Tag: coronavirus
Coronavirus: Nigerian Army supports Ogun govt with PPEs
As part of efforts towards flattening the curve of coronavirus in the country, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen.…
Execution of key projects must continue amidst coronavirus – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that his administration has sustained the execution of key projects because after…
Coronavirus: Kano infections hit 693
The Kano State Ministry of Health has confirmed 27 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total confirmed cases in the…
Coronavirus: NGO provides clean water to FCT residents
Mrs Christiana Uzor-Okamgba, Founder, Tabitha Empowerment Centre, an NGO says the organisation is providing access to clean water to some…
Coronavirus: Thailand reports no new case since March 9
Thailand, the first country outside China to discover a case of the new coronavirus, on Wednesday reported no new daily…
Coronavirus weakening, may disappear before vaccine: Italian expert
Italian expert, Dr. Giuseppe Remuzzi said coronavirus is nearing its end and “may disappear" before the discovery of a vaccine…
Brazilian governors reject president’s reopening plan
The governors of nine of Brazil’s 26 states and of the federal district of the capital, Brasilia, have announced that…
Coronavirus: Senate to establish Advanced Healthcare Development Fund
The Senate on Tuesday considered a critical bill which seeks to boost advanced healthcare service delivery in Nigeria to act…
Researchers predict coronavirus end date in U.S., UK, rest of the world
Researchers at the Singapore University of Technology and Design predict that the coronavirus pandemic will end globally early next year.
Nigeria’s Coronavirus deaths jump to 158, Lagos, Kano lead
Nigeria has recorded 158 Coronavirus deaths, with Lagos and Kano topping the chat.
Nigerian nurse Ijeoma Afuke dies of COVID-19 in Chicago, 5 years after emigrating
Nigerian nurse Ijeoma Afuke dies of COVID-19 complications in Chicago five years after emigrating to the U.S. to join her…
Nigeria records drop in daily Coronavirus infections, hits 146 new cases
Nigeria recorded a drop in daily Coronavirus infections on Tuesday, recording 146 new cases, taking its total to 4,787.
111 people test negative for Coronavirus in Kogi
Kogi Government said on Tuesday said that 111 people it tested for coronavirus had returned negative.
Dubai-returnee struck dead by Coronavirus in Lagos
A 32-year-old Nigerian who returned from Dubai has been killed by the deadly Coronavirus in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Breakthrough in Sokoto, 22 Coronavirus patients discharged
The Sokoto State Government says it has discharged 22 out of 75 coronavirus patients at its isolation centre in Amanawa…
Doyin Okupe, wife survive Coronavirus, discharged
Former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, on Public Affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe and his wife have survived the…
Lockdown violation: 7 travellers arrested in Kwara
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kwara has arrested seven persons for allegedly violating the lockdown order…
Putin’s spokesperson tests positive for coronavirus
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, informed state media on Tuesday that he had contracted the novel coronavirus.
NSCDC apprehends lockdown violators in Ondo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ondo State Command, has arrested five travellers who allegedly violated the border…
Coronavirus: UBTH commences testing as NCDC approves centre
Efforts to contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease in Edo state has received a boost, following the approval of…
Coronavirus: Taraba Assembly approves Ishaku’s N2.5bn request
The Taraba House of Assembly has given approval to Gov. Darius Ishaku’s request to access a N2.5 billion loan from…
Coronavirus: Senegal to re-open mosques, ease restrictions as cases jump
Senegalese President Macky Sall announced the re-opening of mosques and churches and the easing of other restrictions imposed to contain…
Pope praises nurses fighting against Coronavirus
Pope Francis on Tuesday praised the work of nurses around the world, fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 pandemic deals body blows to Toyota, Honda
Japanese carmakers Toyota Motor and Honda Motor said their quarterly vehicle sales had been dealt a severe blow by the…
Russia overtakes UK for World No. 3 in coronavirus cases
Russia is now officially the third worst-hit country by the coronavirus. It overtook UK this morning after it posted yet…
T.B. Joshua: Coronavirus bringing hard times, people will retreat to villages
Prophet T.B. Joshua, founder of the Synagogue of All Nations, said God revealed to him that hard times will follow…
Kano extends coronavirus lockdown
Kano state government has extended its coronavirus lockdown by a week to contain the spread of the virus in the…
U.S. governor rebuffs Trump on order to reopen state
U.S. President Donald Trump backed protesters in Pennsylvania demanding an immediate lifting of restrictions meant to slow the spread of…
I Insist That #ChinaMustPay Africa Damages for COVID-19.
Oby Ezekwesili insists Africa deserves to be paid a compensation by China for the damages COVID-19 pandemic is inflicting on…
11 million Wuhan residents for new coronavirus tests
The Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of China’s coronavirus outbreak, plans to conduct city-wide nucleic acid testing over a…