Social Distancing: Edo Govt Bans Street Trading
Edo State government on Thursday announced the ban on street trading across the state as it continues to restrict movement and enforce social distancing in the state. This is coming…
Why Nigeria Is Not Among Beneficiaries Of Recent IMF Debt Relief – Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Development Zainab Ahmed, explained on Thursday why Nigeria was not among 25 countries recently granted debt relief by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).…
Peter Obi Backs Buhari, Says Lockdown Extension Is Important And Necessary
The Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr Peter Obi. Former Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Peter Obi,…
COVID-19: CBN Plans N15trn Take-Off Capital For Infrastructure Development
A file photo of Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will promote the establishment of InfraCo PLC with combined debt and…
COVID-19: We Now Have Capacity To Conduct 3,000 Tests Daily – NCDC DG
The Director-General of the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Iheweazu, has said that Nigeria now has a testing capacity of 3,000 persons per day. At a briefing…
Lagos Discharges 16 More COVID-19 Patients, Including Three Foreigners
A file photo of Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Photo: Twitter-@jidesanwoolu Sixteen more coronavirus patients have been discharged from isolation centres in Lagos State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu confirmed this on…
PHOTOS: Community Testing For COVID-19 Begins In Abuja
A medical official performs a throat swab on a resident of Mabushi in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory Abuja as part of the community testing for COVID-19… on Wednesday, April 15,…
Fire Guts Shops In Dugbe Market, Ibadan
Traders at Dugbe Alawo area in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital were thrown into panic on Wednesday afternoon, following a fire outbreak in the area. According to the traders, the…
Minister: COVID-19 Testing Criteria Expanded To Include People With Fever, Respiratory Infection
The Minister for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that the testing capacity in the country has been expanded to include all those with fever and respiratory tract symptoms,…
20-Year-Old Man Reportedly Shot Dead By Police In Anambra
A 20-year-old man has allegedly been shot dead by policemen at New Tyre Market in Nkpor, Anambra State. Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed in a communique stated that the…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 400 As NCDC Confirms 34 New Infections
Thirty-four new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed by the NCDC, taking Nigeria’s total infections to 407. The NCDC confirmed this on Wednesday evening via a statement on Twitter. According…
Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 In Lagos
A medical doctor has died of COVID-19 at the lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). The practicing medical doctor died at the isolation ward, after contracting the virus from a…
COVID-19: Wearing Of Face Mask Is Recommended, NCDC Issues Advisory
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday recommended the use of face masks for members of the public without respiratory symptoms. The health agency said face masks can…
‘Game of Thrones’ Star Kristofer Hivju, Wife Recover From Coronavirus
Kristofer Hivju of ‘Downhill’ attends the IMDb Studio at Acura Festival Village on location at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival Day 2 on January 25, 2020, in Park City, Utah.…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Rise To 362 As NCDC Confirms 19 New Infections
Nineteen new cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed by the NCDC, taking Nigeria’s total infections to 362. Fourteen of the new cases are in Lagos, two in the Federal Capital…
Thai Hospitals Protect Babies Born In A Pandemic With Face Shields
This photo taken through a glass window at a maternity ward shows a newborn baby wearing a face shield, in an effort to halt the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus,…
117 Million Children Face Measles Risk From COVID-19 Response – UN
More than 6,000 people have died in DR Congo’s latest measles outbreak.File photo: AFP Around 117 million children worldwide risk contracting measles because dozens of countries are curtailing their vaccination…
Borno Govt Delegation Visits Parents Of Chibok Girls, Donates N5.6m
The delegation presented food items and cash to the parents. A delegation of commissioners and a lawmaker, sent by the Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, on Tuesday, visited…
11 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed In Lagos, Nigeria’s Total Now 373
The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control has confirmed 11 new COVID-19 cases in Lagos State, taking Nigeria’s total to 373 cases as of Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Eleven new cases…
Trump Halts Funding To World Health Organization
US President Donald Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 14, 2020, in Washington,…