By Charly Agwam – Bauchi The Bauchi state government has imposed a lockdown for 14 days lockdown order on the state to check the spread of the coronavirus. The decision was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Sabi’u Baba on Tuesday. ALSO READ: Bauchi governor Bala Mohammed tests positive […]

By Rasheed Sobowale Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, the Director General (DG) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday said there “is a case definition for COVID-19” and only those with symptoms will be tested by the Centre. The NCDC DG stated this while answering questions fielded by journalists during the Tuesday Presidential Task […]

Egypt will shut down its airports and air travel starting March 31 to contain the outbreak of the coronavirus. The new measures will heavily impact the country’s economy and tourism sectors. Some 138,000 jobs are immediately at risk and 1 billion us dollars in airline revenues has been lost, according to IATA. “The decision of […]

Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, named an eight-man management committee for the COVID-19 Pandemic Support Account recently set up by the state government. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Yinka Oyebode, said in a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti, that it was part of efforts at curtailing the spread of the coronavirus […]

DESPITE the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Norwegian seafood industry has said that it remains committed to providing safe, sustainable and nutritious food to the world.