Mali Votes Amid Coronavirus, Security Fears
A Malian woman holds a polling paper during a meeting for the campaign of the parliamentary elections in Bamako on March 23, 2020. MICHELE CATTANI / AFP Malians headed to…
[PHOTOS] COVID-19: Lagos Gets New 110-Bed Isolation Centre
The Lagos State Government has taken delivery of a new isolation and treatment centre as additional measures to handle the coronavirus pandemic. The 110-bed facility which is located within…
Nigeria’s Coronavirus Cases Rise To 97 As NCDC Confirms Eight More Infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported eight new cases of coronavirus in the country, taking the total number of infections to 97. According to the NCDC, two…
Mali Records First Coronavirus Death Hours Before Election
A street vendor sells sunglasses and masks in front of a supermarket of Bamako on March 26, 2020. – The price of masks, gloves and sanitising gel has increased as…
El-Rufai tests positive as Nigeria’s Coronavirus cases rise to 90
Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai (@elrufai) · Twitter KADUNA UPDATE: Gov Nasir @elrufai has disclosed that he has tested positive for Covid-19. He is in self-isolation as required by the case management…
COVID-19: Ganduje Launches Fumigation Of Kano, Calls For Social Distancing
Abdullahi Ganduje (second right) holds a hose on Saturday, March 28, 2020. Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje on Saturday launched a special fumigation exercise of public spaces in the state.…
Trump Signs $2trn Recovery Plan As COVID-19 Cases Skyrocket In US
Members of the NYC Medical Examiner’s Office at the site as workers build a makeshift morgue outside of Bellevue Hospital to handle an expected surge in Coronavirus victims on March…
Ministers Donate 50 Percent Of March Salary To Help Stop COVID-19 – Lai Muhammed
A file photo of Information Minister, Lai Mohammed. Nigeria’s 43 cabinet ministers have donated 50 percent of their March salaries towards the federal government’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic,…
UPDATED: Explosion Rocks Akure Suburb
The explosion reportedly occurred in the early hours of Saturday, March 28, 2020. Residents of Iluabo, a suburb of Akure were shocked by an explosion that occurred in the area…
COVID-19: Oyo Imposes Dusk To Dawn Curfew, Closes Markets
A file photo of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde (centre). Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, announced stringent measures to halt the coronavirus spread in the state on Friday. According…