Coronavirus fever has taken a strange turn in India, with a couple naming their newborn twins Corona and COVID – reportedly to remind them about the hard times they are enduring amid the epidemic. As India is under a nationwide lockdown aimed at stopping the spread of coronavirus, a couple from the Indian city of […]

Twitter said Thursday it has removed thousands of accounts in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Honduras, Indonesia and Serbia that allegedly took direction from governments or pushed pro-government content. “We removed 2,541 accounts in an Egypt-based network, known as the El Fagr network,” the San Francisco-based tech firm posted in a series of tweets. “The media group […]

MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a number of initiatives to support the Federal and Lagos Governments’ efforts in ameliorating the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Nigeria. The leading entertainment and media company’s contribution in the fight against COVID-19 includes cash support of N200m and N50m to the Federal and Lagos State Governments respectively, the donation […]

Bayern Munich have fined defender, Jerome Boateng for leaving the city “without permission”, an act in breach of the strict rules of confinement imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak. According to TVO television, the 31-year-old had left the city to visit his sick son and was involved in a minor road accident on Tuesday. “Bayern […]

An online group, Alumni of Lagos State University, School of Communication, 2004/2005 set has commenced steps to initiate relief plans for its members amid federal government’s lockdown order in some states – purposed against the spread of novel Coronavirus in Nigeria. According to a statement released by the administrator of the social media account of […]

The Federal Government says it will meet with indigenous manufacturers to discuss and facilitate the local production of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), to enhance the fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), pandemic ravaging the world.

RTEAN urge members on compliance to seating guidelines Transporters in Edo State under the aegis of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) and the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) have commended the Edo State Government for suspending revenue collection for the month of April, as part of efforts to cushion the economic […]

By Chinenyeh Ozor Following the outbreak of corona virus COVD-19 across the globe which necessitated lockdown to stay safe in the 36 states of Nigeria, prices of food items has skyrocketed in the university community of Nsukka and it’s environs. Vanguard reports that must markets in Nsukka has been shutdown while food sellers hike prices […]

Two religious leaders, on Friday, urged the Federal and the Lagos State Governments to enlist the services of faith-based organisations in the sharing of coronavirus relief materials to avoid partiality.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday  confirmed six new cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in Osun State, increasing Nigeria’s confirmed cases to 190.