Tag: coronavirus
COVID-19 Pandemic and the State of Osun
That Coronavirus, alias Covid-19 pandemic, is currently causing the entire world great heartache, like never before, is an understatement.
Coronavirus: Total lockdown our last option – Edo govt
As various states governments now engage stringent measures to check the spread of Coronavirus in their respective jurisdictions, Edo State…
Coronavirus: Ondo Govt closes borders, declares 3-day fast
The Ondo State Government has ordered the closure of its borders to the neighbouring states of Ekiti, Osun, Kogi, Edo…
How 127 Ivory Coast returnees escalated Coronavirus in Osun
The Coronavirus cases in Osun State escalated because of 127 indigenes who returned from Ivory Coast, recently, investigation has revealed.
Coronavirus disrupts Wimbledon 2020
The Wimbledon championships were cancelled for the first time since World War Two on Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic struck…
Coronavirus: Niger govt begins fumigation of public places
Niger State has started the fumigation of public places against the spread of COVID-19 in the state.
Coronavirus: Oyo prepares 100-bed isolation centre
Prof. Temitope Alonge, the Head of the Oyo State COVID-19 Taskforce, has disclosed that the 100-bed Isolation centre for Coronavirus…
Coronavirus spreads to Akwa Ibom as Nigeria reveals 23 new cases
The coronavirus pandemic has spread to Akwa Ibom state in what appears to be its inexorable rampage across Nigeria. Nigeria…
Nigeria records 23 new cases of Coronavirus; total figure now 174
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has reported 23 new cases of Coronavirus in the country, bringing the national…
Coronavirus war: Amosun donates N25m to Ogun government
Former governor of Ogun, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has donated N25 million to support the state in its ongoing efforts at…
Coronavirus cases in Africa hit 5,786, deaths 196: Africa CDC
Africa's death toll from the coronavirus has reached 196, just as confirmed cases surpassed 5,786.
COVID-19 kills Pape Diouf, ex-Olympique Marseille boss
Pape Diouf, former president of French football club Olympique Marseille, died in Senegal Tuesday night of COVID-19.
No respite for UK, Coronavirus takes 563 lives in one day
There is no respite for the United Kingdom (UK) as the deadly Coronavirus killed 563 people in less than 24…
Coronavirus infections fall in China
China where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged in December reported dwindling new infections on Wednesday.
Nigeria’s Coronavirus cases at a Glance
Nigeria's Coronavirus cases have jumped to 151, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.
4th Ogun coronavirus case 30 year-old lady
Ogun State said its fourth case of coronavirus is a thirty year old daughter of the 62 year-old returnee from…
Iwu raises hope on readiness of Coronavirus drug
Maurice Iwu, a Nigerian professor of Pharmacognosy from the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has raised the hope of readiness…
Buhari rice coming to Lagos, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has authorised the release of 70,000 metric tonnes of rice from the nation's strategic grain reserves as…
Davido twice lucky: Escapes Coronavirus again
Nigerian Afropop singer, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido, is twice luck as he tested negative for coronavirus for the…
JUST IN: American who tested positive for Coronavirus in Lagos evacuated to US
An American who tested positive for Coronavirus in Lagos, Nigeria, has been evacuated to the United States.
Facts don’t lie: 50 actions taken by Buhari since Coronavirus began
In his broadcast to the nation on Sunday, March 29, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari declared that “in Nigeria’s fight against…
Andrew Jack, popular ‘Star Wars” actor struck dead by Coronavirus
Popular actor, Andrew Jack, 76 has died of the deadly Coronavirus disease.
How Eniola Badmus feels after quarantine
Nollywood actress Eniola Badmus, popular for acting roles entailing criminality is updating us on how her self quarantine turned out.
Nigeria’s coronavirus cases jump to 151 with 12 new cases
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 12 new cases of Coronavirus, with total number of cases in the…
Coronavirus: Committee seeks life insurance for health workers
Prof Titus Ibekwe, Chairman National Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development of the Nigerian Medical Association has advocated…
Coronavirus: Ikpeazu cautions against self-medication
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has warned the people to avoid adopting any form of self-medication for preventive and curative…
Lockdown: Cooking gas sales excluded
The Nigerian Association of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketers (NALPGAM) says selling of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, also known as cooking gas,…
Ekiti: Senator donates N10m to fight coronavirus
Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, has donated N10 million toward fighting…
Lockdown: Bauchi residents engage in panic-buying
Bauchi residents are rushing to stock food items and other essential products barely some hours to the total lockdown of…
Coronavirus: Nigeria must break the chain of spread – NAQS DG
Nigeria must break the chain of the spread of coronavirus in the country to avert the likely scenario of being…