Tag: coronavirus
Six new cases of Coronavirus hit Osun
Six new cases of the deadly Coronavirus has been confirmed in Osun State, bringing the total to 20.
Coronavirus lockdown tragedy: Soldier kills man in Delta
The lockdown in Delta State over coronavirus has claimed the first victim as a soldier shot dead a man in…
Fayose reveals Coronavirus test result
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has revealed the result of the Coronavirus test he undergone.
Coronavirus: Putin orders Russians not to go to work in April
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday ordered Russians not go to work for the rest of April to contain the coronavirus…
Coronavirus: Buhari orders payment of salaries
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the payment of March salaries to federal workers following his movement restriction in Lagos,…
Bauchi state commences temporary lockdown
The deputy governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Baba Tela has revealed the state would commence a lockdown as announced on…
Coronavirus: Goodluck Jonathan Foundation makes donations to IDP Camps
The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation has distributed food and WASH (Water, Hygiene and Sanitation) materials worth millions of naira to different…
Coronavirus: Group calls for massive media campaign
The New Generation Leadership, (NGL) has advised the Nigerian Government to embark on a massive media campaign to enlighten and…
Ogun IPAC Joins Fight Against Coronavirus
The Ogun State Chapter of Inter Party Advisory Council has offered its input in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hr curfew on 2 cities
Saudi Arabia has on Thursday imposed a 24-hour curfew in two of its cities, Mecca and Medina.
Coronavirus: Virologist urges Nigerian government to expand capacity
A Jos-based virologist, Dr. Solomon Chollom has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to increase testing capacity for the…
Coronavirus: Osoba calls for lockdown extension to other states
A sitting Lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Hon Olumide Osoba, has advised the Federal government to extend the recent…
Coronavirus: Death toll in Indonesia rises to 170
Indonesia has recorded a jump in coronavirus death toll on Thursday after it increased to 170.
Coronavirus: 2 index patients to be discharged in Bauchi
Bauchi State Government has promised that two out of the three index Coronavirus (covid-19) patients in the state, would soon…
Coronavirus Lockdown: Fetswallet, others begin disbursement of FG conditional cash
Fast-rising Nigerian Fintech mobile money company, Funds and Electronic Transfer Solutions, Fets', operators of Fetswallet on Wednesday commenced the immediate…
Coronavirus Lockdown: 10 Ways to beat boredom
Getting bored during a lockdown could be real torture especially with people who are used to having hectic schedules. In…
Coronavirus: Somali President Farmajo pardons 148 prisoners
Somali President Mohamed Farmajo on Thursday pardoned 148 prisoners, in a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Coronavirus threatens national food security: Prof. Obatolu
Prof. Veronica Obatolu, the Executive Director, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, has said that the novel coronavirus…
Spain breaks world record in deaths from coronavirus
Spain confirmed the world’s largest coronavirus related deaths today with record 950 people dead
Access Bank makes transaction easier during lockdowm
Access Bank Plc has introduced a Dual Transaction Service (DTS), an enhanced debit card service that provides access to credit…
China locks down community as new coronavirus outbreak feared
China has imposed a lockdown on the county of Jia in central Henan province after three doctors tested positive despite…
Kebbi marketers receive surgical masks, others items
Alhaji Abubakar Atiku-Danbila, Kebbi State Youth Leader in-charge of Gwandu Emirate, on Wednesday donated surgical face masks and other medical…
Coronavirus: JAMB donates 3 ventilators to hospitals
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has donated three ventilators to two General hospitals to support the Federal Government’s…
Trump doubts China’s coronavirus figures
President Donald Trump joined U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday to cast doubt on the accuracy of official Chinese figures on its…
Coronavirus: Presidency replies Soyinka for attacking Buhari
The presidency has replied Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka over his comment that the declaration of total lockdown in Lagos…
US’ Coronavirus cases surpass 200,000, with 869 new death
Coronavirus continues to ravaged the United States, with cases now surpassing 200,000, and a record of 869 death in one…
Coronavirus claims 700 lives in Italy in one day
Italy’s record death toll from the novel coronavirus grew by more than 700 on Wednesday, as a top official said…
Coronavirus strikes six-week-old baby dead
A six-week-old infant has died of complications relating to Coronavirus, the governor of the US State of Connecticut said Wednesday,…
Nigeria’s Coronavirus donations hit N15bn
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday said that monetary contributions to its relief fund under the auspices of…
Global COVID-19 cases hit one million soon: WHO
World Health Organisation (WHO) said confirmed cases of COVID-19 pandemic will soon reach one million globally, Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus…