The was made known on Thursday at a press conference after a research carried out by the Department of Homeland Security. According to the study, it took 18 hours for the deadly coronavirus particles to decrease by half in a dark, low-humidity environment where the temperature was between around 21 C and 24 C. The research which was conducted at a biocontainment laboratory in Maryland on nonporous surfaces, such as door handles and stainless steel, also revealed that radiation given off by ultraviolet light damages the virus’ genetic material and hampers its ability to replicate, as the virus dropped to…
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Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, has appointed 19-year-old Louis Okon as his Personal Assistant on Technical (Data Management) Affairs, making him the youngest political appointee in Nigeria. Okon was amongst the additional 427 aides appointed by Governor Ayade in Calabar on Monday. Those appointed include chairmen and members of boards of agencies as well as special assistants. Confirming his appointment, Louis took to his Instagram page to thank the Governor and his wife, Dr. Linda Ayade. Read Also: Breakkng: Beneficiary Cries Out Over Unpaid Stipend For 28 Months “Earlier today, the Governor of Cross River State, Sir Ben Ayade…
American President Donald Trump has suggested the possibility of an “injection” of disinfectant into a person infected with the coronavirus as a deterrent to the virus during his daily briefing Thursday. Trump made the remark after Bill Bryan, who leads the Department of Homeland Security’s science and technology division, gave a presentation on research his team has conducted that shows that the virus doesn’t live as long in warmer and more humid temperatures. Bryan said, “The virus dies quickest in sunlight,” leaving Trump to wonder whether you could bring the light “inside the body.” “So supposing we hit the body…
Former Arsenal mask man and Togolese International, Emmanuel Adebayor, has defended his refusal to donate to his country, Togo, in the fight against COVID-19. Recently, some fans had called on Emmanuel Adebayor, 36, who plays for Olimpia in Paraguay to make donations to help in the battle against the Coronavirus pandemic. Recall that earlier this month, former Chelsea forward Didier Drogba has offered his Hospital in his native Ivory Coast to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Similarly, in Cameroon, Samuel Eto’o gave out soaps, food, sanitisers and protective equipment to combat COVID-19. Read Also: Breaking: German Virgin Vaccine Designed…
A possible vaccine for Coronavirus, developed by German firm BioNTech in collaboration with US drug giant Pfizer, has been given the green light for human testing. According to BBC, the trial will begin with 200 healthy people, aged between 18 and 55, being given the vaccine. “This is a good sign that the development of a vaccine in Germany is so progressed that we can start with the first studies,” the country’s health minister, Jens Spahn, said Wednesday. “At the same time the advice remains important that it will take months. This is an injection in the body. Safety first…
Following Federal Government N50bn loan relief for COVID-19, the disbursement of the first tranche of the Central Bank of Nigeria targeted credit facility would begin on Thursday. The fund, which is being managed by the NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, has received over 80,000 applications. The Managing Director, NIRSAL Microfinance Bank, Mr Abubakar Kure, confirmed the development in a telephone interview with our correspondent. Read Also: Breaking: CBN Declares COVID-19 Loan As Free For All & Warn Nigerians Not To Be Lured By Fraudsters Kure, who did not provide the amount to be disbursed in the first tranche, said that those whose…
The Federal Government ( FG ) has reacted to the continued closure of educational institutions in the country over the raging COVID-19 pandemic. In a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja over the virus, the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba said the postponement of examinations conducted by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) remain indefinite. He also recalled that the Ministry of Education had in March shut tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools in the country as precautionary measures to curtail the spread of COVID-19. Read Also: Breakkng: Beneficiary Cries Out Over…
A woman who revealed Abba Kyari’s death long before presidency broke the news to the public Dr, Kemi Olunyloyo claimed yesterday that IPOB’s Leader Nnamdi Kanu must have died without substantial information about his death. On her twitter handle, Dr Kemi Olunloyo posted thus: Meanwhile, earlier this morning Dr Kemi made a u- turn that she has confirmed that Nnamdi is alive. See her tweet below: Recall that Dr Kemi Olunloyo had reported Abba Kyari’s death on 2nd April, 2020 but the news was debunked by the presidency however, on 16th April, 2020 the same Presidency came out to announce…
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu as his new Chief of Staff. President Muhammadu Buhari made this known on Tuesday at the state house following Abba Kyari ‘s Dieath on Saturday Details later
The Presidency, on Tuesday, announced the death of one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal bodyguards, Warrant Officer Lawal Mato. Mato, according to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, succumbed to diabetes, which he had struggled with in the last three years, on Tuesday. He was one of the security details restored back to President Buhari by the late President Umaru Musa-Yar’adua as personal security, but had been off full duty in the last three years. “After three years of struggling with diabetes, one of President Muhammadu Buhari’s bodyguards, Warrant…