By Olasunkanmi Akoni There have been series of commendations for the Lagos State Government over its courageous, inspiring, professional and re-assuring response to the Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic in the state, especially the lockdown palliatives. Recall that the state government, before the report of the Italian index case on April 22, had set necessary machinery in […]

The death of Abba Kyari, the late Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, from complications of COVID-19 infection  could be just the eye-opener Nigerians require to drive home the seriousness and authenticity of the message that, indeed, the highly infectious COVID-19 pandemic is real and does not respect boundaries.

Governor Bala Abdulkadir Muhammed says fear of death to coronavirus was always on his mind after he tested positive to the disease and isolated because it has no definite cure or vaccine.

Spain has joined Italy and the United States in reporting more than 20,000 coronavirus deaths. United Kingdom’s daily deaths topped 800 for a third straight day. Germany, Canada, France, the U.K., South Korea and eight other nations issued a joint statement on the “critical role” of the World Health Organization in tackling the outbreak days after U.S. President Donald Trump moved to suspend its funding.

Before the first 14 days of coronavirus lockdown was imposed on March 29, 2020, Nigeria had a total of 111 confirmed cases of the virus in 12 states with one death. Nearly seven days into the second round of the lockdown, however, the cases have continued to rise.

By David Odama, Lafia Nasarawa Governor, Abdullahi Sule has decried the increasing cases of COVID-19 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT ) describing the situation as worrisome not only to the government but the entire people of the state. According to the governor, the proximity of the state to the nation’s capital has placed the […]

An advocacy group, Good Governance Initiative, has called for a Special Recognition Awards to recognize outstanding health workers and individuals who have demonstrated significant achievements in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. In a statement by its national co-ordinator Mr Kenechukwu Okeke, MCSD, he appreciated the efforts of the federal government, state governments […]

By David Royal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC on Saturday announced that the country recorded 49 new cases of coronavirus in six states. In a tweet via its official handle, NCDC said 23 of the cases were recorded in Lagos, 12 in FCT, 10 in Kano, 2 in Ogun, 1 in Oyo, 1 […]

By Vincent Ujumadu, Awka GOVERNOR Willie Obiano of Anambra State announced Saturday night that the state’s coronavirus index case has tested negative after staying in a treatment centre for the past two weeks. In a broadcast to the people of the state, Obiano also announced that six out of the 39 contact persons have tested […]

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will not celebrate her 94th birthday in any special way and has asked that there be no gun salutes to mark the occasion as the country battles COVID-19. She said that this would not be appropriate because the country battles a deadly coronavirus outbreak. Britain is at or near the peak of […]