The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Friday 8th May 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 08/05/20
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Two literary giants depart
Editorial Sierra Leonean literary scholar and critic, Prof. Eldred Durosimi Jones, who died on March 21, aged 95; and Nigerian musicologist, composer and pianist Prof. Olatunji Akin Euba, who died on April 14, aged 84, played significant roles in promoting African literature and music, particularly when African arts and culture struggled for recognition in …
Okeho in mourning
Segun Gbadegesin LIFE is a mystery. For individuals, it is the inscrutability of birth and death, the mystique of destiny, and the enigma of meaning. We are passive participants in our own birth, and death strikes when it chooses. Despite the certainty of death, we go through life, struggling to make it, mindful that …
Facts about Zakah
FEMI ABBAS Monologue This article had been published in this column in the recent past. But many readers have called for its republication for further guidance about the payment of Zakah especially in this sacred month. The Zakah issue here is ‘that of obligatory Islamic head tax paid annually by Muslims who can meet …
Fewer Coronavirus tests, more deaths in Nigeria
With over 50,000 Coronavirus cases and more than 2,000 deaths, Africa is in the throes of containing the spread of the rampaging virus. Unfortunately, Nigeria lags in the continent in terms of number of tests but leads in Coronavirus-related deaths, reports Associate Editor ADEKUNLE YUSUF OF Africa’s 54 countries, Lesotho stands out where others …
Minister warns against breach of rule on COVID-19 kits
From Franca Ochigbo, Abuja The Federal Government has condemned the violation of the measures to check the spread of coronavirus pandemic, which include social distancing, wearing of face masks at public places, among others The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo made this known at the weekly briefing of the Emergency Operation …
NSITF donates N25m to COVID-19 fund
Our Reporter The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has donated N25 million to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 pandemic. Its Managing Director, Adebayo Somefun, who made this known in Abuja, urged philanthropists and development agencies to also contribute to the fund. He said: “Nigeria and of course the world at large …
Battle to stop pay cut, vacation rages
May Day celebration has gone, but one issue that lingers among trade unions and affiliates is the resolve to defend workers’ rights post-COVID-19 pandemic. TOBA AGBOOLA reports. As most workers resume after the lockdown, especially in Lagos and Abuja, the organised labour has pledged to defend workers’ rights. The trade centres and their affiliates …
Pfizer, BioNTech dose first coronavirus vaccine trial
By Adekunle Yusuf Hope of victory over coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic rises as Pfizer and BioNTech said they have begun delivering doses of their experimental coronavirus vaccines for initial human testing in the United States. What this means is that if the vaccine proves to be safe and effective in trials, it could be ready …
How to bridge gaps in coronavirus response, by don
By Adekunle Yusuf As good as some of the ideas and efforts to combat the life-threatening coronavirus illness seem to be, the Sub-Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr. Joseph Minari, has identified gaps in Nigeria’s response that need to be filled to win the fight against the deadly disease. According to …
NSN to Fed Govt: use nutrition to manage cases
By Adekunle Yusuf The Nutrition Society of Nigeria (NSN) has recommended strategies for managing coronavirus patients. In a message, its President, Dr. Bartholomew Brai, said it is important to promote adequate nutrition during the pandemic and reduce post-COVID-19 burden and severity of malnutrition. By synergising efforts among stakeholders in a way that promotes the …
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