Greece has quarantined a migrant camp after 20 asylum seekers tested positive for coronavirus, the migration ministry said on Thursday, its first such facility to be hit since the outbreak of the disease. Tests on 63 people were conducted after a 19-year-old female migrant who gave birth in a hospital in Athens was found infected, […]

By Rasheed Sobowale The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, stated during the Wednesday Presidential Task Force Briefing in Abuja that a breakdown of the confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria indicated that 70 per cent are male and 30 per cent female. Ehanire also hinted that the age range of these COVID-19 victims is […]

By Rasheed Sobowale The Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire on Wednesday stated that the twelve new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) reported earlier in the day by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) were imported. Ehanire revealed this while trying to clarify why he stated during his speech that the total confirmed cases in […]

A six-week-old infant has died of complications relating to COVID-19, the governor of the US state of Connecticut said Wednesday, in one of the youngest recorded deaths from the virus. Governor Ned Lamont tweeted that the newborn was “brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not be revived.” “Testing confirmed last night […]

A few months ago, much of the world was unconcerned with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, if they had heard of it at all. Now, the virus has impacted almost every corner of the globe, and the number of confirmed cases is expected to surpass 1 million any day now, the World Health Organisation’s director-general […]

By Omeiza Ajayi Director-General of the Progressive Governors Forum PGF, Salihu Moh. Lukman has again asked those still debating the legality of the lockdown imposed on Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states to focus on the bigger picture, saying asking President Muhammadu Buhari to have consulted a National Assembly that is on recess is unrealistic, simplistic and […]

In response to the pandemic crises ravaging countries and territories, which has also infected Nigeria, State Governments are making concerted efforts to contain or thwart the onslaught of the virus.

U.S. coronavirus cases topped 200,000 on Wednesday, doubling in less than a week, and deaths passed 4,000 as the nation’s top public health officials predicted grim weeks ahead in the battle against the outbreak.

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) had set up a 10-member advisory committee to curtail the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Information Technology (IT) ecosystem and the economy. Mr Kashifu Inuwa, Director General of NITDA, disclosed this in a statement by Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations on Wednesday in […]

Iran said Thursday it “only acts in self-defence” after President Donald Trump warned it and its allies against attacking US troops in Iraq. “Unlike the US — which surreptitiously lies, cheats & assassinates — Iran only acts in self-defence,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted. “Don’t be misled by usual warmongers, AGAIN,” he wrote, also […]

 The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) had set up a 10-member advisory committee to curtail the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the Information Technology (IT) ecosystem and the economy.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA—SOME staff in the office of the Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari have said that they were living in fears since their principal tested positive for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Recall that the Chief of Staff reportedly tested positive for the dreaded disease and had gone for self-isolation where […]

The Presidency has enjoined Nigerians to trust information coming from scientists and medical specialists as regard issues concerning virus diseases, instead of listening to Professors of Literary writings. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, gave the advice while reacting to comments made by Prof. Wole Soyinka, on […]

NATO foreign ministers are due on Thursday to discuss their countries’ response to the global coronavirus pandemic, while stressing that the defence alliance remains ready to defend itself against any threat.

The U.S. is stepping up its military presence on the southern border with Mexico over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus.