By Joseph Erunke, Abuja The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has insisted that its confirmed cases of coronavirus in Akwa Ibom State which it put at five on Wednesday, was true. The agency’s insistence on the number came following the denial by Akwa Ibom State Government that nobody was tested positive in the state […]

The Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, on Thursday, in Lagos donated Coronavirus prevention equipment and materials to the Zone 2 Police Command.

With Malawi hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, on Thursday, only four of the 55 countries and sovereign states of Africa are still safe from the spreading scourge.

After eight days of isolation and treatment, the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Prof. Jesse Otegbayo, has tested negative for COVID-19. The Head of Public Relations Unit of the hospital Mr Toye Akinrinlola confirmed that the last test on his blood sample has come back negative. Akinrinlola said the […]

Victor Ogunyinka Some Nigerians are bewildered on social media following the official Twitter handle of the Ministry of Finance and Budget begging for ventilators from industrial engineer, Elon Musk. On the last day of March, Elon Musk tweeted that “We have extra FDA-approved ventilators. Will ship to hospitals worldwide within Tesla delivery regions. Device & […]

More than 6,000 cases reported With more than 6,000 COVID-19 cases reported in Africa, the virus is threatening fragile health systems on the continent. Infections are increasingly spreading not only between African countries but within different localities in the hardest-hit countries. For instance, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where COVID-19 cases were at […]

…as 11 more recover, rejoin families By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Government, on Thursday, discharged 11 more patients from the Infectious Disease Hospital, IDH, Yaba, after being tested negative twice for Coronavirus (COVID-19) and have been allowed to return home to their families. The latest figure brings to 18 the number of discharged patients in […]

By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin Kwara State Technical Committee on Corona Virus (COVID-19) will Thursday night begin fumigation of markets across the state. According to the statement issued last night by Spokesman of the Committee Rafiu Ajakaye, the fumigation takes place between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. “Fumigation is slated to begin across seven markets […]

Following the confirmation of five suspected cases of the dreaded Corona Virus in Akwa Ibom State, Governor Udom Emmanuel has announced a total cessation of movements and prohibition of all events of any nature for 14 days in the State.

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja As criticisms trail the disbursement of money to the vulnerable in the federal government’s Conditional Cash Transfer scheme, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Farouq, has said no region or section Nigeria will be excluded. Farouq said the programme was a national one with […]