Tiger at New York zoo tests positive for coronavirus
A four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Bronx Zoo, in New York City,...
NCDC Throws Funke Akindele Under the Bus says Actress not Brand Ambassador
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) said Nollywood actress Funke Akindele also known as Jenifa, was not its brand ambassador, despite...
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for coronavirus
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital for tests on Sunday night, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus, the...
Covid-19 lockdown violation: Funke Akindele arrested
: … police issue warrant for hubby, Naira Marley For hosting a birthday party in violation of the COVID-19 lockdown, Funke Akindele, has been...
COVID-19 Fatalities : 36-year-old male patient dies of virus in Lagos, the second
The Lagos COVID-19 centre has lost another patient, according to the State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi. He announced on Sunday:...
SERAP asks FG, CBN to provide spending details on COVID-19 relief funds, school feeding
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to “provide spending details...
10 new cases push Nigeria’s coronavirus patients to 224
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday confirmed 10 new cases of coronavirus, increasing the total number to 224....
COVID-19 claims medical doctor, two other Nigerians in US
Three Nigerians including a medical doctor have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States, a report said on Sunday.The...
Ogun CDAs reject Gov. Abiodun’s one bag stimulus package for each CDA
…a bag for 56 households ridiculous, miserable, dehumanizing, they say Some Community Development Associations in Ogun State have rejected the one bacco...
COVID-19: FG seeks NASS nod for N500bn Intervention Fund
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, on Saturday met with the leadership of the National Assembly seeking...
COVID-19: NUJ to FG: Reject Chinese Medical Team’s Intervention
…intervention may escalate COVID-19 crisis in Nigeria In a fit of pique, the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has given a...
Convicted Awolowo Varsity sex-for-mark lecturer serves out two-year jail term
After serving his two-year term behind the bars, the sex-for-mark senior lecturer of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof....
Ogun 14-day lockdown: Gov. Abiodun provides leeway, orders food market open biweekly
…begins distribution of stimulus package As the 14-day lockdown of Ogun State commenced on April 3 night, the State Government has...
COVID-19 Fund hits N19.48 bn – CBN
The Nigeria COVID-19 Fund set up by the Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against Coronavirus (CACOVID) has recorded about N19.48 billion as at April...
Coronavirus kills 2 in Nigeria as cases rise to 210
The cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria continue to rise, as do deaths. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said that two...
COVID-19 Palliatives: Beneficiaries now 2.6m people, says Minister
More than 2.6 million people have benefitted from cash transfer under the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme (SIP), the Minister...
