A frontline NHS nurse who had been battling coronavirus died just moments after her husband whispered ‘don’t worry about the kids’. Areema Nasreen, 36, died in intensive care at Walsall Manor Hospital, West Midlands, where she had worked. The mother-of-three, who leaves behind children aged 8, 10, and 17, became the country’s youngest health worker to be […]

5G phone masts are being set alight in the UK after online conspiracy theories have misleadingly linked the cell towers to the coronavirus pandemic. The BBC reports that at least three towers were set alight last week, and police and fire services were called to extinguish the flames. Rumors and conspiracy theories over a link […]

The number of coronavirus cases in the United States has exceeded 300,000, while the death toll passed 8,100. New York state’s coronavirus toll has risen at a devastating pace to 3,565 deaths, up from 2,935 the previous day, the largest 24-hour jump recorded there. READ ALSO: Malawi president takes wage cut to fund coronavirus fight […]

A former Anambra Senator, Dr Andy Uba has urged the people of Anambra State to adhere strictly to the safety measures given by the government and relevant agencies in a bid to combat the deadly Coronavirus pandemic which has killed over 60,000 and infected more than one million persons worldwide.

Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika said Saturday he was taking a wage cut to help fund the fight against the coronavirus, and ordered his government to the same. Mutharika said in a statement he had ordered the treasury to cut his own salary and the wages of his ministers and deputy ministers by 10 percent for […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced five new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; three in Bauchi and two Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “As at 10:10 pm 4th April, there are 214 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Twenty-five have been discharged with four deaths. For a breakdown of cases by states- […]

Olasunkanmi Akoni The Galadiman Arewa Council of Chiefs in Lagos, Alhaji Aliyu Bambado, has frowned at the statement made by purported leaders of Hausa in the state, describing them as “self-styled” leaders and not representing legitimate Hausa communities in the state. Bambado was reacting to a statement credited to one Alhaji Aliyu Garuba, who spoke […]

By David Royal The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC on Saturday confirmed that it has received medical equipment and ambulance donated by Living Faith Church to support the fight against coronavirus in Nigeria. Bishop David Oyedepo of the Living Faith Church had on March 31 announced that the church will be donating medical equipment […]

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday reported the state has discharged another patient of the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease after testing negative for the virus. Sanwo-Olu while disclosing this during a press briefing held at Lagos House Marina also confirmed that the total cases of the virus in the state has tallied 109 after […]

By Chioma Obinna Contrary to speculations in some quarters that the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, has been shut down following the death of a COVID-19 patient, the management of the hospital Saturday debunked the rumour, saying “the hospital is open and working”. Debunking the rumour in a telephone chat with Vanguard, the institution’s Chairman […]

Ex-players blasted Liverpool for their move to furlough non-playing staff on Saturday as Premier League clubs held talks over possible pay cuts for first-team staff due to the coronavirus crisis. The Anfield club said they would top up the public money made available from the government to ensure staff received their full salaries. It follows […]

By Shina Abubakar Policemen guarding the Ejigbo isolation centre have lamented over what they termed poor welfare and lack of protective wares for the discharge of their duties. There was Controversy surrounding the situation at the Ejigbo isolation centre, where Côte d’Ivoire returnees into Osun State were kept pending the determination of their coronavirus status. […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charges the National Assembly to comprehensively scrutinize the overall profile of the N500 billion proposed by the Federal Government as intervention fund against the COVID-19 pandemic so as to ensure that the fund reached the desired target.

To cushion the harsh effects of lockdown on Nigerians due to coronavirus, the House of Representatives will upon resumption on April 14, 2020, consider a fresh Stimulus Bill that will ensure a two-month payment waiver on electricity bills.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, says the House will pass a stimulus Bill to ensure Nigerians get free electricity supply for two months. In a statement on Saturday in Abuja, Gbajabiamila said that the aim was to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerians and local businesses. According […]