Tag: coronavirus
Shutdown of Lagos over Coronavirus imminent – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday evening said the total shutdown of the state over outbreak of the deadly…
NPA clears air on 6 COVID-19 cases detected on oil rig
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday said it had got clarification on the six COVID-19 cases found aboard a…
Coronavirus: Lagos advocates clean water usage to limit spread of virus
Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission has advised residents of the State to pay attention to the use of clean and…
Lagos laments upsurge in illegal activities on waterfront
Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has observed with dismay an upsurge in illegal activities along the waterfront of…
U.S. sets new world record in coronavirus cases
The U.S. on Friday set a new world record in confirmed coronavirus cases, after over 7,000 people tested positive in…
Coronavirus: UK’s death toll spikes
The UK on Friday recorded its biggest coronavirus death toll, on a day Prime Minister Boris Johnson disclosed his shocking…
Fayemi tests negative for Coronavirus
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi has tested negative for Coronavirus.
Saudi Arabia confirms 92 new coronavirus cases
Saudi Arabia on Friday reported 92 new cases of coronavirus, increasing the tally of cases in the Kingdom to 1104.
Otedola donates N1bn to fight Coronavirus
Nigerian billionaire, Femi Otedola has said he would be donating N1 billion to eradicate the deadly Coronavirus in the country.
Coronavirus cases in Lagos may surge to 39,000 – Health commissioner
The Lagos State Government on Friday warned that coronavirus cases in the state may surge to 39,000 in the coming…
Coronavirus: Unilever makes donations to Ogun hospital
As part of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, Unilever Nigeria has donated packets of lifebuoy soaps to the…
Coronavirus: Lagos commissioner calls for calm among youths
Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr Segun Dawodu has called for calm among the youth population in…
Coronavirus: Travellers stranded at Rivers border cry for help
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the Abia/Rivers State border located at Oyigbo, in Oyigbo local government area of Rivers…
America lures medical professionals to U.S. fight coronavirus
The United States is luring medical medical professionals all over the world to come to help fight COVID-19 pandemic.
Coronavirus: Ondo council shuts abattoir
The Okitipupa Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo State says it has shut the council’s abattoir over the coronavirus and…
Coronavirus: Buhari praises Atiku, Dangote, Elumelu, others
Former vice president Atiku Abubakar on Friday earned the rare praise of President Muhammadu Buhari for standing up to be…
COVID-19 pandemic: Breaking the Circle of Transmission
Initially, we did not really bother about it. It is a Chinese problem. Some of us had thought. Somehow, it…
Coronavirus: German Chancellor Merkel misses human contact
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said that she is missing personal contact with colleagues while working from home during the…
Coronavirus: Osun announces closure of borders
The Osun Government has announced the closure of its borders as part of measures to check the spread of the…
Coronavirus: Kaduna LG boss orders closure of all markets
Mr Peter Averik, Chairman of Jema’a Local Government in Kaduna State, has ordered the complete closure of Kafanchan main market…
Coronavirus: Major Lagos food markets take precautionary measures
Major markets in Lagos metropolis have started putting measures in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Africa’s death toll reaches 83, confirmed cases now 3,243
The death toll from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Africa has reached 83 as confirmed positive cases surpassed 3,243, the…
Tonto Dikeh pledges support to fight Coronavirus
Public figures are doing what they can to help stop the spread of the novel Coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Hungary restricts movement
Hungary on Friday said it would impose a wide-range restriction on movement in a bid to slow the spread of…
Coronavirus: Pope to lead prayer for virus’ end
Pope Francis is due on Friday to appear in an empty St. Peter’s Square to lead special prayers asking God…
Coronavirus: Chinese company shutdown, workers on compulsory isolation in Kogi
Kogi State government on Friday directed the immediate closure of a ceramic tiles manufacturing company in Ajaokuta as part of…
Coronavirus: Police to enforce social restriction order in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State has set up a committee to ensure enforcement of various social restriction orders as…
Coronavirus: South Korea’s new cases drop below 100
The number of daily new coronavirus infections in South Korea dropped below 100 on Friday, with 91 new cases recorded…
Coronavirus: Argentina detains 6,000 people
Argentinian security forces have detained more than 6,000 people since extensive restrictions on personal movement were introduced in a bid…
Masari shuts Katsina’s borders with Niger, rest of Nigeria
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina state will close from tomorrow all land borders, including with Niger Republic as part of…