CORONAVIRUS in Nigeria

The US consulate in Nigeria has cancelled all non immigrant visa application appointments in Nigeria, this coming hours after the Nigerian government cancelled flights from 13…
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The Federal Ministry of Health has announced five new cases of coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to eight. All the five new cases had a travel…
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The Lagos State Government has said the Indian national who was quarantined on Monday after developing symptoms suggestive of coronavirus, has tested negative to the deadly virus.…
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Kayode Oyero The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Tuesday that the new case of Coronavirus came in through British Airways. The PUNCH reports that…
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 Felix Onajite The Lagos state government has confirmed a third case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Akin Abayomi, the state’s…
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The Federal Government says it has no plans to impose  travel   restrictions   on visitors from countries where   coronavirus continues to spread rapidly. However,  Nigeria    has…
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The Federal Government is to commence secondary screening at points of entry for travellers from eight high risk countries with widespread community transmission to prevent the…
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A suspected case of COVID-19 infection has been isolated in Enugu. Giving the update in a tweet, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, stated: “The Nigeria Centre for…
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The committee set up by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd. ), to assess the impact of coronavirus on the 2020 budget submitted an interim report to him on…
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday, asked the Federal Government to suspend flights from the countries with a high prevalence of coronavirus to further protect…
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Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Wednesday warned Nigerians to prepare for more economic trouble in view of the current multi-year low…
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The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said four children and their teacher who came from the United States have been quarantined for Coronavirus, THE WITNESS reports.…
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Jide Ojo On Monday, March 9, 2020, Nigeria’s Health Minister, Dr. Osagie Ehanire confirmed the second case of coronavirus infection in Nigeria. This was allegedly from the Italian…
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A Presidential Task Force for the Control of the Coronavirus has been appointed by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari ( retd.) . The 12 -member task force is chaired by…
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Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta The Ogun State Government has said it has deployed security officials to man the entrances to the areas where a large number of Chinese live in the state.…
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Sunday Aborisade,  Abuja The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire,  said on Tuesday that the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, …
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Corona virus: Reps to suspend plenary for two weeks The House of Representatives on Tuesday resolved to suspend plenary for two weeks over the dreaded corona virus now rearing its…
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…Secures FG’s support for mass production By Emmanuel Elebeke Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Prof. Maurice Iwu, said yesterday he has…
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Our Correspondents In furtherance to the placing of the patient of the Coronavirus disease, a 44-year-old Italian, in a quarantine centre, Lagos and Ogun state governments have…
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