Tag: coronavirus
Coronavirus: NDDC donates N1bn to Niger Delta States
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has announced the donation of N1.045 billion to the nine states of the Niger…
Coronavirus: Russia’s top doctor tests positive
Russia’s top doctor for coronavirus cases, Denis Protsenko, has tested positive for the virus, state media reported on Tuesday.
Coronavirus: Edo flays scam schemes, assures on economic relief package
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state has disowned persons allegedly going round the state collating names and details of would-be…
Warning: Not all hand sanitisers are OK for coronavirus
A pharmacist, Mr Ayobambo Fajuyitan, has cautioned Nigerians against using hand sanitisers with low alcohol content to prevent COVID-19 infection.
Mike Bamiloye reveals real cause of Coronavirus
Nigerian evangelist and founder of Mount Zion Drama Ministry, Mike Bamiloye, has fingered gay marriage, gender transplant and corruption as…
Lockdown: Sanwo-Olu urges security operatives to be friendly with Lagosians
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has charged security agents to be friendly in enforcing the lockdown order announced on…
Coronavirus patient in Ekiti tests negative, discharged
The only coronavirus-hit patient in Ekiti State has tested negative and allowed to go home.
Coronavirus: Akeredolu trains town criers in Imo
As part of her efforts to raise awareness of the deadly pandemic disease, Coronavirus, the Ondo State First Lady, who…
Coronavirus: Edo govt trains 4,218 medical personnel
No fewer than 4,218 medical personnel drawn from private, state and federal government medical centres, have been recruited for training,…
Coronavirus: Not all hand sanitizers can kill the virus
A pharmacist, Mr Ayobambo Fajuyitan, on Tuesday cautioned Nigerians against using hand sanitizers with low alcohol content in preventing coronavirus.
Lockdown: Ex-Oyo attorney-general faults Soyinka
Mr Seun Abimbola, a former attorney general in Oyo State, on Tuesday described as mere academic exercise any argument against…
Those whose prayers God may not answer
With the public outrage following the flouting of government’s directives by some religious institutions last weekend over the number of…
Coronavirus: Iyana Ipaja business owners comply with lockdown order
Business owners in Iyana Ipaja in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State on Tuesday complied with the lockdown order…
Restriction order backed by extant laws – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says questioning the legality of the presidential order restricting movements in the FCT, Lagos and Ogun…
Lagos Lockdown: Day 1 in pictures
Lagos, Africa’s biggest city and business hub of Nigeria has initiated a total lockdown, with the restriction of all movement…
Coronavirus: NOA intensifies awareness campaign in Gombe
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Gombe State says it has intensified efforts to raise the residents’ awareness of preventive…
WHO shocker: Masks can cause infection, not coronavirus proof
The World Health Organisation, WHO has dropped a shocker to people wearing masks as protection against coronavirus. It said masks…
Nigeria records 4 new Coronavirus cases in Osun, Ogun
Nigeria has recorded four new coronavirus cases in Osun and Ogun States, bringing the total national figure to 135 cases.
Coronavirus: Fani-Kayode reacts to US, France, evacuating citizens from Nigeria
Critic, Femi Fani-Kayode, has reacted to US, Germany, France and Israel evacuating their citizens from Nigeria as a result of…
Disney boss donates entire salary to fight Coronavirus pandemic
Disney's Executive Chairman Bob Iger has announced that he would forgo his entire salary during the time of the coronavirus…
South Korea commences school year amid coronavirus outbreak
Prime Minister Chung Sye-Kyun of South Korea said on Tuesday that the country will begin the new school year with…
No Coronavirus in Ondo – Commissioner
Ondo State government has said there is no confirmed case of COVID-19 in the state after 12 individuals were tested…
Oyo coronavirus index case now negative, goes home
Oyo state coronavirus index case tested negative on Monday and has been released from isolation centre. The patient’s release followed…
Coronavirus: Pentecostal Pastor arrested for large church services
Pentecostal Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne has been arrested in the United States after defying authorities by continuing to hold large church…
Ooni of Ife reveals cure for Coronavirus
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II on Monday recommended a tested herbs for the treatment of…
Coronavirus: Stanbic IBTC Joins Organised Private Sector in Fight
Stanbic IBTC Holdings PLC, a member of Standard Bank Group, has joined other corporate organisations to offer support to the…
Coronavirus: Lagos commends CCCEC, others over donations
Lagos State has commended all stakeholders who supported the government in its collaborative efforts to stop the spread of Coronavirus…
Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu salutes Lagosians’ endurance
The Lagos State Governor and COVID-19 Incident Commander, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has saluted Lagosians for their endurance since measures to…
What fans are saying about Davido & Coronavirus
Davido is likely to have contracted the Coronavirus, as fans are speculating on Twitter.
Nigeria’s coronavirus cases jump to 131
Nigeria recorded its single largest coronavirus cases on Monday, with 20 new ones declared, raising the tally to 131.