Tag: coronavirus
Coronavirus: Why we imposed tough measures – Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that the State Government is working assiduously to save lives of Rivers people…
Coronavirus: Ecobank Launches “StaySafeNigeria” Media Campaign
Ecobank Nigeria has launched a ‘StaySafeNigeria’ media campaign being part of its corporate actions to support measures to check the…
Nigeria mulls tougher measures to battle coronavirus
Alhaji Lai Mohammed said Nigeria considering tougher measures to stop the exportation of coronavirus to states that do not have…
Two Nigerian ministers test negative for Coronavirus
Two Nigerian ministers have tested negative for the deadly Coronavirus pandemic.
Coronavirus: Nigerians busy making “meaningless criticisms” – Lai
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, on Thursday, said many Nigerians are busy making “meaningless criticisms” instead of complying…
Coronavirus: Lagos begins enforcement on gaming industry
Lagos State Lotteries Board begins enforcement as directed by Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu directive in a bid to ensure the…
Obaseki tests negative for coronavirus
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has tested negative for coronavirus.
Nigerian govt announces plan to ban inter-state travel
The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Thursday, announced plans to ban inter-state travel and possibly close down all motor parks…
Coronavirus: NANS appeals for compliance with govt directives
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to Nigerian students not to take the closure of schools by…
Coronavirus: Lagos calls for caution at home, workplaces
The Director General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Lanre Mojola, has urged Lagos residents at home and workplaces to strictly maintain…
Kylie Jenner donates $1 million to fight Coronavirus
Makeup mogul and reality star, Kylie Jenner has donated $1 million to aid in the fight against COVID-19 (Coronavirus)after she…
UBA puts down N5bn to battle Coronavirus in Africa
The United Bank for Africa, UBA, has said it would provide N5 billion (U$14 million) to the COVID-19 Relief Support…
Coronavirus: Anambra places borders under watch
Anambra State Government has placed all its six entry points under full-scale watch as part of precautionary measures toward containing…
Coronavirus: Sokoto Psychiatric hospital restricts visitors
The Management of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital (FNPH) Kware, Sokoto, on Thursday began restricting who can visit hospitals due to…
Six Coronavirus patients to be discharged in Lagos
Lagos State Government has said six Coronavirus patients have recovered in Lagos and will be discharged on Friday.
Coronavirus: Kebbi govt. denies rumour
Kebbi State Government has denied the rumour that a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the state…
Attack Coronavirus during lockdown, WHO urges countries
Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, has urged countries that had introduced “lockdown” measures to use this time…
Coronavirus: NSCDC deploys personnel to Ekiti, Edo
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Command in Ekiti State, has deployed 250 Emergency Response Personnel across the…
Pope Francis in coronavirus danger, Vatican worker catches the bug
Pope Francis is in coronavirus danger after a Vatican worker who lives in his residence was hospitalised for testing positive…
Coronavirus: Delta orders less than 50 persons in worship centres
The Delta State Government and religious leaders on Wednesday reached a consensus not to allow more than 50 worshippers at…
Coronavirus: Bill Cosby seeks early release from prison
The legal team of disgraced actor and comedian Bill Cosby are currently making moves to secure his release from prison…
Coronavirus: Kano enforces draconian border closure tomorrow
Kano State Government has ordered the closure of land borders and routes linking the state to other parts of the…
Update: U.S. coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000
The U.S. coronavirus death toll surpassed 1,000 on Wednesday. Statistics showed that 247 people died in 24 hours and 13,355…
Coronavirus: Enugu approves assurance package for doctors, health workers
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has approved Group Life/Group Personal Accident Assurance Policy for all medical doctors in the…
Coronavirus: Bauchi nurses demand protective equipment
Chairman of National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Bauchi state chapter, Ibrahim Maikudi, has called on the State…
Coronavirus deaths worldwide above 21,000
The coronavirus pandemic has left 21,185 people dead as governments all over the world stepped up their efforts against the…
Burkina Faso worst hit by coronavirus in West Africa
Burkina Faso reported 32 new cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total to 146, the highest in West Africa.
Nigeria confirms five new coronavirus cases, first in Rivers
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed five new cases in Lagos, Rivers, and FCT.
Coronavirus: Max Air, Air Peace, Dana Air, Arik suspend flights
Max Air Transport Company said it will suspend its domestic flights from 27 March to 12 April for the safety…
Coronavirus: LAGESC operatives to remain at duty posts
The Corps Marshal of Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), Retired CP Gbemisola Akinpelu, has reiterated the readiness of the agency…