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A six-week old baby has become the youngest Nigerian, to test positive to the coronavirus. This was confirmed by President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi, via his verified Twitter page. Five new cases confirmed by the Federal Ministry of Health on Wednesday. Giving a break down of that number, Ogunlesi […]
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has refuted claims that results of its 2020 UTME taken on Saturday, March 14 and Monday, March 16 had been cancelled. Recall that the board on Monday, released results of 312,000 candidates who sat for the exam on Saturday. However, candidates who were not able to check yesterday and […]
All 5 cases had a travel history to the UK/USA We urge Nigerians to remain calm as public health response activities are intensified across the country A detailed travel history of each case is being compiled & contact tracing has begun Our National Emergency Operations Centre is supporting response in the states The Federal Government […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria, has issued a travel ban on 13 countries over the spread of the Coronavirus. The Ban will take effect from Saturday, March 21, 2020. Govt. of Nigeria is restricting entry into the country for travellers from: China, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Japan, France, Germany, United States of America, Norway, United […]
Health workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may be calling off the industrial action they embarked on by Thursday, 19 March 2020. This followed a successful intervention of the House of Representatives after a meeting with representatives of the striking health workers and the management of the FCT on Tuesday. Speaker of the House, […]
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Sports to investigate the cause of death of a footballer, Martins Chineme, and also audit the health facilities provided by the league management company for league matches across the country. The late footballer who was a member of Nasarawa United FC slumped on the pitch and […]
The Federal Government has banned all government officials from embarking on foreign trips as the world continues to battle the COVID-19 disease. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, made the declaration on Tuesday after the inaugural meeting of the Presidential Task Force Team on the COVID-19. He also urged Nigerians coming […]
The ongoing orientation for the National Youth Service has been cut short by the Ministry of Youth and Sports. The minister, Mr Sunday Dare says this is part of the Federal Government’s precautionary measure against the spread of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19). The orientation programme started on March 10 and was supposed to end on March […]
UEFA is expected to postpone Euro 2020 by up to a year on Tuesday, as European football’s governing body considers its response to the fallout of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. All of Europe’s leading domestic leagues ground to a halt last week with football confronting its biggest issue in modern times, and the fate of […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate postponement of the National Sports Festival, Edo 2020. Details later…
