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Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan The Federal Government of Nigeria on Monday directed federal civil servants from Grade Level 12 and below to stay and work from home with effect from Tuesday, to stem the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Head …

Nigeria on Monday night recorded four new cases of Coronavirus with three recorded in Lagos and one in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), as at 11.00 p.m. on Monday, there are 40 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria. Two of them have …

A man has died in Yunnan province of China after testing positive to Hantavirus. The man died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus, China’s Global Times reports. Hantavirus immediately became a trend on social media following the report with people panicking that …

Atiku Abubarkar The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has announced that his son tested positive for coronavirus. He made this known via his verified Twitter handle on Sunday. “My son has tested positive to coronavirus,” he tweeted. According to the former Vice-President of Nigeria, his son …

A former Managing Director of Pipelines and Products Marketing Company, a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Suleiman Achimugu, has died of Coronavirus. Achimugu, who returned to Nigeria from the United Kingdom two weeks ago, started showing symptoms of the virus last Tuesday, according to findings by SaharaReporters. He eventually …

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has revealed when the Coronavirus pandemic will only subside and not die, THE WITNESS reports. Speaking at the studio of the church’s TV station, today, Adeboye, who also revealed that God had told him earlier in …

The Lagos State Government has just sealed one mall and a plaza in Lekki for violating its directive banning large social gatherings, parties, and clubs in the state as part of measures to prevent the spread of Coronavirus. The outfits sealed by the state enforcement team which include officials from …

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) The Federal Government on Saturday confirmed 10 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. The confirmation was made on the official Twitter handle of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, @NCDCgov. According to the tweet, Nigeria has confirmed 10 new cases of COVID19. NCDC ✔@NCDCgov …

Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has shut down her office for two weeks over Coronavirus. Her daughter, who returned from the United Kingdom, is also in self-isolation. Mrs Buhari, who tweeted the developments through her personal handle, @aishambuhari, said she acted based on the advice of the Minister of …

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday launched the National Broadband Plan (2020 – 2025) in Abuja. The plan, essentially, is intended to deepen internet penetration in the country, according to the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Mr Isa Pantami. The President also commissioned the National Emergency Call Centre, which …