The total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Nigeria as at Sunday 9th August 2020, is put at 46,577 by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This figure was reported by the centre, while also confirming 437 new cases of the virus on Sunday. According to…
English Premier League club, Arsenal has just announced that the club is in a perilous financial situation, due to the coronavirus pandemic. The club said they will be declaring 55 staff redundant in order to manage the situation. The club confirmed that they will make 55 members of staff redundant…
In further fulfilment of its constitutional role of providing aid to civil authority, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is set to commence airlift thousands of medical materials and other consumables, procured by the West African Health Organization (WAHO) for distribution to 14 member nations of the Economic Community of West…
Shoprite has denied reports of closing down its operations and leaving Nigeria, a few hours after reports circulated online that the company which has operated for 15-years, is leaving Africa’s biggest market. Shoprite in another report on Monday 3rd August 2020 being circulated online, through its country Director for Chastex…
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…
Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has described the allegation by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria(FAAN) that he flouted COVID-19 protocols at the Port-Harcourt International Airport on Tuesday as false. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri said FAAN lied because he had his temperature and those of his aides checked. According to the Adamawa…
The Federal Government of Nigeria, in continuation of the COVID-19 evacuation, on Friday, announced that about Two hundred and seventy Nigerians stranded in Egypt departed the North African country and have all arrived Abuja, Nigeria. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) in a tweeter handle on Friday said the new…
Governor Wike of Rivers State, has announced the immediate sacking of the State’s Permanent Secretary for Establishment, Mr Sunny Okere for allegedly flouting the COVID-19 law in the state. Although not confirmed, reports have it that the Permanent Secretary Mr Sunny Okere was said to have carried out a burial…
The Federal Government has dismissed media reports that Unity Schools will be reopened for graduating students to sit for their final exams. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, stated this when he addressed State House correspondents at the end of the virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC)….
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has on Wednesday 8th July 2020, reported 460 new cases of Coronavirus in the country. NCDC in its daily updates on Wednesday, reported that 460 new cases were recorded on Wednesday across some states of the federation, bringing the total infections cases in…
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…
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria(FAAN) has released new guidelines for air travellers and other airport users ahead of the commencement of domestic flight July 8, 2020. Its spokesperson and General Manager Public Affairs; Mrs Henrietta Yakubu who disclosed this said the new guidelines were part of the Standard Operating Procedure…
Governor Ganduje of Kano State has on Thursday due to the drastic drop of COVID-19 pandemic threats in the state and other progress in the response against the dreaded pandemic, the efforts of all the frontline workers and other stakeholders, has directed for the removal of lockdown, the opening of…
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has commiserated with the family of Dr Wahab Adegbenro who until his death, was the state’s honourable Commissioner of Health. In a statement released on Thursday 2nd July 2020, by Donald Ojogo, who is the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, he said Dr Wahab…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has once again, reported 790 new cases of the coronavirus across the country, taking the total confirmed positive cases so far to 26,484. The NCDC announced on Wednesday 1st July 2020, on its official social media handle that 790 new cases have been…
New swine flu with pandemic potential has been discovered in China, CNN reports, quoting Chinese researchers. This latest news comes as the world grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic, which has now infected more than 10.3 million people globally and caused more than 505,000 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins…
President Muhammadu Buhari has just been briefed in the State House, in Abuja, by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on the next line of actions in the national response against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic. The PTF, lead by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which is the national public health institute responsible for the prevention, detection and response to infectious disease outbreaks in Nigeria, has reported 684 new cases of coronavirus. This latest figure has taken the total number of confirmed positive cases so far in Nigeria…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has once again, reported 452 new cases of the coronavirus across the country, taking the total confirmed cases so far to 21,371. The NCDC announced on Tuesday 23rd June 2020, on its official social media handle that 452 new cases have been recorded…