COVID-19: US Redeems Promise, Hands Over 200 Ventilators To Nigeria

The United States Government has handed over 200 modern ventilators to the Nigerian government. The items were presented on Tuesday by the U.S Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Bert Leonard at the Abuja Premier Medical Warehouse in the nation’s capital. Speaking during the event,

COVID-19: FG Raises Alarm, Says No Testing Done In 20 States

Following the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government on Monday, August 10, said 85 local government areas (LGAs) in 20 states still remain with no testing done and no case reported. Boss Mustapha, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) disclosed

COVID-19 Violation: Abuja Mobile Court Fines Naira Marley N200,000

Music star, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has been fined N200,000 by an Abuja mobile court for violating COVID-19 protocols. The FCT Administration filed a four-count charge against him for hosting a concert in Abuja, in clear violation of COVID-19 directives.

JUST IN: 212 stranded Nigerians arrive from Egypt

By Vincent Ikuomola, Abuja Another batch of 212 Nigerians stranded in Egypt arrived the country on Friday, The Nation learnt. According to a tweet by the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), the evacuees arrived the Nnamdi Azikwe Internatuonal Airport, Abuja at exactly 1350

Covid – 19 Update: Nigeria Records 591 New Cases As Toll Hits 39,539

591 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Oyo-191 Lagos-168 FCT-61 Ondo-29 Osun-26 Ebonyi-24 Edo-23 Ogun-14 Rivers-13 Akwa Ibom-12 Kaduna-10 Katsina-6 Borno-4 Ekiti-3 Delta-3 Imo-3 Niger-1 39,539 confirmed 16,559 discharged 845 deaths

Covid – 19 Update: Nigeria Records 604 New Cases As Toll Hits 38,948

604 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-203 Oyo-87 FCT-79 Edo-41 Osun-35 Ogun-24 Rivers-22 Kaduna-22 Akwa Ibom-20 Plateau-18 Delta-9 Ebonyi-9 Imo-8 Enugu-5 Kano-5 Cross River-5 Katsina-4 Nasarawa-3 Borno-2 Ekiti-2 Bauchi-138,948 confirmed 16,061 discharged 833 deaths

Pray for Fayemi, Deputy Governor tells Ekiti residents

By Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado-Ekiti Ekiti Deputy Governor, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, on Friday called on residents to offer prayers for speedy recovery of Governor Kayode Fayemi from COVID-19 infection. Egbeyemi made the call in a statement by his nedia aide, Odunayo Ogunmola, praying for

COVID – 19: ISCA President warns Nigerians against reckless attitude, Commends President Buhari’s consistency

The president of Imo State Congress of America, Engr. Sampson Udeh has warned Nigerians to abide by all the Covid – 19 protocols, saying that continual careless attitude could spell devastation for families and the country at large. He expresses worries over what

COVID-19 pandemic `will probably get worse’ – Trump

President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic “will probably get worse before it gets better’’. Speaking at a White House news briefing, Trump noted the rising cases in southern and western states of the country, especially Arizona, California, Florida,

63% of sanitisers are counterfeit, says Fed Govt

By Bolaji Ogundele and Moses Emorinken, Abuja About 63 per cent of alcohol-based hand sanitisers in circulation may not be genuine, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said yesterday. PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha