war. This time it is not against guns and bullets but the effects are the same and as with the case with any war, you need a reconstruction plan. Every war is always followed by a reconstruction plan and this is no different