Tag: coronavirus
Coronavirus: Nasarawa shuts down schools
The Nasarawa State Government has directed all schools in the state to shut down as a result of the increasing…
Coronavirus: Adewale Ayuba urges Nigerians to stay indoors
Fuji musician, Adewale Ayuba, on Tuesday advised Nigerians to obey the Federal Government’s rule of social distancing or stay indoors…
Coronavirus: Police urge Oyo residents to comply with directives
The Police Command in Oyo State has advised residents of the state to comply with the State and Federal Governments’…
Coronavirus: I’m in support of total shutdown – Tinubu
The National Leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said he was in support of total…
Coronavirus: FCT CAN Chairman wants Nigerians to pray
The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), FCT chapter, Rev. Dr Samson Jonah, has stressed the need for all nations,…
Coronavirus: EKEDC assures customers of stable power supply
Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has assured customers of stable power supply as some civil servants among others work from…
Coronavirus: Operators not implementing Lagos public transport guidelines
Most Lagos State Government public transport guidelines to curb further spread of coronavirus have been found to be unimplemented by…
Coronavirus: NDDC bans visitors
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has suspended visits to its offices in the nine Niger Delta states, an official…
Coronavirus: Kogi gets Isolation Centre
Following the speed at which the dreaded Coronavirus is ravaging the country, the Kogi State Government has drawn a road…
Coronavirus: Ministry makes clarifications on international flights’ restriction
As Nigeria joins the world in efforts to contain the spread of the deadly Coronavirus, the Federal Ministry of Aviation…
Coronavirus cases hit 554 in South Africa
South Africa on Tuesday confirmed an increase in the number of coronavirus cases. from 402 to 554.
Coronavirus cases in Nigeria climb to 42
Cases of Coronavirus infection in Nigeria have risen to 42, according to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.
Ogun, Lagos confirm 2 new cases of coronavirus
Two new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, one each in Lagos and neighbouring Ogun, the Nigeria Centre…
One million Britons may contract coronavirus
An estimated one million Britons may have been infected by coronavirus by next week, former British Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt…
Coronavirus: NANS Demand Accountability Of Counterpart Fund
The leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has demanded for the accountability of any counterpart fund donated…
Coronavirus shuts down Buhari govt, FEC, NEC suspended
Coronavirus literally shut down the Nigerian Government on Monday with the suspension of the weekly federal executive council meeting.
Updated: Abba Kyari tests positive for Coronavirus
Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has reportedly tested positive for the deadly Coronavirus disease.
Coronavirus: Atiku reacts as Kyari tests positive
Former Vice president Atiku Abubakar has reacted to news that the Chief of Staff Abba Kyari has tested positive for…
Coronavirus: Lagos adopts biosecurity measures at abattoirs
Lagos State Government has adopted a number of biosecurity measures at every facility within the Oko-Oba abattoir and lairage complex…
Manu Dibango dies of coronavirus
Manu Dibango, veteran Afro-jazz star died in Paris on Tuesday after getting infected with the coronavirus.
Coronavirus: Kwara police boss issues guidelines on preventive measures
As part of the measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus to Kwara State, the commissioner of Police, Kayode Egbetokun,…
Coronavirus: Nollywood actress challenges pastors
Nollywood actress Hilda Dokubo has challenged pastors who claim to have supernatural ''healing'' powers to lay hands on coronavirus-infected persons.
Oyedepo begs Ogun Govt for flouting ban on large gathering`
President, Living Faith Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo has apologised to the Ogun State Government for flouting its order on large…
Nigerians react to new Hantavirus in China
A man from China's Yunnan Province has died of another Hantavirus while on his way to Shandong Province for work…
Governor Bala’s coronavirus test result out today
There is palpable anxiety in Bauchi as the people await the outcome of the coronavirus test conducted on Governor Bala…
Uganda records spike in coronavirus cases
Uganda authorities confirmed eight new cases of the novel coronavirus late Monday. This takes the national total to nine in…
Covid-19 death rates in Italy, Iran, Spain: What Nigeria should do
By Funmi Peter-Omale/London Some people out there are not getting the message. That this virus is like one our generation…
I don’t have coronavirus – IK Osakioduwa
Popular media personality and the host of the 2020 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award, AMVCA, IK Osakioduwa, has debunked rumours…
Coronavirus case returns to Wuhan
Mainland China saw a doubling in new coronavirus cases, including one in the central city of Wuhan, where the pandemic…
Coronavirus: 5th minister, US ambassador Andrew Young test positive
Burkina Faso's Minister of Trade and Industry Harouna Kabore and Ambassador Andrew Robert Young tested positive for coronavirus