The United Nations today, Thursday, April 16, 2020, received and handed over to Nigeria vital health supplies to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria on a flight funded by APM Terminals. The supplies, made up of 10,000 test kits, 15
Tragedy has stroke again in the family of late environmental activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, as Menegian Wiwa has died of coronavirus at a London hospital who waa aged 50. Sister to the deceased, Noo, made the discloses the unfortunate incident in a Facebook post
By FRED EZEH Lagos State government has confirmed three additional deaths from COVID-19- related complications. Lagos Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who announced the development in a tweet, on Thursday, disclosed that the deceased were males aged 51, 52 and 62. The
•NCDC DG, Dr. Ihekweazu Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, believes every state in Nigeria will have its share of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He stated this on Thursday morning during his appearance on Channels Television’s breakfast
A group of irate youths has set ablaze a yet to be identified Chinese company in Ogun State for allegedly locking its workers inside their facility despite the stay-at-home order of the federal government following the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country. The
Lagos, Borno, Delta states have been excluded from the National Cash Transfer for COVID-19, while the North West zone gets the biggest share.The National Cash Transfer Office (NCTO) info-graphics created on April 11, 2020 and made public by the International Centre for Investigative
The federal government on Tuesday said it lacked the capacity and resources needed to cater for over 2,000 Nigerians who have expressed willingness to return to the country owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs who disclosed this while
Appeal by Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State to corporate bodies and well-meaning individuals to donate towards the Covid-19 pandemic has continued to yield positive results as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has donated some packs of sanitizers produced by the
The number of coronavirus cases in Israel has topped 12,046, with 123 deaths, the Health Ministry said late Tuesday. Seven people died and 460 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. 175 people are in critical condition. Meanwhile, at least
The Kano State Ministry of Health has confirmed five new positive cases of COVID-19 pandemic in the state. This brings the total number of cases in the state to nine. The state ministry made the announcement through its Twitter handle on Wednesday. The
A German Development Agency, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German for German Agency for International
Nigeria’s heartless President,Bola Ahmed Tinubu finally released all the 114 #EndBadGovernance protesters (minors and adults)
United States based Scientist and Business Woman, Princess Angela Obasi has joined other well meaning
A former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Lawan has regained freedom after serving