COVID-19: Equities investors lose N2.6trn in March
Amidst the coronavirus pandemic and its attendant effect on the economy, negative sentiments were reflected on the local equities market…
Curfew tightened in Spain as coronavirus deaths hit new record
A drastic and controversial tightening of the curfew to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus came into force on…
COVID-19: Prominent Nigerian doctor dies treating UK victims
A prominent Nigerian doctor practising in the United Kingdom (UK), Dr Alfa Saadu, has reportedly died while treating victims of…
COVID-19: Ogun confirms fourth case
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, on Tuesday, confirmed the fourth case of COVID-19 in the state.…
COVID-19: Fayemi constitutes committee to monitor Ekiti support fund
As part of efforts aimed at curtailing the spread of the coronavirus in Ekiti State, the State Governor, Dr Kayode…
COVID-19: Shina Peller wishes Makinde quick recovery, distributes preventative materials
Member representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Honourable Shina Peller, on Tuesday, responded to the news of…
Lockdown: DPR warns against storage of petroleum products in Ogun
Residents of Ogun State have been warned against the storage of petroleum products during the period of lockdown in the…
Coronavirus: Kwara shuts borders, to fumigate markets
Kwara State government has announced the immediate closure of its local and external borders amid ramped up efforts to block…
COVID-19: Africa records 5,013 confirmed cases, 157 deaths ― WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are now 5,013 confirmed cases of…
COVID-19: Bauchi orders total lockdown to check spread
In its resolve to ensure that the COVID-19 infection did not spread among the people, Bauchi State Government has imposed…
COVID-19: FCT lockdown begins as security agencies enforce order
THE lockdown directive by President Muhammadu Buhari recorded partial compliance on the first day of stay at home order in…
COVID-19: Ekiti index case tests negative, leaves isolation centre
The index case for the coronavirus recorded in Ekiti State has tested negative and he has been discharged from the…
Reps donate two months’ salaries to fight against COVID-19
The 360 members of the House of Representatives have unanimously resolved to donate their two months’ salaries to the fight…
Ganduje commends Kano people for fasting, praying against COVID-19
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has commended people of Kano State and beyond for fasting and praying against coronavirus on Monday as…
COVID-19: Not all hand sanitisers can kill virus ― Pharmacist
A pharmacist, Mr Ayobambo Fajuyitan, on Tuesday, cautioned Nigerians against using hand sanitisers with low alcohol content in preventing COVID-19.…
COVID-19: Lagos bus services suspends operations as restriction kicks off
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos Bus Services Limited (LBSL), Mr Idowu Oguntona, has announced the suspension of services…
IGP, 11 other police officers test negative for COVID-19
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) on Tuesday announced that the Inspector General of Police, IGP Mohammed Abubakar Adamu and 11…
COVID-19: Federal lawmakers donate over N22million in Kano
THE federal lawmakers from Kano State have jointly donated over N22 million to support the state government's Fund Raising Committee…
ASUU joins campaign against coronavirus, distributes sanitisers
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has joined the campaign to curb the spread of the coronavirus by providing…
COVID-19: NHRC warns against impunity by law enforcement agents
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on security agencies to refrain from applying any form of torture or…


