The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1244 new cases of the dreaded coronavirus. The NCDC in its daily updates on Monday 11th January 2021, reported on its official social media handle that a total of 1244 new cases of the virus were recorded across the country. The…
The United Kingdom has announced a new £4.6billion lockdown grants to businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors. These businesses are to receive one-off Lockdown grants worth up to £9,000 per property, as approved by the Boris Johnson led Government. Finance Chancellor, Rishi Sunak had announced the lockdown grants on…
. The vaccines will be administered in dozens of hospitals across the United Kingdom from today to older people, NHS staff and care home workers in a historic moment dubbed ‘V-Day’ by the health secretary. It comes after the Pfizer/BioNTech jab, manufactured in Belgium, was approved in the UK last…
Singer, Rita Ora has issued an apology after breaking COVID-19 rules celebrating her 30th birthday bash with friends and family. But she does not believe a friend of hers leaked details of her party to the authorities, after having more than 30 people in attendance. She took to her social…
Senator Shehu Sani, has reacted to the alleged claims by the Federal Government that it has spent over N30billion naira on tackling the coronavirus pandemic. He said for the Federal Government to have been alleged to have spent such a huge amount and leaving out health workers,clearly shows that medical…
Paul Pogba tested positive to coronavirus, as the Manchester United midfielder joins the long list of players in the last 24hours to have tested positive to the virus. The news that Paul Pogba tested positive to coronavirus, was revealed by his national team manager, Didier Deschamps and his club, Manchester…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has tested positive for COVID-19. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, made this known in a statement he signed on Monday in Lagos. “Subsequent to close contact with persons feeling unwell and testing positive for the COVID-19…
A House of Reps member and popular entrepreneur, Hon. Akin Alabi, has expressed his fears on the continued closure of the Cinema industry in Nigeria, saying the Industry will go under again, if they remained closed, due to the fears of coronavirus. The Honourable who frowned at how both State…
Worship Centres in Lagos are to reopen from Friday 7th August 2020, as Governor Sanwo-Olu thank Lagosians for their patience so far. The Governor made this announcement on Saturday, in a statewide broadcast at the Lagos House, Marina, Lagos. According to the statement from the Governor Muslims worship centres in…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has on Tuesday 21st July 2020, reported 576 new cases of Coronavirus in the country, NCDC in its daily updates on Saturday reported that 576 new cases were recorded on Tuesday across some states of the federation, bringing the total infections cases in…
The United Kingdom is gradually reopening up her economy, especially the entertainment aspect of it, as the Government on Friday, announced that Theatres, Music Venues, especially those businesses which operates indoors are to reopen with socially distanced audiences From August 1st 2020. The announcement which was made on Friday on…
Russell Westbrook is the latest player in the NBA to have tested positive to the novel coronavirus, as the Houston Rockets star took to his social media accounts on Monday night ,to confirm his status. Russell Westbrook taking to his social media to reveal his status to the world, said…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has on Friday 3rd July 2020, reported 454 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. NCDC in its daily updates on Friday, reported that 454 new cases were recorded on Friday across some states of the federation, bringing the total infections cases in…
The world number one ranking tennis player, Novak Djokovic tested positive to coronavirus, according to various news reports on Tuesday. He becomes the latest tennis player to be confirmed so, after other top players made their status public. Novak Djokovic tested positive after Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has on Sunday 21st June 2020, reported 436 new cases of the novel coronavirus, as the total confirmed cases in Nigeria as at this date, stands at 20,244. NCDC taking to its official social media handle on Sunday 21st June 2020, reported that…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 573 new cases of the novel coronavirus, as the number of recorded new cases in a single day since the outbreak of the virus in the country keeps increasing. NCDC in its daily update on Monday 15th June 2020, reported that…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has donated two motorized fumigating machines to Rivers State Government. According to the statement released on Wednesday 10th June 2020, by Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications Paulinus Nsirim, said Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi presented the fumigating machines to…
Health Workers and Unions at the Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital Lafia in Nasarawa State have embarked on a one-week warning strike over non-implementation of the COVID-19 Hazard Allowances. Addressing newsmen at end of an emergency joint meeting in Lafia by the health workers at the specialist hospital, the spokespersons for…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, (JAMB) has scheduled the 2020 admission virtual policy meeting with all tertiary institutions in the country for June 16. A statement by the head of information JAMB Dr. Fabian Benjamin said the first virtual policy meeting would be chaired by the Minister of Education…
New Zealand lifted all social and economic restrictions except border controls after declaring on Monday it was free of the coronavirus, one of the first countries in the world to return to pre-pandemic normality. Reuters reported that all social and economic restrictions were lifted, as public and private events, the…