Nigeria confirms 14 new coronavirus cases, total now 111
Few minutes after President Muhammadu Buhari addressed Nigerians, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced the confirmation of 14 new cases of COVID-19 in […]
Month: March 2020
COVID-19: More states shut ‘borders’, impose curfew
More states on Sunday announced complete lockdown as practical way of stemming the rising spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus). The states that are to join others […]
Lagos state opens 25 temporary markets
The 25 temporary neighbourhood markets set up by Lagos State government as a result of Coronavirus outbreak and restriction were yesterday formally opened for residents […]
COVID-19: CBN grants two-week market holidays to BDCs
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted a two week market holidays to the Bureaux De Change operators. This followed a request by the […]
‘Over 7m Nigerians face food crisis from June-August’ – Report
According to report, more than seven million people are expected to be in food crisis between June and August, the March 2020 Cadre Harmonisѐ (CH) […]
Covid-19: Belarus Premier League attracts global attention as it plays on
Football is suspended in the UK and across most of world because of the coronavirus pandemic – but the game rolls on in Belarus. The […]
Dangote to build 600 bed isolation facility in Kano
Alhaji Aliko Dangote has promised to donate a 600-bed isolation centre to the Kano State Government. The centre is to be constructed at the 15,000 […]
Covid-19: 20,000 former NHS staff return to fight virus in UK
Some 20,000 former NHS staff have returned to work to help the fight against coronavirus, Boris Johnson has revealed in a video posted online. The […]
‘We are testing the wrong people’ – Niger State Governor
Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has said the focus on a particular group of people to be those who are affected by coronavirus […]
Coronavirus: Mercedes F1 to make breathing aid
University College London engineers worked with clinicians at UCLH and Mercedes Formula One to build the device, which delivers oxygen to the lungs without needing […]
Covid-19: President Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari speaks from sickbed
One week after testing positive for coronavirus, the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has spoken from his sickbed over his status. […]
Covid-19: Trump extends US guidelines beyond Easter
President Donald Trump has said federal coronavirus guidelines such as social distancing will be extended across the US until at least 30 April. He had […]
COVID-19: Bauchi governor’s aide tests negative
By Thompson Yamput The Plateau Government has said that the result of the preliminary test carried out on Hassan Sale, aide to Bauchi State Governor, […]
President Buhari orders lockdown of Abuja, Lagos, Ogun
By Ismaila ChafePresident Muhammadu Buhari has directed the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days with […]
WHO urges Africans to practice social distancing
By Cecilia OlogunagbaThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has advised Africans to practice social distancing as much as possible to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus […]