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- Mar 30, 2020
Coronavirus: ‘Go and do your last minute shopping now’ – Governor Sanwo-Olu advises Lagosians as he reacts to Buhari’s lockdown order
Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has advised residents of the state to go out and do their last minute shopping…
- Mar 30, 2020
‘The President acted outside his powers’ – Dino Melaye reacts to presidential order for a lockdown in Ogun, Lagos and FCT
Senator Dino Melaye has kicked against the lockdown order President Buhari issued on Lagos, Abuja and Ogun state. The president…
- Mar 29, 2020
Coronavirus rises to 111 as NCDC confirms 14 new cases in Lagos and Abuja
Nigeria has now recorded 111 cases of coronavirus as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 14 new case…
- Mar 29, 2020
Full text of President Buhari’s speech on Coronavirus
Read below the full text of President Buhari’s speech on the fight against Coronavirus today March 29th. ADDRESS BY H.E.…
- Mar 29, 2020
Breaking: President Buhari declares curfew in Lagos, Abuja, Ogun as Nigeria battles COVID-19
President Buhari has declared curfew in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State as part of measures to curtail the spread of…
- Mar 29, 2020
Minister commits suicide over coronavirus in Germany
Thomas Schaefer, the finance minister of Germany’s Hesse state, has committed suicide apparently after becoming “deeply worried” over how to…
- Mar 29, 2020
COVID-19: Aliko Dangote donates Ambulance Vehicles to NCDC
Nigerian Billionaire, Aliko Dangote, has donated Ambulance Vehicles to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control to help in the fight…
- Mar 29, 2020
Coronavirus: “Africa’s window for containment is narrowing!,” – Ngozi Okonjo-iweala alerts
Nigeria’s former Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has expressed worry over increased cases of coronavirus recorded across Africa…
- Mar 29, 2020
Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service tests positive for coronavirus
The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede has disclosed that he tested positive for coronavirus. Babandede who was in…
- Mar 29, 2020
Coronavirus: American citizens in Nigeria told to pay for their flight evacuation
The US Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria have said that the American citizens who have decided to return back to…
- Mar 29, 2020
‘Coronavirus is not airborne’ – WHO debunks myth
The World Health Organization (WHO) has debunked a myth which suggested that coronavirus is airborne and can remain in the…
- Mar 29, 2020
Coronavirus: Ogun State closes all its borders with neighbouring states and Republic of Benin
The Ogun State Government has announced the closure of its borders with neighbouring states and the Republic of Benin. Enforcement…
- Mar 29, 2020
Coronavirus cases rises to 97 as NCDC confirms 8 new cases in FCT, Oyo, Kaduna, Osun
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported eight new cases of coronavirus in the country, taking the total…
- Mar 28, 2020
Governor El-Rufai tests positive for coronavirus
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has released a statement announcing that he tested positive to coronavirus. The statement, which…
- Mar 28, 2020
Breaking News: Nigeria records 8 new coronavirus cases, total now 89
Nigeria has recorded eight new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total confirmed infections in the country to 89. The Nigeria…
- Mar 28, 2020
COVID-19: Benue state confirms first case of Coronavirus
Benue state government has confirmed its first case of COVID-19. The governor, Samuel Ortom, who confirmed this to newsmen today…