By Victoria Ojeme A Nigerian lady Mrs. Kafayat Amusan. one of the stranded Nigerians travellers. returning from Dubai has been delivered of a baby. She delivered complications onboard, which resulted in the plane returning back to Dubai after take off . She is currently been admitted at a Hospital, in Dubai. According to the statement […]

By Bashir Bello KANO – Chairman, Kano State chapter of National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, Comrade Ibrahim Maikarfi Muhammad, has on Wednesday said that 18 Nurses have tested positive for coronavirus disease in the state. Muhammad said nine of the nurses are from National Orthopedic Hospital, Dala, 7 from Aminu Kano Teaching […]

By Michael Eboh THE Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC), Wednesday, slashed the ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N108 per litre, a move reflecting the drop in crude oil prices. It is also expected to result in a lower pump price at petrol stations by end of this week. […]

Insists Abacha loot becomes Nigeria’s asset at drawdown Soni Daniel – Abuja Barely a week after successfully drawing down the sum of $311.7 million from the United States of America and Bailiwick of Jersey, the Attorney General of the Federation and Justice Minister, Abubakar Malami, has asked Nigerians to focus on what the funds will […]

The representative of the Nguru central constituency at the Yobe house of assembly, Lawan Nguru has tested positive for COVID-19. The lawmaker who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the assembly, stated on Wednesday that he had gone on isolation. He expresses optimism that he would recover from the disease as […]

By Lawani Mikairu The first batch of 265 Nigerians repatriated from the United Arab Emirates, UAE, on Wednesday evening, arrived Nigeria through the Muritala Muhammed International Airports, Lagos. The flight had earlier returned to the UAE after a woman went into labour midair. ALSO READ: Plane conveying Nigerian returnees from Dubai makes U-turn A mild […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of ace comedian, Ali Baba, as Chairman of a committee of the creative industry stakeholders to look into and advise the Federal Government on the best way to mitigate the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on the industry. The committee, led by Ali Baba has Anita […]

Says gesture must not be seen as FG’s As NLNG donates holding centre in Bonny By Egufe Yafugborhi RIVERS State’s fight against Coronavirus got a boost Wednesday as Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) provided two PCR machines with Governor Nyesom Wike declaring it was the first time the oil major earned his commendation. The SPDC […]

256 Nigerian voluntary returnees have just arrived in Nigeria from the United Arab Emirates. The returnees arrived at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos State. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Ban of flights in and out of Nigeria extended by four weeks – PTF Regional Manager, South West, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Mrs. Victoria Shin – Abah […]

By Jimoh Babatunde The Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, NCAC, Otunba Segun Runsewe, has donated COVID-19 Personal Protection Equipment, PPE, to members of the Nigeria Police Force. The donation of the PPE, which were locally-made, a continuation of the support of the Council to the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic, is to enhance […]

Total deaths now 3, active 12, discharged 2 By Festus Ahon ANOTHER COVID-19 patient has been confirmed dead by the State Government, bringing the number of deaths resulting from the ravaging coronavirus pandemic to three in the State. The State Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, confirmed this in his verified Whatsapp page. The Vanguard […]

The Lagos State government has announced that 37 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from infectious disease centres in the state. The discharged cases include 19 females and 18 males including an Indian. The patients were discharged from Infectious DIsease Centre, Yaba, Onikan and Eti-Osa to reunite with their society. A tweet from the Lagos State […]

The World Health Organization on Wednesday urged countries to invest in getting their healthcare systems fit to fight the next pandemic rather than scrambling around in panic when it hits. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said investing now would save lives later, as the death toll from COVID-19 surged past 250,000. “The COVID-19 pandemic will […]

Policemen in Ondo division to go for test, three more patients discharged Dayo Johnson – Akure ONE of the four suspected killers of the daughter of Afenifere leader, Funke Olakunri, who is being treated for COVID-19 at the Ondo Infectious Disease Centre, Adamu Adamu, yesterday attempted to escape. But for the security personnel stationed at […]

By Chioma Obinna Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, discharged 37 more COVID-19 patients from its isolation facilities, bringing the total number of recoveries to 358. Announcing this on its Twitter handle, Lagos State Ministry of Health explained that 19 of the patients were females, while 18 are males, including an Indian national. #COVID19Lagos Update Breaking! […]