COVID-19: Sustain production of essential commodities MAN tells members
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has urged its members to sustain ongoing operations and scale up…
Mali on lockdown as first coronavirus cases reported
Issued on: 26/03/2020 – 01:32Modified: 26/03/2020 – 01:32 Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced a nationwide night-time curfew on Wednesday…
Covid-19: NARTO orders petroleum tanker drivers to vacate depots
By Edith Ike-Eboh The National Leadership of Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), has directed tanker drivers to keep…
Coronavirus cases quickly rising across Africa
Issued on: 25/03/2020 – 22:24 There are now more than 2,400 confirmed cases of the coronavirus across Africa, and there…
Suspected Coronavirus case tested negative in Borno – UMTH
By: Hamza Suleiman The University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) says the suspected COVID-19 case isolated at the hospital tested…
COVID-19: UN needs $2 bn to help poorer countries- Official
UN emergency aid coordinator Mark Lowcock says poorer countries need $2 billion dollars of international humanitarian aid to tackle COVID-19…
Prince Charles tests positive to Covid-19
Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for coronavirus, his household said. Charles, eldest son of…
South Africa prepares to go into lockdown as coronavirus cases top 700
Issued on: 25/03/2020 – 11:22Modified: 25/03/2020 – 11:22 South Africa’s coronavirus cases jumped again to 709, the health minister said…
COVID-19: Specialist Hospital Lafia suspends visit to patients
By Sunday John The Management of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital (DASH), Lafia in Nasarawa State, says it has suspended visit…
DR Congo president imposes state of emergency to contain coronavirus outbreak
Issued on: 25/03/2020 – 09:17Modified: 25/03/2020 – 09:17 The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo closed the country’s borders…
COVID-19: Bauchi govt directs workers on GL12 and below to work from home
By Huseyn Abubakar Mbar Bauchi State Government has directed Civil Servants on GL 12 and below to work from home,…
Nasarawa records over 12, 000 cases of Tuberculosis in 4yrs – Commissioner
By Sunday John Nasarawa State Commissioner for Health, Mr Ahmed Yahaya, says that the state has recorded 12,733 tuberculosis (TB)…
Boko Haram kills almost 100 soldiers in a seven-hour attack in Chad
Issued on: 25/03/2020 – 02:17 Boko Haram jihadists have killed nearly 100 Chadian soldiers in a seven-hour attack on an…
Delta State reaffirms preparedness to contain challenge of COVID-19
By Ifeanyi Olannye Delta Government on Monday reaffirmed its preparedness to contain any challenge that may be posed by the…
COVID-19: Aero suspends flights services for 2 weeks
By Yusuf Yunus Aero Contractors on Tuesday announced suspension of all its flight services for two weeks to support the…
Coronavirus: Africa mourns Manu Dibango
Issued on: 24/03/2020 – 22:02 Afro-jazz legend Manu Dibango passed away in a Parisian hospital after contracting Covid-19 at the…
New TB recommendations will save millions of lives -WHO
By Cecilia Ologunagba New World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines will save millions of lives and will help countries accelerate efforts…
Jigawa: NOA embarks on awareness campaign to prevent COVID-19
By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The Jigawa office of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) has embarked on a massive campaign to…
Covid-19: NDDC bans visitors – News Agency of Nigeria
By Desmond Ejibas The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has suspended visits to its offices in the nine Niger Delta…
Scores of Nigerian soldiers killed in jihadist ambush, security sources say
Issued on: 24/03/2020 – 12:06Modified: 24/03/2020 – 12:08 At least 70 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a jihadist ambush, military…