By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The federal government has said a total of 3.1 million households in Nigeria will benefit from its Homegrown School Feeding programme during the lockdown period. The revelation came as 520 people living with disabilities in Abuja village, Saturday, benefited from its ongoing palliatives following the lockdown declared to control the […]

By Harris Emanuel – Uyo A corpse allegedly smuggled into Akwa Ibom state from Lagos State was at the weekend intercepted and buried by the state COVID-19 regulations enforcement team. The corpse intercepted from Lagos was buried in accordance with the protocol for the burial of an infected corpse while the persons who transported the […]

Researchers have discovered a strong correlation between vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates from the novel COVID-19 virus, a new study reveals. A research team led by Northwestern University analyzed data from hospitals and clinics across China, France, Germany, Italy, Iran, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. ALSO READ: My life […]

The coronavirus outbreak exposed “shortcomings” in China’s public healthcare system, a top health official admitted Saturday, saying that reforms are underway to improve the country’s disease prevention and control mechanisms. China has faced criticism both at home and abroad for downplaying the virus and concealing information about the outbreak when it first emerged in the […]

By David Royal Kano State on Friday confirmed that 65 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases had been recorded in the state. This was announced by the state’s ministry of health via its verified Twitter handle @KNSMOH. It said that the development had raised the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state to 547. “Update […]