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 countries including the US
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NIGERIA RECORDS 5 NEW ADDITIONAL CORONAVIRUS CASES, ALL FROM US, UK TRAVELLERS
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…
INDIAN NATIONAL IN QUARANTINE TESTS NEGATIVE TO CORONAVIRUS AS GOVT BEGINS TRACING OF PEOPLE IN BRITISH AIRWAYS MANIFEST WITH CORONAVIRUS VICTIM
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. The Indian national…
NEW CORONAVIRUS CASE CAME IN THROUGH BRITISH AIRWAYS FROM UK- LAGOS HEALTH COMMISSIONER
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 Nigeria recorded…
THIRD CORONAVIRUS CASE CONFIRMED IN LAGOS
Felix Onajite The Lagos state government has confirmed a third case of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. Akin Abayomi, the state’s commissioner of health, disclosed this at a press…
CORONAVIRUS: WE HAVE NO PLAN TO RESTRICT ITALIAN AND CHINESE VISITORS SAYS FG
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 decided to screen visitors entering…
CORONAVIRUS: NIGERIA BEGINS SCREENING OF PEOPLE FROM 8 HIGH RISK COUNTRIES
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 spread of COVID-19 in…
SUSPECTED CORONAVIRUS PATIENT ISOLATED IN ENUGU
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 Disease…
CORONAVIRUS: FG MAY REDUCE BUDGET BY 1TRILLION NAIRA
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…
CORONAVIRUS: STOP FLIGHTS FROM AFFECTED COUNTRIES, ATIKU AGAIN TELLS FG
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 Nigerians from the scourge.…
CORONAVIRUS AND THE ECONOMY: NIGERIANS SHOULD PREPARE FOR 3 MONTHS OF TROUBLE SAYS NNPC GMD, MELE KYARI
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 level of crude price in…
LAGOS GOVT QUARANTINES 4 CHILDREN AND THEIR TEACHER WHO CAME FROM US AS WELL AS ANOTHER FROM UK
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. Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi at a…
LIKELY EFFECTS OF CORONAVIRUS ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC LIFE OF NIGERIANS
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 index case…
FG SETS UP 12-MAN COMMITTEE TO CONTAIN CORONAVIRUS
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…
CORONAVIRUS: OGUN GOVT DEPLOY SECURITY TO MAN GATES OF CHINESE HOMES, RESIDENCES
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…
CORONAVIRUS, NIGERIAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL BOSS QUARANTINED
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said on Tuesday that the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Chikwe Ihekweazu, has been quarantined for…
FEAR OF CORONAVIRUS: REPS TO SUSPEND PLENARY FOR 2 WEEKS
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…
EX-INEC CHAIR, MAURICE IWU CLAIMS CURE FOR CORONAVIRUS
…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 found a cure for the…
LAGOS OGUN IDENTIFY 100 NIGERIANS WHO CAME IN CONTACT WITH CORONAVIRUS PATIENT
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 identified at least…