Tag: coronavirus
Nigeria records 20 new Coronavirus cases
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 20 new Coronavirus cases in the country, taking the total figure…
Pictures from Tonto Dikeh’s Foundation outreach
The Tonto Dikeh Foundation reached out to different communities to give relief items like food, sanitizers, masks and gloves to…
Lagos Coronavirus survivor breaks silence: My ordeal, how I conquered
For Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, Monday, 30 March, 2019 will linger in her memory, that was the day she was discharged…
Lockdown: Oyo markets record low turn out
Various markets in Ibadan metropolis, the Oyo State capital, on Monday, witnessed a low turnout as many traders complained of…
Coronavirus: First Bank donates N1bn
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced the donation of N1 billion toward the joint effort by the Nigerian Private…
Coronavirus: Ondo guber aspirant calls for food bank
Mr Olayide Adelami, a governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, has urged…
[PHOTO NEWS] Coronavirus: Last minutes before lockdown in Lagos
Buhari in a nationwide broadcast on Sunday, ordered a lockdown of Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun States, in a move to…
Coronavirus: Edo to begin massive screening, testing
The Edo State Government on Monday said it has concluded plans to commence massive screening and testing for coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Coronavirus: FMC to produce hand sanitizer for Jigawa govt.
The Jigawa government, on Monday, says it has concluded arrangements with the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Birninkudu, on the production…
Operations to continue at the ports – NPA
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Monday said that operations would continue at the ports in spite of the two-week lockdown…
Coronavirus: Immigration suspends passport issuance
The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has suspended the migrants e-registration and issuance of passport as part…
Coronavirus: Chinese firm donates materials to Nigerian military
A Chinese firm in Nigeria, Mutual Commitment Company Ltd, has donated medical face mask and hand gloves to Nigerian military…
Coronavirus: Ogun postpones total lockdown to Friday
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun has postponed total lockdown of the state over raging coronavirus to Friday.
Coronavirus strikes another Nigerian dead
The deadly Coronavirus disease has claimed a second life in Nigeria, the nation's Health Minister, Dr Osagie Ehanire disclosed on…
Kwara Gov donates salary to fight Coronavirus
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State on Sunday announced the donation of 100% of his 10 months salary from May…
Nigerian senators donate 50% of salaries to coronavirus battle
Nigerian senators on Monday agreed to contribute 50 percent of their salaries to support the efforts being made to contain…
Coronavirus: NAFDAC orders emergency stock of Chloroquine
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered the manufacture of Chloroquine for an emergency…
Coronavirus: US regulator approves 2 malaria drugs
A limited emergency-use authorization for two antimalarial drugs touted as game-changers by President Donald Trump has been issued by the…
Coronavirus: Shi’ite group urges Nigerians to stay home
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), also known as Shiite group has urged Nigerians to comply with instructions and guidance…
Coronavirus: Oby Ezekwesili reacts to lockdown of states
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide broadcast will help to bring all the…
U.S. choir ravaged by coronavirus after continuing rehearsal
With the coronavirus quickly spreading in Washington state in early March, leaders of the Skagit Valley Chorale debated whether to…
Wofai Fada reveals test result after contact with Coronavirus patient
Popular Instagram Comedienne and actress, Wofai Fada has shared her test result on social media after she tested negative for…
Result of Gov. Bala’s aide quarantined in Jos announced
The Plateau Government said that Hassan Sale, an aide to Bauchi State Governor, who resides in Jos, tested negative to…
Coronavirus: Rohr sends goodwill message to Nigerians
Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has appealed to Nigerians including the fans of the Super Eagles to remain positive and…
Coronavirus: Abba Kyari takes survival battle to Lagos
Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari's Chief of Staff is heading to Lagos for proper treatment as he battles for survival…
Total lockdown in Moscow over Coronavirus
Moscow, Russia's capital is imposing a citywide quarantine starting March 30 until further notice for all residents regardless of their…
Coronavirus: NNPC delivers medical equipment to UniAbuja Teaching Hospital
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday handed over medical equipment to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospitals in…
Coronavirus strikes 151 dead in New York in 24 hours
New York on Sunday announced 3,250 new cases and 161 deaths from the coronavirus disease within 24 hours.
Alakijas donate N1bn to fight Coronavirus
Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Famfa Oil Limited, Modupe and Folorunso Alakija have donated N1 billion to support Nigeria’s fight against…
Nigeria records 14 new cases of Coronavirus
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Sunday said the nation's coronavirus cases have climbed to 111, with 14…