CORONAVIRUS

COVID-19: Drama as Benue woman index case refuses third test in Nigeria

  …insists on being tested by WHO says Minister   Mrs Susan Idoko, the index case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Benue State, who...

COVID-19: NNPC, partners promise to extend medical facilities, infrastructure to 36 states 

  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its partners in the ongoing intervention initiative have assured Nigerians that all the 36 states...

Mauritius declared COVID-19-free after 10 fatalities, 322 recoveries

    Mauritius, Africa’s island nation, has officially been declared Coronavirus-free after suffering 10 fatalities.  It’s total recoveries from coronavirus infections was announced today (May...

Buhari orders Madagascar COVID-19 Syrup airlifted to Nigeria 

    President Muhammadu Buhari has instructed for Nigeria’s allocation of the Madagascar syrup to be airlifted to the country. “Mr President has...

English Premier League Allowed to Restart in June Without Fans – UK Government

  The English Premier League will be allowed to resume the 2019-20 season from June 1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the...

Nigeria reports 15 more coronavirus deaths

  Fifteen more Nigerians have died from COVID-19, the NCDC health OFFICIALS announced Sunday, bringing Nigeria’s death toll to 143.     The...

39 dead, 74 more infected as coronavirus devastates Lutheran Church

    At least 39 members of the Saint Peter’s Lutheran Church in New York have died from the coronavirus. Another 74 members...

Nigeria coronavirus cases pass 4,150, 11 new deaths announced Saturday

    Cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria hit 4, 151 on Saturday, as NCDC health officials announced 239 new positive tests.   Eleven...

COVID-19 treatment : Lagos’ clinical trial of Hydroxychloroquine begins soon

  Taking the lead among the 36 states, the Lagos State Government says it will soon begin its own clinical trial of Chloroquine...

Nigeria approaches 4,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus with 117 deaths

    There are now 3,912 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, NCDC health officials announced Friday night, an increase of 386 cases from...

COVID-19: Ondo Polytechnic mass produced face masks, donates sanitisers, others to Governor

  Determined to join forces with the government and other organizations in the COVID-19 fight, Ondo State-owned Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, has donated...

COVID-19 guidelines violations: FG orders stricter enforcement by security agents

   …trend dangerous, says Mustapha The Federal Government has given security agencies marching orders to ensure stricter enforcement of the COVID-19 advisories and guidelines....

Nigeria reports more than 380 new COVID-19 cases, its biggest one-day leap

  With 381 additional coronavirus cases, NCDC  officials on Thursday reported their largest single-day increase in cases since the pandemic began. That bring...

Nigeria coronavirus death toll surpasses 100

  Coronavirus has killed from coast to coast. It devastated Lagos state and crept into Kano. Across Nigeria, more than 100 people infected...

Kano Gov Ganduje Ease Coronavirus Restrictions As Cases Rise

    Some supermarkets, business and other close-contact services in Kano prepares to open Monday as governor Abdullahi Ganduje eased coronavirus shutdown amid...

Piers Morgan tears into his friend Donald Trump for coronavirus failures

    Following US President Donald Trump’s decision to unfollow Good Morning Britain’s Piers Morgan on Twitter, the UK TV personality has written...