The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. It said two of the cases are in FCT and 12 in Lagos. Out Of the 14, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travellers into Nigeria & 1 is close contact of …

Lagos State Government on Thursday said six coronavirus patients have recovered in the state and will be discharged soon. Lagos State health commissioner Akin Abayomi in an interview on Nigeria Info said, “Tomorrow, we are going to discharge six of the (coronavirus) patients in Lagos. “Our admitted patients will go …

STRAIN is a family drama feature film about a family that suddenly discovers that their young son has the sickle cell disease. Verte View, the producers of ‘Charmed’, has worked closely with the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria to produce this new movie “STRAIN” that was inspired by a true-life story. It is an emotional …

The Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Tunde Ajayi, has disclosed that six of the COVID-19 patients at the infectious Disease Hospital have recovered. Ajayi via his twitter handle, @thetundeajai, said the patients would be discharged soon. “Six of our #COVID19 inpatients have recovered and will be discharged …

The Federal Government of Nigeria has said it is still on the trail of 4,370 people of interest over COVID-19 pandemic. It expressed regrets that most of the returnees from abroad submitted wrong addresses. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, made the disclosure at a briefing on COVID-19 update in …

UBA Chairman, Tony Elumelu United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has donated over N5bn ($14 million) through the UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. Nigeria and 19 other African countries will benefit from the support targeted at supplying relief materials, …

The federal government of Nigeria is set to release N6.5bn emergency fund to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, for the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad made the disclosure via his Twitter handle on Thursday. He tweeted: “FLASH: The Federal Government is …

Two persons who had close contact with Governor Bala Mohammed have tested positive for Coronavirus in Bauchi State. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Aliyu Maigoro made the disclosure while addressing newsmen in Bauchi, the state capital on Thursday. According to him, the second case is a 62-year-old male and …

The CEO of FirstBank Dr. Adesola Adeduntan has announced that the Bank in partnership with government and other stakeholders is extending its attention to immediate needs in our society in the face of the widespread COVID-19 by putting in place complementary efforts in education to support students and minimize the …