Health
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COVID-19: Total number of infections in Nigeria now 2558
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, May 4, 2020 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday recorded 170 new cases…
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COVID-19: Nestlé donates foods, beverages worth N32m to Kano State Govt.
By Muhammad Nur Tijani Kano, May 3, 2020 Nestlé Nigeria Plc has donated food and beverages worth N32 million as…
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Sanwo-Olu delays resumption of civil servants, as lockdown directive expires … Releases numbers for whistleblowers to report erring companies
The five-week lockdown imposed by the Federal Government on Lagos State and two other states to combat Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)…
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Fed Govt set to evacuate Nigerians from USA; 1st batch departs Sunday, May 10, for Abuja
The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York, United States of America, USA, has announced that the first batch of Nigerians…
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Obi donates COVID-19 relief materials to NAUTH, Nnewi
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, over the weekend…
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After N2bn donation, Aliko Dangote Foundation engages 54gene laboratory to conduct 1,000 COVID-19 tests per day in Kano
The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF), a philanthropic endeavor of Aliko Dangote, has contracted 54Gene, a molecular diagnostics company specialized in…
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CBN, Bankers’ Committee suspend lay-offs in banks
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and the Bankers’ Committee have directed that no banks in the country must retrench or…
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Polo fetes journalists; Salutes courage in stemming tide of fake news
Nigeria’s foremost luxury and lifestyle company Polo Limited, as part of its multi-level intervention in providing succour for segments of…
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COVID-19: Use confiscated stolen assets as isolation centres, SERAP asks Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to “urgently instruct the…
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Obi did as much in health as in education during his days as Governor — Okunna
Former Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget and Chief of Staff in the Peter Obi Administration, Prof. Chinyere Stella Okunna,…
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COVID-19: Mbaise nation declares “WAR” on COVID-19, deploys hundreds of footsoldiers
New York, May 02, 2020 The New York USA and Owerri, Imo State based Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR), has declared Mbaise…
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League, federation to decide when La Liga returns, Spanish PM says
Madrid, May 2, 2020 Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday said he was hopeful that La Liga returns “soon”.…
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COVID-19: Dangote donates mobile testing centre to Kano govt.
By Aisha Ahmed Kano, May 2, 2020 Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest businessman, has donated a mobile testing centre with…
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Covid-19: Police intercept Sokoto travellers at Osun-Ibadan boundary … We won’t release them until they are tested—Makinde
Officers of the Nigeria Police have apprehended 11 travellers from Sokoto, who defied the inter-state lockdown order of the…
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Coronavirus: Dangote promotes worker-friendly environment – Edwin …Thumbs up Nigerian workers’ resilience
As workers globally marked the May Day, a case has been made for the collaboration between employers and employees to…
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COVID-19: Atiku urges prayers for Dokpesi, family, others
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, May 2, 2020 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to pray for speedy…
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Fourth confirmed case of COVID-19 emerges in Enugu
Commissioner for Health, Enugu State, Professor Obi Emmanuel Ikechukwu, has said that a fourth confirmed case of coronavirus has emered…
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3 test positive for COVID-19 at FC Cologne
Cologne (Germany), May 1, 2020 German top-flight football club FC Cologne said on Friday that group training was continuing in…
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Borno team on Covid-19 suspends daily media briefing
By Yakubu Uba Maiduguri, May 1, 2020 For the second day running, the Borno State High Powered Response Team on…
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Covid-19: Fayemi lauds Ooni’s leadership role …..As monarch donates motorized fumigators to Ekiti State
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has lauded the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi for his strategic leadership role…
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Sanwo-Olu names, publishes list of Lagos COVID-19 Response donors; 26 more patients, including a Polish, a Filipino, discharged
In line with his administration’s commitment to transparency and accountability in governance, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on…
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COVID-19: Access Bank considers cost-efficiency
The drive for greater efficiency to withstand the effects of Coronavirus pandemic on businesses underpinned recent decisions by Access Bank…
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Mbaise monarchs, communities embrace person-to-person grassroots COVID-19 communication strategy
New York The New York USA and Owerri, Imo State based Mbaise Policy Roundtable (MPR), has, following the successful completion…
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Trump claims information indicates Wuhan lab behind outbreak
Washington, May 1, 2020 U.S. President Donald Trump claimed Thursday that he has seen information indicating the Wuhan Institute…
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NCDC not aware of Control of Infectious Diseases Bill – Ihekweazu
By Abujah Racheal Abuja, April 30, 2020 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it is not aware of…
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