COVID-19

Nigeria sees spike in reported COVID-19 cases on day Abuja, Lagos reopen

  Nigeria reported 245 new COVID-19 cases Monday, the same day FG lifted some restrictions IN Abuja and Lagos State.   Lagos state...

Relaxed Lockdown : COVID-19 PTF dissatisfied with Nigerians’ compliance level

  …says social distancing, face masks violated   …directs security agencies to swing into action    The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19...

COVID-19 claims retired civil servant as first casualty in Kaduna

… government approves daily incentives, life insurance for health workers   By Ajuma Edwina Ogiri   A retired civil servant in Kaduna State...

Where we went wrong with preparing for COVID-19 – Lindsey Allen

  By Lindsey Allen, author of ‘The Psychology of Pandemics’ Although some aspects of the novel coronavirus remain unknown, research on past pandemics...

Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases hit 1,000 mark with whooping 114 fresh cases

  COVID-19 confirmed cases in Nigeria have galloped to 1,095 on Friday with fresh 114 cases nationwide. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control...

COVID-19: We are responsible officials, we ‘ll not endanger lives of others, says SGF Mustapha  

Worried by allegations of insensitivity, the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the...

As Covid-19 spreads, WHO says the worst of it has not hit us yet

  The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that “the worst is yet ahead of us” in the...

COVID-19 Palliatives: Beneficiaries now 2.6m people, says Minister

      More than 2.6 million people have benefitted from cash transfer under the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme (SIP), the Minister...

COVID-19 Social Distancing : Police Nab Deviant Masquerader In Ogun

  For violating the federal and state governments’ directives on social distancing and public gatherings, a masquerader who came out in the intense...

COVID-19: Stay at home for now, FG tells Lagos, Abuja residents

  …SGF urges prompt report of people with virus symptoms In the wake of virulent Coronavirus across the country, the Federal Government has...

COVID-19: Prof. Iwu says cure for virus found in Nigeria 

  A Professor of Pharmacognosy, Maurice Iwu, says Nigeria has developed drugs for the deadly Coronavirus. Iwu, a former chairman of INEC, said his research...