As part of a robust effort to combat the deadly Coronavirus outbreak in Nigeria, the management of Keystone Bank today announced the donation of N1 billion for the purchase of relief materials, critical care facilities and protective gear to contain the spread of the virus. The pledge was made during …

Hadiza Isma, the wife of the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has appealed to Nigerians to offer prayers for the quick recovery of her husband who tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). She made the appeal a few minutes after her husband disclosed that he tested positive for the virus on Twitter. reports …

Mohammed Babandede, comptroller-general of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has tested positive for coronavirus. According to the Punch, Babandede disclosed his COVID-19 status on Sunday. The immigration chief reportedly said he has been in self-isolation since he returned from the United Kingdom on March 22. “Today, I tested positive for …

The Chief Medical doctor, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Prof Jesse A Otegbayo, has tested positive for coronavirus. This was disclosed in a statement personally signed by the CMD. UCH CMD@UchCmd On Monday 23rd March, we commenced a 12man quarterly board meeting which was meant to last 5 days in the …

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has tested positive for coronavirus. “Earlier this week, I submitted a sample for the Covid-19 test,” El-Rufai said in a video posted on Twitter on Saturday. “The result came in this evening, and I regret to say that it is positive.”

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced new cases of confirmed COVID-19. Nigeria now has 89 confirmed cases of the virus. NCDC, in a tweet, said seven of the new cases are in Lagos with one in Benue. Only one death has been recorded so far while three …

….Says no regrets associating with him The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has said that the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a great phenomenon in Nigerian politics, saying his belief in Democratic tenets was unparalleled. The Speaker said as …

The Lagos State Government on Saturday suspended its earlier decision to close Marine Bridge for five months for repair, following the swelling cases of COVID-19 in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Public Affairs Unit of the State Ministry of Transportation (MOT) had on Friday …

Ministers Donate 50% Of March Salary To Support COVID-19 Efforts Nigeria’s 43 Cabinet Ministers have donated 50% of their March 2020 salaries to support the Federal Government’s efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. In a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday, the Minister of Information and Culture, …

President Muhammadu Buhari has been briefed on the COVID-19 situation in the country by Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, and Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). He was briefed on Saturday afternoon at his residence in the state house, Abuja. It was previously reported that Buhari …