COVID-19: Nigeria testing about 500 people per day ―NCDC DG
By Rasheed Sobowale The Director General (DG) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Tuesday, during a Presidential Task Force Briefing on the COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Abuja revealed that Nigeria has been testing about 500 suspected cases of the virus per day. Dr Ihekweazu answering the questions fielded by journalists […]
Coronavirus: UBA donates N28.5m to Anambra
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has donated N28.5 million to the Anambra State government in support of the fight against the spread of coronavirus pandemic in the state. Secretary to Anambra State Government, Prof. Solo Chukwulobelu received the cheque on behalf of the state government in Awka. The SSG, who is the secretary of […]
Russia’s top doctor for coronavirus cases tests positive for virus
Russia’s top doctor for coronavirus cases, Denis Protsenko, has tested positive for the virus, state media reported on Tuesday.
NCDC confirms 4 new cases of coronavirus
Victor Ogunyinka The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced four new cases of coronavirus across Nigeria. The latest report released at 11:15 am Tuesday, revealed three of the four cases are from Osun State and one from Ogun State. This brings the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases to 135. This came just […]
COVID-19: Wike imposes 24hrs curfew in identified areas
The Rivers Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in identified key areas of the state with high human traffic. This is contained in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Tuesday by Mr Soibi Max-Alalibo, Special Assistant on Media to the Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mr Paulinus Nsirim. He quoted the Commissioner as […]
Congo’s 81-yr-old ex-president Yhombi-Opango dies of coronavirus
Jacques Joaquim Yhombi-Opango, former president of the Republic of the Congo, has died after contracting coronavirus, his family said. Yhombi-Opango died in a Paris hospital on Monday. He was 81. Yhombi-Opango was ill before he contracted the virus, his son told AFP news agency. He led Congo-Brazzaville from 1977 until he was toppled in 1979, […]
