Coronavirus: Looking inwards for summer travel
GRADUALLY, this firmament known as our world is shutting down. Streets are being deserted. Public places are turning to ghost…
Madrid hotel transformed into coronavirus hospital
Doctors wearing face masks on Thursday welcomed patients to a four-star Madrid hotel which was transformed into a care facility…
Coronavirus: Ondo Assembly calls for closure of schools
Ondo State government on Thursday faced a mounting pressure from the members of the State House of Assembly to shut…
Coronavirus: FG orders closure of unity colleges
The Federal Government (FG) has directed the principals of Unity Colleges nationwide to close down the institutions in line with…
Coronavirus: FG strategy of self-quarantine is counter-productive ― NLC
With the rising cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Thursday, condemned the strategy…
COVID-19: INEC postpones Bayelsa, Imo, Plateau senatorial bye elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed indefinitely dates for the conduct of bye-elections in Bayelsa West and Central senatorial…
Coronavirus: CAN declares national prayer days, tells churches to follow health guidelines
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has directed churches in Nigeria to observe Sunday 22 and 29…
Coronavirus: Nigerians must not panic – Presidency
The presidency has urged Nigerians not or panic over the global pandemic, coronavirus (COVID-19), saying that the Muhammadu Buhari administration…
US reports 10,491 coronavirus cases, 150 deaths
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported 10,491 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 3,404…
Coronavirus: No proof of chloroquine’s effectiveness in treating disease ― WHO
Dr Matshidiso Moeti has said there has been no proof of chloroquine’s effectiveness in treating the disease. World Health Organisation…
Italy overtakes China as nation with most coronavirus deaths
Italy passed a grim milestone on Thursday when it overtook China as the country with most reported deaths from the…
Coronavirus: No one tested positive at UCH ― Chief medical director
University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan has debunked the rumour going around that a patient who tested positive to COVID-19 is…
[UPDATE] Coronavirus: Those with symptoms should be discouraged from entering mosque ― NSCIA
The Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has said that any person with the symptoms of coronavirus should not…
BREAKING: Lagos announces four new cases of coronavirus
The Lagos State Government has announced four new cases of coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the…
[BREAKING] Coronavirus: Those with suspected cases, symptoms should not go to mosque ― NSCIA
The Nigerian Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) has said that any person with the symptoms of coronavirus should not…
COVID-19: 25 million people to lose jobs ― ILO
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said about 25 million people will lose their jobs as a result of the…
Coronavirus: Nine northern governors shut down schools for 30 days
Governors of the North-West have resolved to jointly fund security operations aimed at addressing the challenge facing the zone. They…
Coronavirus: Three suspected cases test negative in Kano
Kano State commissioner of health, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa, has said that the three rumoured cases of coronavirus, were confirmed…
COVID-19: Senate considers review of 2020 budget
The Senate has said a review of the 2020 budget for practicable implementation due to "difficulties in the funding the…
Plateau PDP condemns state government’s silence on COVID-19
Plateau State chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the silence of the state government on the deadly…
