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 …
Read More »UBA donates N5bn to fight COVID-19
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, …
Read More »BREAKING: Nigerian govt to release N6.5bn to fight COVID-19
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 …
Read More »BREAKING: Two contacts with Bauchi Gov. Mohammed test positive for COVID-19
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 …
Read More »COVID 19: FIRSTBANK CHOOSES TO SOLVE EDUCATION CHALLENGES FACING PARENTS
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 …
Read More »Breaking: Lagos govt shuts down markets amid coronavirus outbreak
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the closure of markets, stores in the state with effect from Thursday. According to him, markets that sell essential commodities such as medical equipment, water, foodstuff are exempted. The governor in a press conference on Tuesday said: “It is not a total lockdown, …
Read More »Abba Kyari’s aides test positive for Coronavirus
Three staff of the Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari have tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). A presidential source confirmed the development. More details soon…
Read More »BREAKING: Bauchi Gov, Bala Mohammed, tests positive for Coronavirus
The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, Mukhtar Gidado, made this announcement in a statement on Tuesday This comes a day after the governor took the test having had contact with the son of former Vice President …
Read More »Another virus breaks in China, kills one
A man from China’s Yunnan province tested positive for Hantavirus on Monday. He died while on his way back to Shandong Province for work on a chartered bus, China’s Global Times reported. 32 other people have been tested, the report added. Following his death, hantavirus became a trend on social …
Read More »COVID-19: Panic over health status of 35 Nigerian senators who returned from UK
Fear heightened on Monday over the fate of about 35 senators who have not complied with the measures to determine their Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) status, THE NATION reports. The senators last week returned from a trip to the United Kingdom (UK), where they attended a Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB) seminar …
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