Tag: coronavirus
China reports zero coronavirus case for third consecutive day
China reported no new local cases of the deadly coronavirus for a third consecutive day Saturday but confirmed the highest…
Coronavirus hits Abuja; FIRS staff, two others test positive
Three persons have tested positive to COVID-19 in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.
Mauritius reports first death from coronavirus
Mauritius has confirmed its first death from the coronavirus, while the number of confirmed cases has risen, a Health Ministry…
Updated: 4 ministers test positive for coronavirus
Four ministers in Burkina Faso have tested positive for coronavirus, as the country slammed a curfew and closed all land,…
Alpha Barry Burkina Faso foreign minister tests positive
Burkina Faso's Foreign Minister Alpha Barry has tested positive for COVID-19, the fourth minister to be infected in the country
Ex-INEC boss Maurice Iwu leads Imo task force against coronavirus
Maurice Iwu, a former INEC chairman and professor of pharmacognosy is leading a task force team set up by the…
FUTA, BUK suspend lectures, order students to go home
Federal University of Technology, Akure(FUTA) and Bayero University Kano(BUK) have suspended lectures for one month and asked students to go…
Coronavirus: WHO chief sends message to world youths
The World Health Organisation, WHO has sent a warning to world youths that the raging coronavirus does not respect them…
Coronavirus: Kano sets up taskforce committee
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Friday inaugurated an action committee aimed at ensuring effective preparation against the dreaded…
BUK suspends lectures over Coronavirus
Bayero University Kano (BUK) has suspended lectures for one month, following a circular from the Federal Ministry of Education through…
Makinde orders Oyo schools closed for coronavirus
Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has ordered closure of all schools in the state till after Easter celebration. Makinde…
Coronavirus: Canada’s confirmed cases over 1000
Canada’s reported cases of the COVID-19 respiratory illness caused by the coronavirus passed more than 1,000 on Friday. Till date…
Staff of US Vice President Mike Pence tests positive
A staff member in the office of US Vice President Mike Pence has tested positive for coronavirus, Pence’s spokesperson said…
COVID-19: Zamfara govt to quarantine long distance vehicles
Zamfara state government has announced that it will henceforth seclude vehicles coming from a long journey into the state and…
Italy sets new coronavirus records, tightens lockdown
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Italy leapt by 627 on Friday to set a new record of…
Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria discharged
The Italian who was first diagnosed with Covid 19 in Nigeria is now free of the virus and was, on…
Coronavirus hits Madagascar
The island nation of Madagascar confirmed its first cases of coronavirus on Friday.
Boris Johnson closes United Kingdom
Prime Minister Boris Johnson effectively closed down the United Kingdom on Friday, ordering pubs, restaurants, theatres, cinemas and gyms to…
Coronavirus: BBNaija’s Tacha vows not to return from UK
Controversial Big Brother Naija housemate, Natacha Akide, better known as Tacha, who is presently in the United Kingdom has said…
Coronavirus: Fayemi orders civil servants to work from home
Governor of Nigeria's state of Ekiti, Dr. Kayode Fayemi has ordered some categories of civil servants in the state to…
Video: Wasiu Ayinde sings Covid-19 warning
Music legend, Wasiu Ayinde, has urged his fans and other Nigerians to listen to the guidelines by health officials on…
COVID19: Doctor-patient ratio puts Nigeria at high risk
The Environmental Health Officer Association of Nigeria (EHOAN) has expressed concern over inadequate personnel in the country saying only 7,000…
Coronavirus: Yahaya Bello orders closure of schools, bans public gathering
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has ordered the closure of public and private schools (tertiary, secondary and primary) in the…
Enugu shuts primary, secondary schools
Enugu State Government has directed all primary and secondary schools in the state to close for the term on or…
Coronavirus: Sanwo-Olu orders arrest of people gathering in large numbers
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered the police and other security agencies to arrest people gathering in large number…
Coronavirus-proof houses for sale in Turkey
Some estate realtors in Turkey are selling “coronavirus-proof” houses online in the wake of COVID-19 in the country.
Coronavirus: Jordan declares nationwide curfew
Jordan has announced a nationwide curfew on its citizens to curtail the spread of coronavirus.
Ogun Assembly: Four bills scale first reading
Four bills including the Ogun State Fiscal Responsibility Law, 2019, State Public Procurement Law, 2019, People with Disability Law of…
Coronavirus impact on Nigeria’s aviation industry
The International Air Transport Association, on Thursday, disclosed that Nigeria’s aviation industry will lose over 2.2 million passengers due to…
Nigerian government reduces arrivals to 2 international airports
The Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) has announced the reduction of arrivals from four to two international airports for effective…