CORONAVIRUS
U.S President Trump demands governors allow churches to open
President Donald Trump on Friday commanded America’s governors to immediately reopen churches and other places of worship closed by the coronavirus pandemic,...
President Buhari spending Eid-el-Fitr with family at home
President Muhammadu Buhari will be spending the Eid-el-Fitr celebrations with his family at home. This is in observance of the lockdown measures...
Many states begin reopening as coronavirus cases continue to climb in Nigeria
The coronavirus death toll in Nigeria rose by 11 on Thursday, as some states commence Phase One of reopening. NCDC health officials...
Coronavirus: Nigeria’s Death Toll At 200 As Cases Nationally Pass 6,650
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, said Wednesday night that the death toll in the country from coronavirus has reached 200,...
Nigeria reports 226 new coronavirus cases
226 new cases of #COVID19; 131-Lagos 25-Ogun 15-Plateau 11-Edo 7-Kaduna 6-Oyo 5-FCT 5-Adamawa 4-Jigawa 4-Ebonyi 4-Borno 3-Nasarawa 2-Bauchi...
Trump threatens to make suspension of WHO funding permanent
President Donald Trump threatened to permanently end funding to the World Health Organization and reconsider the country’s membership in the global health...
NCDC has tested 33,970 specimens for coronavirus in Nigeria
How many coronavirus tests have been conducted in Nigeria? For the first time since February, the federal government has an answer....
Most states loosen restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to rise in Lagos
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lagos state continued to rise on Sunday as some states in Nigeria lifts restrictions allowing...
288 new coronavirus cases in Nigeria
Nigeria has seen at least 5,445 positive cases of the coronavirus, including 171 deaths as of May 15, according to the NCDC....
COVID-19: FCT Minister lauds NNPC-led oil and gas industry coalition’s initiatives
Donates land for state-of-the-art health facility Commends NNPC GMD Impressed with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)-led support for the...
Nigerian Governors to NASS: Rest “Infectious Disease Bill 2020” for now
State governors under the aegis of the Nigerian Governors Forum has intervened in the likely passage of the controversial “Infectious Disease Bill 2020”,...
Nigeria nears 5,000 positive COVID-19 cases
Nigeria is approaching 5,000 positive COVID-19 cases, according to data released May 13 by the NCDC. The NCDC reported six new deaths...
COVID-19: SMEs bedrock, drivers of nation’s economy — Sekibo, Heritage Bank CEO
The Managing Director/CEO of Heritage Bank Plc, Mr Ifie Sekibo, has said with partnership and rigorous commitment to their businesses, the micro,...
COVID-19 fatality: Dubai evacuee succumbs to virus complications in Lagos
…death toll now 34 A 32-year-old male, one of the 256 Nigerians evacuated from the United Arab Emirate last week, has died...
8 new COVID-19 deaths reported in Nigeria; 146 new cases confirmed
The NCDC confirmed 8 new COVID-19-related deaths across Nigeria Tuesday, bringing the nation’s total to 158. The total number of...
COVID-19 PTF to Nigerians: Don’t share, recycle face masks, others
The Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus (COVID-19) has warned Nigerians against the practice of sharing masks or recycling the, saying “it...
