NCDC unveils WhatsApp, Infobip COVID-19 Info Service
By Abujah Racheal Nigeria Centre for Disease Control unveils a WhatsApp free-to-use service to provide accurate, verified and current information…
Oil price slump: FG’s chance to exit recovery challenges — Expert
By Edith Ike-Eboh Prof. Wumi Iledare, former President, National Association of Energy Economics (NAEE), said the global oil price slump…
Malian opposition leader kidnapped ahead of general elections
Issued on: 26/03/2020 – 16:13Modified: 26/03/2020 – 16:13 Mali’s government said on Thursday that leading opposition figure Soumaila Cisse had…
Stay at home, don’t debate allowed gathering number -CAN
By Mohammed TijjaniThe Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), says people should ignore the debates about the number of people that…
COVID-19: Moscow closes restaurants, other public places
Russia’s capital and largest city, Moscow, is closing restaurants, malls, parks and other public places for nine days starting on…
COVID 19:Bauchi nurses demand protective equipment
By Amina Ahmed Ibrahim Maikudi, the chairman, National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Bauchi state chapter, has called…
COVID-19: Fayemi urges governors, aides at NGF meeting to go for test
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has implored…
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…