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By Linus Oota , Lafia Nasarawa Governor Abdullahi Sule has declared 24- hour curfew in Karu local government area of the state effect from 2nd April 2020 for 14 …
Read moreNasarawa declares 24- hour curfew in Karu LG
Agency Reporter Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is need for more public enlightenment and sensitisation on the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic. The vice president urged governments at …
Read moreOsinbajo wants more public enlightenment on seriousness of COVID-19
By Onimisi Alao, Yola Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has signed an Executive Order giving legal backing to the measures, most notably mass restriction of movement, taken to contain the …
Read moreGov Fintiri signs document legalising lockdown
Nsa Gill, Calabar Cross River State Government has kept sealed lips over the presence of 28 American oil workers with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) believed to be lodging …
Read moreCOVID-19: C’River designates Tinapa Hotel as Isolation centre
By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has disclosed that the new 12 cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) announced on Wednesday, were imported into the …
Read more12 new cases of COVID-19 imported from Cote d’Ivoire or Ghana- FG
Nigerian reggae-dancehall singer star, Patrick Okorie, a.ka Patoranking has advised his colleagues and other celebrities to take their ‘giveaway’ gestures off the social media platforms and reach-out directly to indigent …
Read moreCOVID-19: Patoranking to colleagues: take ‘giveaway’ gestures off social media
Emma Elekwa, Onitsha A councillor in Anambra State has allegedly been killed over a land dispute in Umunna, Umuchukwu in the Orumba South Local Government Area of the State. The …
By: Moses Emorinken, Abuja The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has cautioned the federal government on its planned move to recall retired medical personnel to join existing the frontline workforce …
Read moreCOVID-19: NMA kicks against planned recall of retired medical personnel
Some married women in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday say the ‘stay-at-home’ order occasioned by the coronavirus pandemic, has turned out to be a blessing in guise for them. Speaking to News …
Read moreCoronavirus: Lockdown excites Ekiti women, say its a “blessing in disguise”
By Kofoworola Belo-Osagie Some COVID-19 patients in the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) Yaba have produced a video to improve awareness about the virus and thank health workers for nursing them …
Read moreVIDEO: It is real, please stay home, say COVID-19 patients
By Tajudeen Adebanjo Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, (LASEPA) and Lagos State Safety Commission on Wednesday sealed off a warehouse of Jumia, an online marketing store for contravening the …
By Kofoworola Belo-Osagie Some COVID-19 patients in the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) Yaba have produced a video to improve awareness about the virus and thank health workers for nursing …
By Fanen Ihyongo, Jalingo The man who was quarantined in Gashaka, Taraba state following a suspected case of Coronavirus has tested negative, Commissioner for Health Innocent Vakkai revealed Wednesday. …
Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the release of 70,000 metric tons of grains to Nigerians to help alleviate the harsh effects of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) …
Read moreCOVID-19: Buhari approves release of 70,000MT of grains
Nwanosike Onu, Awka Anambra State Government has warned Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and other politicians in the state to stop playing politics with the coronavirus pandemic. The government also distanced itself …
Read moreStop playing politics with coronavirus, Anambra warns Ubah, others
Emma Elekwa, Onitsha Management of Iyi-Enu Hospital, Ogidi, Anambra State on Wednesday said a patient who recently returned from Abuja tested negative after undergoing the COVID-19 test in the …
Read moreCOVID-19: Abuja returnee tests negative in Anambra hospital
Spain reports a new record of 864 deaths in one day while total infections broke the 100,000 mark, making it the third country to surpass that milestone behind the United …
Read moreCoronavirus: Spain reports new record of 864 deaths in one day
Jide Orintunsin – Abuja The leadership and elders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) – South South have commiserated with the government and the people of Cross River …
An Ibadan-based Pharmacist, Mrs Bukola Agunbiade, has advised parents to ensure daily intake of immune-boosting drugs for children against COVID-19. Agunbiade told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan …
Read moreCOVID-19: Boost children’s immunity daily – Pharmacist
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said that an American who tested positive for coronavirus has been evacuated to the US. He made this known on …
Read moreBREAKING: American who tested positive for COVID-19 evacuated
Music superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido has tested negative for coronavirus. He revealed this in a tweet on Wednesday afternoon. His fiancee, Chioma, tested positive for COVID-19, which …
Read moreBREAKING: Again, Davido tests negative for COVID-19
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has donated three ventilators to two General hospitals to support the Federal Government’s fight against Coronavirus in the country. The board disclosed this …
Read moreCOVID-19: JAMB donates 3 ventilators to 2 FCT hospitals
Emma Elekwa, Onitsha A community leader and former President General of Ikenga Ogidi Union in Anambra state, Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Obianagha has raised the alarm over impending hunger following …
In his broadcast to the nation on Sunday, March 29, 2020, President Muhammadu Buhari declared that “in Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19, there is no such thing as an overreaction or …
Read moreCOVID-19: What President Buhari has done, and is doing – by Presidency
Sanni Onogu, Abuja The Deputy President of the Senate (DSP), Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, on Wednesday, expressed deep shock and sadness over the demise of the former President-General of Isoko …
Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja The Presidency, on Wednesday, reeled out a long list of activities and steps already taken and still being taken by various agencies and government functionaries to …
Read moreCOVID-19: Presidency unveils FG’s plan to curb pandemic
The United Nations (UN) has announced plans to begin an emergency response in the North East region of Nigeria to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the region. A …
Read moreCOVID-19: UN launches emergency response in N/East, IDPs camps
With schools closed down, parents around the country are already wondering how they’re going to keep their children busy during the necessary break. The list below should help to keep …
Read more6 ways to keep your kids learning, entertained while schools are closed
Justina Asishana, Minna The United Bank of Africa (UBA) has donated N28.5 million to the Niger state COVID-19 appeal intervention fund. Just as the Government of the Republic of …
Read moreCOVID-19: China donates N6M medical facilities to Niger
By Osagie Otabor, Akure A socio-political group within the ruling All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, the Patriotic Front, has called on Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to immortalise a former governor …