Good day welcome to TNG’s Covid-19 watch as we on a daily basis bring up to date developments on the pandemic in Nigeria and across the globe in snipets.
Emman Ovuakporie, Regional Editor, TNG.
The most alarming development in Nigeria in the last 24hours is the information from the Health Commissioner of Lagos, Prof. Akin Abayomi.
He simply told Nigerians what they least prayed to hear when he said in the coming weeks 39,000 people could test positive to Covid-19.
Health Commissioner, Prof. Akin Abayomi, at a news conference disclosed that about 3,000 primary contacts of those infected with the disease were being traced on a daily basis.
This is truly alarming as the world stands still over this scourge.
Obj’s beautiful donation
Elder statesman and former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has donated his hilltop mansion in Ogun state to isolate people feared to have contracted Covid-19.
A nice one tfrom the former two time head of state of Nigeria.
WHO’s warning to Nigeria
A stitch in time saves nine as WHO insists Nigeria must quickly curb the spread of Covid-19 before is too late.
Speaking on Friday from WHO heaquarters in Geneva, DG of the World body Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus said Nigeria needs to act fast and quickly curb the spread across the country.
This warning is timely as corporate bodies and well meaning Nigerians are already generously donating to help combat the pandemic.
Davido’s fiancee
After arriving from a foreign trip Nigeria’s music maestro David Adeleke popularly known as Davido tested negative but his fiancee, Chioma caught it. We at TNG wish his fiancee a rapid recovery.
List of donors
Donation from captains of industries is commendable to the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria
- Aliko Dangote – 1Billion naira
- Abdulsamad Rabiu – 1Billion naira
- Femi Otedola – 1Billion naira
- Tony O Elumelu – 1Billion naira
- Herbert O. Wigwe – 1Billion naira
- Segun Agbaje -. 1Billion naira
- Jim Ovia – 1Billion naira
Corporate organisations:
- Access Bank – 1Billion naira
- GT Bank – 1Billion naira
- Zenith Banks – 1Billion naira
- NNPC (under FG) -. 11 Billion naira
The donation from the below is highly commendable too:
- Atiku Abubakar – 50million naira
- TuFace Idibia. – 10million naira
Federal Government donated N10 billion to Lagos State Government.
Sanwo-Olu’s relief package for 200,000 households
This is about the most heart warming development in the last 24hours in Nigeria since the outbreak of the scourge.
The Lagos State governor won the heart of many Nigerians with this wonderful move as 200,000 households in Lagos will benefit from this pilot scheme that will soon go round.
Covid-19: Gale of shut downs in Nigeria (updates)
Rivers, Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Edo and Kogi states lockdown over fear of Covid-19 in Nigeria.
This is just as Federal Capital Territory, FCT and former capital city Lagos gradually lockdown.
From all indications if the toll continues to increase Nigeria is bound to finally lockdown by next week.
Massively produce sachet water
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon Uzoma Nkem-Abonta has advised the Federal Government to empower rural dwellers to go into massive production of sachet water.
According to the fourth timer, this will further empower Nigerians and give free access to water during the sit at home period.
He also advocated that food banks should be created across the country as lack of food may push Nigerians out of their houses.