Calls for localized approach to tackle virus   By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, WASHMATA Initiatives, Monday, expressed concern over the Federal Government’s adopted measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus, COVID-19, as it was foreign and alien to the lives of Nigerians. This was contained in a statement signed by […]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has denied testing positive to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Governor Udom Emmanuel has directed that the taskforce for containment of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Akwa Ibom State be trained and equipped to undertake its critical task, as the state commences a week-long lockdown.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the message spreading on social media that Coronavirus (COVID-19) is airborne is incorrect. The WHO headquarters in Geneva explained this in its official twitter account @WHO. The agency said the virus that causes COVID-19 was mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. “These […]

A governance and policy expert, Mr Oseloka Obaze says all the 36 states and Abuja should be given equal capacity to manage cases of the coronavirus and also contain the spread.

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has asked Governor Seyi Makinde to lock down the state as result of the rampaging Coronavirus pandemic or be ready to tender his resignation letter as governor.

Calls for calm By Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu has set-up a Special Investigation Team to unravel the immediate and remote cause of the unfortunate tragic explosion that occurred at Ogbese near Akure, the Ondo State Capital on Friday, 27th March 2020. The Team which is headed by the […]

More than 700,000 cases of the novel coronavirus have been officially declared around the world since the start of the pandemic, according to an AFP tally at 0800 GMT Monday based on official sources. There have been at least 715,204 coronavirus cases including 33,568 fatalities in 183 countries and territories. These are notably in the […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) working to identify 6,000  people who have had close contacts with persons infected to curb the spread of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, disclosed this on Monday on Channels Television, Programme “Sunrise Daily”, while, speaking on COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Ihekweazu said: ”in the short-term, the […]

  With the coronavirus quickly spreading in Washington state in early March, leaders of the Skagit Valley Chorale debated whether to go ahead with weekly rehearsal. The virus was already killing people in the Seattle area, about an hour’s drive to the south. But Skagit County hadn’t reported any cases. Schools and businesses remained open, […]