Coronavirus
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Nigeria on Monday recorded its highest figure of COVID-19 cases in a day since the outbreak of the disease in February 2020, as the Lagos State government issued a directive for schools to reopen. This was disclosed in a late-night tweet by the agency responsible for the management of disease outbreaks in the country – […]
The Federal Government has imposed new restrictions amid the rising cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in various parts of the country. Mr Boss Mustapha, who is the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, announced this on Monday at the briefing of the task force in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He explained that the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to meet with members of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 today. The Presidency announced this on Tuesday via its official handle. “@MBuhari will meet with the Presidential Task Force on Covid-19 this afternoon,” @NGRPresident tweeted. The meeting, which will hold at the presidential villa in Abuja might […]
More concerns seem to be growing in the Nigerian Army after 26 generals who had contact with Major General Olu Irefin tested positive for COVID-19. Late Irefin, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, fell ill last week while attending the 2020 Chief of Army Staff Conference in Abuja. He was later taken to a […]
The British government has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to Kaduna State for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catronia Laing while presenting the PPEs to the Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe, said the fight against COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over. She added that the gesture is […]
Barcelona full-back Sergi Roberto has tested positive for coronavirus, the club have confirmed on Wednesday. Roberto had been enjoying a prominent role in Ronald Koeman’s squad before being forced off the pitch with a thigh injury during Barca’s 1-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid on November 21. The 28-year-old is not expected to return to action […]
r Health, Abia State, Dr Joe Osuji has disclosed that 17 members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, currently at the orientation camp at Umunna, Bende council area, have tested positive for COVID-19. Osuji, who stated this in an interview with journalists, explained that the corps members underwent compulsory testing on arrival at the […]
The Federal Government has approved the sum of N5billion as a bailout for airline operators and other business owners in the aviation sector to cushion the effects of COVID-19 on the country’s aviation industry. The announcement was made on Monday by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika. The Minister said the sum of N4billion has […]
Former Brazil playmaker Ronaldinho said on Sunday he had contracted coronavirus but had no symptoms. The 40-year-old ex-Barcelona and AC Milan midfielder, who won the Champions League and World Cup in an illustrious career, will remain in isolation in a Belo Horizonte hotel. “Hi friends, family, fans, I took a Covid-19 test and the result was positive, […]
Senate has cautioned relevant stakeholders in the health sector against killing the nation’s economy by adopting foreign methods of fighting COVID-19 pandemic. Senate’s admonition against imported measures of fighting COVID-19 came from the co-chairman of the Senate Joint Committee on Health and Aviation, Senator SMART ADEYEMI during an interactive session with stakeholders in the Aviation […]
