Covid-19 and coronavirus
FG Declares Anambra, Bayelsa, Ekiti, Delta lockdown illegal
The federal government has declared the lockdown of Anambra, Bayelsa, Benue, Delta, Ekiti, Osun, that has left travelers in agony as illegal. SGF...
Covid -19 : Shun scaremongers, fear epidemic, polytechnic rector tells Nigerians
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the world, Nigerians have been urged to refrain from scaremongering and “ epidemic of fear...
Japan-bound aircraft carrying COVID-19 medical supplies crashes in Philippines, 8 on board feared dead
A Japan-bound plane conveying coronavirus medical supplies from the Philippines has crashed after taking off, killing all the eight people on board, a...
COVID-19: NNPC donates multimillion naira medical equipment to UniAbuja Teaching Hospital
As part of concerted efforts to combat the Coronavirus pandemic in the country, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has donated multimillion...
COVID-19 FG’s spending: SERAP demands weekly rendition of accounts, statuses of public officials, citizens
…accused government officials of violating FOI ActWorried by the reticence of Federal Government top officials on COVID-19, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability...
Kaduna Governor El-rufai Tests Positive For Coronavirus, Is Self-Isolating
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, has tested positive for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, he announced Saturday. In a video announcement, El-rufai...
NNPC’s N11bn Unprecedented Rally Against Coronavirus
Wale Solomon Nothing exemplifies the harmony and sense of corporate responsibility that now permeates the oil and gas industry as the recent...
Obasanjo donates his 32-room Hilltop mansion for COVID-19 isolation centre
In a rare magnanimity, Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has handed over his 32-room mansion at Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State, to the state government...
COVID-19: CBN unveils billionaires club, other committees to fight pandemic
… Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu, Femi Otedola, Herbert Wigwe, Jim Ovia, Segun Agbaje, Abdulsamad Rabiu, CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele made the...
Lagos Govt. imposes N100,000 fine, jail term for defaulters as lawmakers pass COVID-19 bill
In a bid to ensure total compliance with its emergency regulations on Coronavirus, Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday passed...
COVID-19: FG Releases N10bn To Lagos, N1bn To Pharmaceutical Companies
In a bold move to combat COVID-19 scourge, the Federal Government says it will release N10 billion to the Lagos State Government...
COVID-19: UBA Donates N5Bn For Relief Support To Nigeria, Africa Countries
…Lagos gets lion share of N1bn, FCT N500m, N1bn to 35 states A megabuck of N5 billion ($14 million) has been...
Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus
The prince of Wales has been infected by the coronavirus. A spokesman for Clarence House, the official residence of Prince Charles, confirmed...
COVID-19: After self-isolation, VP Osinbajo tests negative
After more than 24 hours in self-isolation, the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), says he has tested negative for COVID-19. “Vice-President Yemi...
What is the difference between Covid-19 and coronavirus?
Many media reports and people have used “coronavirus” and “COVID-19″ interchangeably. But one is actually a subset of the other. The World...
