Germany’s flagship carrier Lufthansa is in negotiations with the government about possible state aid for the aviation giant which has been battered by massive cancellations, due to coronavirus outbreak. Progress has been made in the talks and a decision should soon be made, government sources told DPA on Friday.
Bode
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered up to 9 billion riyals (2.4 billion dollars) to be disbursed to pay part of the wages of private-sector workers to deter companies from laying off staff, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday. The latest measure to tackle the fallout from...
The first Air New Zealand flight to repatriate stranded German nationals has departed from New Zealand, Air New Zealand senior pilot said on Friday. The senior pilot, Captain David Morgan, stressed that the plane, carrying up to 342 people, left Auckland on Friday, headed for Frankfurt via Vancouver. According...
“ As community leaders, political leaders and our elected representatives, it is your duty to use your existing structures, your tentacles, within all the communities to sensitize and inform the general public of what every person needs to do because without this joint effort and community participation, there is...
“All praise be to Almighty for giving us good health and strength to preside over the governance of our dear state. I salute our courage and calmness in the face of the global pandemic called corona virus that is ravaging the whole world. We should continue to observe the...
Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, has called on African governments to share data on Coronavirus (COVID-19) for effective surveillance in the region. Moeti made the call in her twitter account at Dr @MoetiTshidi. “We work on a day to day basis with the...
Four days into the lockdown order in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun States as part of measures to contain the dreaded coronavirus, the Federal Government has appreciated Nigerians for their compliance, sacrifices and urged them to keep up the pace. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,...
A Cleric, Isaac Ogbah, has advised Nigerians to return to God in prayer to surmount the Coronavirus pandemic in the country and all over the world. Ogbah, a Senior Pastor, God’s Signature Royal Assembly, gave the advice in Ota, Ogun, on Friday. The pastor, also the Chairman, Nigerian Bar...
The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested six notorious armed robbery suspects operating within the state for some months now. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Friday that the members of the armed gang were arrested from March 24 within the...
An international NGO, Save the Children, has called on the Federal, State and Local Governments to abolish all forms of payment in accessing healthcare services at public health facilities by the poorest women and children. The organization’s Advocacy Advisor, Mr. Isah Ibrahim, made the appeal in a statement made...
Renowned Nigerian entertainer, David Adeleke, popularly known as “Davido”, has told his followers that he has no money to do ‘giveaway’ amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown, due to lack of show. The singer stated this while responding to a follower (fan)@cythianthebread on his Twitter page, who tweeted, asking...
Football will be totally different when it eventually resumes after the coronavirus outbreak, the head of global body FIFA Gianni Infantino said on Thursday. “Football will come back, and when it does, we’ll celebrate coming out of a nightmare together,” he told the Italian news agency ANSA in an...
An Enugu-based NGO, Women Aid Collective (WACOL) has urged Nigerian families to shun altercations that may lead to domestic violence during the lockdown occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. The Executive Director of WACOL, Prof Joy Ezeilo made the call in a statement she issued in Enugu...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to issue guidelines this week encouraging Americans to wear masks or face coverings when leaving the home amid the coronavirus pandemic. Vice President Mike Pence said on Thursday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will issue the advisory in the...
Washington State Governor Jay Inslee on Thursday announced an extension of his emergency stay-home order through the end of May 4, to halt the spread of the new coronavirus. Thursday’s announcement extends by nearly a month Inslee’s order that closed many businesses, public schools and much of Washington’s society...
London’s Heathrow airport will close one of its two runways on Monday after flight numbers dropped due to the coronavirus crisis. “It is about increasing resilience and security for employees, passengers, and cargo during the COVID-19 outbreak,” a spokesman for Europe’s largest airport said late Thursday evening, Britain’s news...
A university hospital in the German city of Bonn evacuated 200 patients on Thursday after a wartime bomb was discovered on the grounds, a hospital spokesperson said. Among the patients evacuated were 11 people suffering from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, who had been receiving intensive care treatment....
German survival pioneer and human rights activist Ruediger Nehberg died on Wednesday at the age of 84, his wife told dpa on Thursday. A message of “We mourn” was written on the website of Nehberg’s association Target. Famously referred to as “Sir Vival,” Nehberg made headlines for 25 years...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that his second test for the novel coronavirus came back negative. Trump said he took the test “really out of curiosity to see how quickly it worked,” adding that the test took around 15 minutes. Trump was previously tested in mid-March for...
The number of coronavirus infections in South Korea passed the 10,000 marks, health authorities said on Friday, with 86 new cases recorded since the previous day. The total number of infections increased to 10,062 and the death toll rose by five to 174, according to the Korea Centers for...