COVID-19: Ekiti reopens worship centres July 17, schools July 20
The Ekiti State governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has declared that the government would be reopening worship centres across the state…
Tension in Benue State University over coronavirus
As the number of coronavirus rises in Benue, tension has heightened following the failure of the state government to further…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases hit 25,133 after 566 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 566 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total…
COVID-19: Wike says more testing will save lives
Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said that on-going increased testing of prospective COVID-19 patients in the state is…
COVID-19: Bauchi records three new cases, discharges 15
15 more patients have been discharged from isolation after they have fully recovered from COVID-19, just as three new cases…
COVID-19: Africa records over 380,000 confirmed cases ― WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 380,000 confirmed cases of…
COVID-19: 17 banks seek CBN approval to restructure 32,000 loans
Seventeen banks have approached the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), seeking regulatory backup to restructure over 32,000 loans for individuals…
COVID-19: Delta records 84 new cases, total now 912
Delta State on Sunday, recorded 84 new cases of the novel coronavirus with total cases now 912. It recorded 47…
Nigeria records 490 new COVID-19 cases, total now 24,567
Nigeria has recorded 490 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 24,567. The…
CACOVID donates 150-bed isolation facility to Lagos
The Private Sector led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has donated a 150-bed isolation centre and medical equipment worth millions of…
LAUTECH resident doctors begin 5-day warning strike Monday
The Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital chapter, has called on its members to embark on…
Enugu records 56 new cases of COVID-19
The Enugu State Government has announced 56 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in the state…
COVID-19: 41 health workers infected in Plateau, eight dead ― Commissioner
The Plateau State Commissioner for Health, Dr Nimkong Lar, on Sunday, said that 41 health workers had been infected with…
COVID-19: Osun records 10 new cases, total now 116
The Osun State government, on Sunday, said it had recorded 10 new COVID-19 cases, saying the new cases were from…
COVID-19: Okowa deplores rising cases in Delta as figure hits 781
The increasing cases of COVID-19 in Delta State is an indication that community transmission of the virus has reached an…
Drug addicts, others more susceptible to COVID-19 ― Expert
A Mental and Behavioural Medicine Specialist, Dr Kola Okunade, on Saturday said drug addicts and substance users are more susceptible…
Nigeria records 779 new coronavirus cases as total rises to 24,077
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 779 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the…
COVID-19: Lagos discharges 16 foreigners, 39 Nigerians
Lagos State government on Saturday announced the discharge of 55 more COVID-19 patients comprising 16 females and 39 males, including…
NCDC speaks on use of face shields by Nigerians
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has asked Nigerians not to use face shields alone as protection against contracting…
Delta risks becoming epicentre of COVID-19, Okowa warns
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has warned that the state stands the risk of becoming an epicentre for the…


