NAN establishes Situation Room on Covid-19
By Ephraims SheyinThe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), has established a Special Situation Room to coordinate coverage, monitor developments and…
LASG discharges 11 more COVID-19 patients
By Oluwafunke Ishola/Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has confirmed the discharge of 11 patients who previously tested…
Sen. Gyang decries attacks, urges Police, STF to “do more
By Peter Amine Sen. Istifanus Gyang (PDP, Plateau North), has charged the Police and the Special Task Force (STF) in…
Nigeria records 10 new COVID-19 cases in FCT, Lagos
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 10 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak…
Lockdown: Minister lauds FCT residents, police personnel over compliance
By Monday Ijeh The Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Mohammad Dingyadi, has commended residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…
Covid-19: World Bank announces emergency response for several African countries
Issued on: 02/04/2020 – 22:00Modified: 02/04/2020 – 22:00 In tonight’s edition:Several African countries are due to benefit from a near…
Umahi signs COVID-19, Other Infectious Diseases Emergency Prevention Bill into law
By Douglas Okoro Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi on Thursday in Abakaliki signed the Ebonyi State Infectious Diseases (Emergency Prevention)…
Police nabs 4 quack health workers with counterfeit sanitisers in Anambra
By Peter Okolie Anambra Police Command has arrested four suspected quack health officials selling fake sanitisers and unhygienic face masks…
Indonesia’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 170, total cases to 1,790
The Indonesian government said the death toll from the coronavirus in the country climbed to 170, the highest in Southeast…
Kenya’s president apologises for police ‘excesses’ amid coronavirus curfew
Issued on: 02/04/2020 – 11:46Modified: 02/04/2020 – 11:47 Kenya’s president apologises for the heavy-handed police enforcement of a coronavirus curfew,…
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Amid coronavirus spread, measles outbreak kills thousands of children in DR Congo
Issued on: 02/04/2020 – 10:59Modified: 02/04/2020 – 10:59 As DR Congo faces the onslaught of the Covid-19 pandemic, the country…
COVID-19: Virologist urges FG to expand virus test capacity
By Abujah Racheal Dr Solomon Chollom, a Jos based Virologist, has called on the Federal Government to increase testing capacity…
COVID-19: A’Ibom acquires 13 ventilators, says ready for emergency
In a bid to contain and manage the coronavirus disease if it spreads to the state, the Akwa Ibom state…
Guinean President Conde’s party rightfully won violent March elections: electoral commission
Issued on: 02/04/2020 – 05:15Modified: 02/04/2020 – 05:18 Guinean President Alpha Conde’s party won more than two-thirds of the seats…
COVID-19: Presidency replies Soyinka, urges Nigerians to trust scientists, not fiction writers
By Ismaila Chafe The Presidency has enjoined Nigerians to trust information coming from scientists and medical specialists as regard issues…
NCDC confirms 23 fresh cases in five states
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 23 new cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in five…
Stay-at-home order: Gobir foundation distributes food items in Kwara
By Emmanuel Afonne A Philanthropist, Alhaji Waziri Gobir has began distribution of food items to vulnerable families in Kwara following…
COVID-19 response must not exacerbate hunger says FAO, others
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World…
FG doles out N20, 000 each to 5, 000 beneficiaries in FCT
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Federal Government has commenced payment of N20, 000 each to 5, 000 beneficiaries of its Conditional Cash…
COVID-19: GenCos working to ensure adequate power supply
By Constance Imasuen The Power Generation Companies of Nigeria (GenCos) have pledged to sustain provision of adequate power in the…