COVID-19

FG’s N2.3trn stimulus package will  reflate economy, boost production, prevent business collapse –  Osinbajo

  The Federal Government says its Economic Sustainability Plan with a stimulus package of N2.3 trillion will give fillip to the economy, boost...

Grief-stricken Ogun Gov. Abiodun, ex-Gov. Daniel mourn Kashamu

  Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun says he is terrified by the passing on of ex-Senator Buruji Kashamu on Saturday in Lagos just as...

Travellers to Germany from Nigeria and at-risk countries must take Covid-19 test or face €25,000 fine

      Travellers to Germany from Nigeria and dozen other countries deemed high-risk, such as the United States of America, Egypt, Souith...

Ex-Ogun Senator, Buruji Kashamu, dies from COVID-19 complications

    A former Ogun Senator,  Buruji Kashamu, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has died of complications from COVID-19 in Lagos. Buruji,...

30 years after, Companies and Allied Matters Bill amended, signed by Buhari

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assented to the Companies and Allied Matters Bill, 2020 recently passed by the National Assembly to enhance...

COVID-19: Governors not enforcing protocols to flatten pandemic curve,  PTF tells Buhari

  The Chairman of Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 pandemic and  Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, says the...

COVID-19: FG targets mortality reduction to zero per cent – Health Minister

        With the fatalities from COVID-19 rising by the day, the Federal Government says it is aiming to reduce the...

COVID-19: NIRSAL, CBN lift farmers under Anchor Borrowers Programme with multi-sectoral support

            In line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s commitment to help farmers cushion the effect of COVID-19, the Nigeria...

Covid-19 patient sentenced to 3 years in prison for deliberately coughing on doctors

    A man was jailed for three years after he tried to infect doctors with coronavirus, Bahrain’s state news agency reported on...

Hydroxychloroquine, potent cure for COVID-19, says U.S.-based Nigerian doctor, Immnanuel

  Dr Stella Immanuel, a U.S.-based Nigerian-born physician, says hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and antibacterial drug, Zithromax, are potent  cures for the ravaging COVID-19.  ...

Wearing face masks is less cumbersome than being on ventilators – NCDC DG

    The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, has said its better to wear face mask than...

COVID-19: We are in worst economic slump in history, says Osinbajo

  Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) says COVID-19 has plunged Nigeria and the world into the greatest economic slump in history. “Everything around us has...

England makes face masks compulsory in stores

  New rules on wearing face masks in shops in England came into force on Friday amid controversy surrounding the timetable for the...

17m Nigerians in Diaspora’s remittances hit $25 billion annually 

  As Nigeria celebrate the over 17 million Nigerians in Diaspora, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians living overseas to take active part in the country’s post-COVID-19...

The History of Hajj, rituals and all you need to know

  What is Hajj? This year, Hajj begins on Tuesday, July 28 and ends on Sunday, August 2. All Muslims able to do...