Covid-19 and coronavirus
COVID-19: NNPC-led Oil & Gas intervention donates ambulance, equipment to Kano Govt.
… to build world-class medical facilities in nation’s eight zones. In continuation of its intervention across the states of the federation,...
Another Professor dies In COVID-19 beleaguered Kano City
A professor of Mass Communication at the Bayero University, Kano, Balarabe Maikaba, has died in the city amid speculations of a ravaging...
COVID-19: UN sets up regional information, knowledge hub to fight virus
 In response to the COVID-19 global crisis, the United Nations is set to inaugurate a digital hub to house information...
COVID-19: Some Nigerian lawyers slam $200bn damages on China
As Nigeria battles the virulent COVID-19 with several fatalities, some Nigerian lawyers have concluded plans to institute a $200 billion suit...
COVID-19: SERAP invokes FoI, wants governors to rechannel security votes, life pensions into healthcare
…demands details of coronavirus spendings, palliatives, beneficiaries Worried by the steepy rise in the COVID-19 fatalities and community spread of the pandemic,...
Church loses 11 members to covid-19 in one month
A pastor who lost 13 members in 30 days, including 11 to the deadly novel coronavirus, said he believes the faith...
Nigerian Nurse dies of coronavirus while sister ‘fighting for her life’ inside same hospital
There have been many tough phone calls for the Akinsanya family in the past one week. The phone call from the family,...
Ajax denied title as Dutch Eredivisie season declared void
No top-flight league title will be awarded in the Netherlands after the COVID-19 pandemic brought the campaign to a premature close but...
Nigeria hits 981 COVID-19 cases with 31 fatalities
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 108 new confirmed cases of coronavirus in the country, spiking it to...
We must leverage the ‘Commonwealth Advantage’ to counter the economic fallout of COVID-19 By Patricia Scotland,Secretary-General
The world is bracing for a massive hit to the global economy in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Experts have...
40 healthcare workers in Nigeria test positive for coronavirus
The first set of healthcare workers in Nigeria to test positive for the coronavirus were diagnosed this week. As of Thursday,...
COVID-19: No sign of protest from Labour on possible lockdown extension – FG
The Federal Government has said the letter from by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), contained no threat should there be a...
Human rights groups caution against testing COVID-19 Antiretroviral Vaccines on Nigerians, Africans
…we are no guinea pigs, rats …urge French Consulate, Foreign Affairs Ministry, others to take action A coalition of international human...
FG warns private hospitals against treating Covid-19 cases without approval
The Federal Government on Thursday warned medical facilities in the country to obtain approval before treating any confirmed coronavirus case. “We therefore...
COVID-19 lockdown: Governors pressure Pres. Buhari for two-week inter-state lockdown
The hope of a possible ease of movement of the month-long lockdown of some states was dashed yesterday as the state governors...
Post-COVID-19: NIRSAL creates 16, 000 Agro Geo-Cooperatives, plans four million hectares of farmland
… enrols about 8m farmers to produce 12m metric tonnes of grains annually … facilitates access to structured finance, quality inputs,...
