Year: 2020
Coronavirus: Enugu approves assurance package for doctors, health workers
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has approved Group Life/Group Personal Accident Assurance Policy for all medical doctors in the…
Coronavirus: Bauchi nurses demand protective equipment
Chairman of National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Bauchi state chapter, Ibrahim Maikudi, has called on the State…
U.S. Senate passes $2trillion stimulus bill, help on the way for Americans
Help is on the way for coronavirus-stricken American people and businesses after the US Senate unanimously passed the nation's largest-ever…
Coronavirus deaths worldwide above 21,000
The coronavirus pandemic has left 21,185 people dead as governments all over the world stepped up their efforts against the…
World still lives in the shadow of slave trade: Guterres.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the world “still lives in the shadow of the transatlantic slave trade” despite rejecting racism.
Burkina Faso worst hit by coronavirus in West Africa
Burkina Faso reported 32 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total to 146, the highest in West Africa.
Nigeria confirms five new coronavirus cases, first in Rivers
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five new cases in Lagos, Rivers, and FCT.
Coronavirus: Max Air, Air Peace, Dana Air, Arik suspend flights
Max Air Transport Company said it will suspend its domestic flights from 27 March to 12 April for the safety…
Coronavirus: LAGESC operatives to remain at duty posts
The Corps Marshal of Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), Retired CP Gbemisola Akinpelu, has reiterated the readiness of the agency…
Abule Ado-Sabo explosion: Dangote, Zenith Bank donate N200m
The Lagos State Government has appreciated individuals and organisations that had supported victims of the Abule-Ado-Soba explosion and solicited further…
Makinde grants all Oyo workers two-week holiday
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has announced a two-week holiday for all civil servants in the state as from…
U.S. coronavirus cases, deaths spike
Close to 65,000 coronavirus cases have been diagnosed in the United States, after about 10,000 cases were confirmed on Wednesday.
Coronavirus: Anthony Joshua into self-isolation after contact with Prince Charles
World Heavyweight boxing champion, Anthony Joshua has gone into self-isolation after coming in contact with Prince Charles who tested positive…
Governor Bala Mohammed’s double headache as brother kidnapped
Elder brother to Governor Bala Mohammed has been kidnapped. Multiple reports said Adamu Mohammed Duguri, was kidnapped by gunmen at…
Turkey indicts Saudi nationals in Khashoggi’s murder
Turkey has charged 20 Saudi nationals for the gruesome death of Jamal Khashoggi.
Coronavirus: Death toll in Spain exceeds China
Spain released official figures of its death toll since the outbreak of coronavirus, making her the second country after Italy…
COVID-19: LASBCA to begin enforcement on social distancing at construction sites
In line with the directive from the Lagos State Government on maintaining Social distancing and having not more than 25…
Sexual issues: I have more female customers than male – Ovite
It is a common belief in Nigeria, and indeed, the world that men have sexual problems than women.
Coronavirus: NURTW’s boss appeals to Nigerian government
Professor Ibikunle Baruwa, President of Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) urged the Federal and State Governments to assist…
Coronavirus not a death sentence – Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity has said that the novel coronavirus disease…
Coronavirus: Turkey extends closure of schools
Turkey, on Wednesday, extended its nationwide closure of schools in the country till April 30 over the coronavirus outbreak.
Oyo Govt. to shut its borders over coronavirus
Oyo State Government has revealed that it may likely impose travel restrictions at the State’s entry points, as part of…
CoViD-19: Anxieties over Kogi governor’s status
Since Tuesday when the news of the infection of the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari with Coronavirus…
Coronavirus: Lawan, Gbajabiamila meet Ministers on 2020 budget review
The Leadership of the National Assembly on Wednesday held a meeting with some Ministers and Heads of agencies from the…
2020 World Tuberculosis Day: Mrs Abiodun Calls On Religious Leaders
Tuberculosis is one of the major causes of death as an epidemic in Nigeria requiring the attention of all stakeholders…
Atiku donates N50m to fight Coronavirus
Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has donated N50 million to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the nation.
Coronavirus: Computer Village, Ladipo, Balogun Markets for total shutdown
Multi-billions of naira will be lost in Lagos in the next seven days, as major markets in the state will…
Bill Gates predicted coronavirus pandemic and that world will not be ready
Bill Gates, billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft founder predicted in 2015 that a virus will develop into a pandemic that sweeps…
Osun launches manhunt for contacts of first coronavirus case
Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun said his government has launched a manhunt for all the contacts of its first coronavirus…
Coronavirus: Runtown donates N10 million to fans
Nigerian musician, Douglas Jack Agu popularly known as Runtown has set aside the sum of N10 million to give out…