British Airways (ICAG.L) said it is temporarily suspending flights from Gatwick Airport in southern England, Britain’s second busiest airport, due to the coronavirus. BA’s boss warned earlier in March that the airline was in a battle for survival and would have to cut jobs and park planes. “Due to the considerable restrictions and challenging market […]

The Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, a former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala and Senator Abdulfatai Buhari (APC-Oyo North) have wished Governor Seyi Makinde quick recovery as he tested positive to the coronavirus. The trio expressed their sympathy in separate statements issued on Tuesday in Ibadan. Makinde had on Monday […]

The  Chief  Executive Officer of the firm, Captain Henry Ogunyemi said the online grocery shop has positioned itself to meet the shopping needs of the public as part of its contributions towards assisting government in containment of the spread of COVID-19.

The Ondo State Government has given further reasons for a total shutdown of markets in the state, due to persistent flouting of social distancing regulation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state government had on March 24 shut down market malls and shops, except those dealing on essentials commodities like food, medicine, […]

The Edo State Government has urged all residents, including traders and businesses to support the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration’s efforts to curtail the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state by complying with the basic precautionary measures and other guidelines to contain the scourge. In a statement, Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and […]

Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday called on state governments and security agencies to assist Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, to seamlessly distribute fuel across the country as Nigeria struggles to contain the coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic.

YOLA—Adamawa State government, yesterday, announced the closure of all land borders and other commercial activities in the state, from today, to contain the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has appealed to  law enforcement agencies across the country to avoid any act of torture, cruel inhuman and other degrading treatments  against the citizens as they enforce compliance to the federal and state governments directives to contain the spread of coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic

abuja—Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has faulted claims by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Ebunolu Adegboruwa, that President Muhammadu Buhari does not have the powers to shut down two states and Federal Capital Territory, FCT in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the world.

ABUJA—THE National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has ordered the manufacturing of Chloroquine for emergency stock for possible clinical trial treatment of coronavirus in the country.

Shortly after renowned Nigerian Bishop, Sam Zuga of House of Joy Ministry, founder of both Samzuga Foundation and Samzuga international offered to treat anyone with coronavirus free of charge and urging Nigerians to refer Coronavirus patients to him, the cleric has come up with a solution to tackle  the dreaded virus.

The Lagos State government, yesterday, confirmed that five additional patients, who have recovered from coronavirus, COVID-19, have been discharged, from Infectious Disease Centre, Yaba Mainland Hospital.

A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party,PDP,Lawal Adamu Usman, (Mr LA) has bought food and other relief materials worth  N10 million for people in Kaduna North Local Government Area.

LAGOS—NOBEL Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka and human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, yesterday, faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s restriction of movement order pronounced on Lagos and Ogun States saying Nigeria is not at war.

LAGOS—THE Mike Adenuga Foundation, MAF, founded by Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr., yesterday, donated the sum of N1.5 billion to Federal and Lagos State governments to support Nigeria’s fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.