CORONAVIRUS in Nigeria

The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, on Monday, ordered manufacturing of chloroquine for emergency…
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Sodiq Oyeleke Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has questioned the legality of the lockdown ordered by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.).…
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Following the presidential directive to ease the sufferings of the vulnerable that might be affected by the lockdown following the outbreak of COVID-19, the Minister of…
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases have risen to 131 in Nigeria as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced 20 new cases on Monday. Of the 20 new cases, 13 were recorded…
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Omodele Adigun and Adewale Sanyaolu President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday approved a two-month advance pay for Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) beneficiaries. The gesture,…
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Nigeria has recorded eight new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total confirmed infections in the country to 89. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this…
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Olufemi Atoyebi, Abuja The military says it has  prepared 17 hospitals for the isolation and treatment of confirmed cases. The Coordinator of the Defence Media Operations, Major…
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as soldiers, airforce men, naval officers, police begin patrol Chukwudi Akasike, Kamarudeen Ogundele, Success Nwogu, Mudiaga Affe and Tunde Ajaja As part of efforts to contain the…
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Former President,  Chief Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday, announced that his former residence at the Presidential Hilltop, Abeokuta, Ogun State be used as Isolation centre for victims…
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The federal government says it is tracing no fewer than 4,370 people that have contacts with index cases of the novel Coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19). The Minister of Information…
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Martins Ifijeh Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Femi Falana has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to issue a proclamation of a state of emergency…
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Yusuf Alli, Managing Editor, Abuja FEAR heightened on Monday over the fate of about 35 senators who have not complied with the measures to determine their…
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Olufemi Atoyebi, Abuja The Federal Government, on Monday, said retired doctors and nurses could be reabsorbed in states to help in the fight against coronavirus. This was made…
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Coronavirus: Why Buhari is ‘Side-lining’ Osinbajo – Dele Momodu buhari sidelining osinbajo dele momodu The Publisher of Ovation Magazine and former presidential candidate, Dele…
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Afeez Hanafi Respite may have come the way of some suspects in police stations across Lagos State as the state police command ordered their…
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In a bid to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Lagos State government has decided to shutter night clubs and bars.Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu made this…
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A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, rejected an application to compel the Federal Government to totally bar entry into the country from the US, Iran and China. Justice…
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Italian who brought coronavirus to Nigeria recovers Aisha Buhari shuts office, UK-returnee daughter self-isolates Senators just back from foreign trips to undergo…
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Nigeria’s Arik Air has announced the temporary suspension of flights to all its West Coast destinations effective Monday, March 23, 2020. The West Coast countries include Accra,…
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Man with coronavirus stayed in Ibadan for two weeks undetected ― Ekiti govt The Ekiti State government announced Wednesday evening that a man who tested positive for coronavirus…
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