Contributions To Coalition Against COVID-19 Relief Fund Hit N15bn
A file photo of CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele. Monetary contributions to the account set up at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the auspices of the Private Sector…
Soldier Kills Man Amid COVID-19 Lockdown In Delta
A file photo of soldiers on a military vehicle. Photo: Channels Television/ Sodiq Adelakun. An unknown soldier has shot an unidentified young man dead in Delta State, south-south Nigeria, the…
COVID-19: AfDB Approves $2m Emergency Assistance For WHO
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank on Tuesday approved $2 million in emergency assistance for the World Health Organization (WHO) to reinforce its capacity to help African…
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Just In: Doctor Dies of Lassa Fever In Edo State
File Photo The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has confirmed the death of one of its members from Lassa fever. President of the Association, Aliyu Sokomba told Channels Television that…
BREAKING: Medical Doctor Dies of Lassa Fever In Edo
A medical doctor has died of Lassa fever in Edo State. The President of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), Dr Aliyu Sokomba, confirmed this to Channels Television on…
Lagos Govt Extends Filing Of Annual Returns Over COVID-19 Pandemic
Lagos State Government has extended the deadline for the filing of annual returns for individual taxpayers over the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement issued on Tuesday by the State Inland…
COVID-19 Lockdown: FG Approves 7,000 Metric Tonnes Of Grains For Distribution
The Federal Government has approved a total of 7,000 metric tonnes of grains for distribution to the poor and vulnerable amidst the lockdown directive by President Muhammadu Buhari. This was…
COVID-19: Police Warn Ogun Residents Against Violation Of Lockdown Policy
The Ogun State Police Command has warned residents of the state against restricting the lockdown order of the government. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Kenneth Ebrimson, said the…
COVID-19: Emir Of Kano Asks Residents To Observe Personal Hygiene, Social Distancing
Emir Ado Bayero is the 15th Emir of Kano. The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero has called on residents to continue to observe all the necessary preventive measures…
Backlash Trails Desmond Elliot’s ‘Makeshift Cleansing Mechanism’
Nollywood star and lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, drew the ire of his followers on Instagram after he posted a photo showing the measures his constituents are taking in the fight against…
Ondo Shuts Borders Over COVID-19
Ondo is a state in Southwest Nigeria. Ondo State has closed its borders neighbouring Ekiti, Edo, Osun, Kogi and Ogun states over the COVID-19 pandemic. The closure will be effective…
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 23 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Rise To 174
Twenty-three new cases of the #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 174. Of the 23 cases, nine are in Lagos,…
Coronavirus: Obasanjo, George Weah, Other African Leaders Feature In New Song On African Solidarity
Top African leaders including former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, incumbent Liberian President George Weah, Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga have been featured in a new song titled ‘Alone but Altogether.’…
Nigeria Records Four New COVID-19 Infections, Total Cases Rise To 139
File photo/ AFP The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria has risen to 139 after four new cases were discovered. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)…
Buhari, Osinbajo Have Been Earning Half Salaries – Adesina
A file photo of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo have been receiving half of their monthly salaries before the…
COVID-19: Abba Kyari Seems Well And Happy – Lagos Commissioner
Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari, attends the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House in Abuja on July 25, 2018. The Lagos State Commissioner for…
COVID-19: We Are All Vulnerable, NFF President Cautions
File: President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr Amaju Pinnick Everyone is vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has warned.…
Global COVID-19 Deaths Rise Above 41,000
An Iranian medic treats a patient infected with the COVID-19 virus at a hospital in Tehran on March 1, 2020. KOOSHA MAHSHID FALAHI / MIZAN NEWS AGENCY / AFP The…
US Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds China’s
Medical supplies and beds are seen inside a tent as volunteers from the International Christian relief organization Samaritan’s Purse set up an Emergency Field Hospital for patients suffering from the…