South Korea reported on Monday that at least 116 people initially cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again, although officials suggested they would soon look at easing strict recommendations aimed at preventing new outbreaks. South Korea reported only 25 new cases overall on Monday, but the rise in “reactivated” patients has raised concerns […]

Vehicles in Abuja are mostly gone. In their place: hundreds of people doing group workouts with little concern for a disease that has so far killed 10 and infected 300 in Nigeria. “Since the lockdown, we are just at home doing nothing, no work, no food, nothing, nothing, so we decided to come and exercise […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the bank does not charge any fee on the COVID-19 loan application as claimed in false reports circulated on social media. The CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr. Isaac Okorafor said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Okorafor explained that procedures for accessing the N50 billion […]

Hajiya Umar Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, says the ministry now embraces digital payment for N5, 000 conditional cash transfer (CCT) to the vulnerable people. The minister said this at the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 news briefing on Monday in Abuja, adding that four states were now on digital payment. […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says the number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Africa has risen to over 14,000. The UN’s health agency gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Monday. “COVID19 cases in Africa rise to over 14,000 – with 2,523 recoveries and 754 […]

Mr. Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 have called for cooperation from all sectors in the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Mustapha said this while receiving volunteer personnel, ambulance, buses, and some medical equipment, including ventilators donated by Nigerian Maritime […]

The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians to adhere to proven guidelines on the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic to curb its spread in the country. Dr Osagie Ehanire, the Minister of Health, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) daily briefing on COVID-19. Ehanire said that it was very […]

Sanwo-Olu, in a statement, said that the number of discharged patients from the isolation centres in the state had gone up to 61. ”Good people of Lagos, I have more great news from our isolation facilities. “Today, six more persons; one female and five males have been discharged to join the society. “The patients, all […]

Residents of Ilorin, the Kwara capital, on Monday, trooped out in numbers and congested the city as they try to accomplish lots of activities at the same time within the stipulated four hours given by the State Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rush followed the total lockdown imposed on the […]

The Ebonyi Government says it plans to provide foodstuffs to registered commercial motorcyclists (Okada) to cushion the effect of the ban on their operation in the state. The state government on April 11, banned all forms of motorcycle riding because ‘okada’ riders convey people into the state through illegal routes with the closure of its […]

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Women farmers under the auspices of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Monday, assured of food production, but want government’s assistance to achieve it. This was asserted by the Women Leader, AFAN, Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Chapter, Nkechi Okafor, , while speaking on the aftermath of Coronavirus, COVID -19, pandemic, […]

Ukraine’s COVID-19 fatalities have reached 93, with confirmed cases reaching 3,102, the country’s Health Minister, Maksym Stepanov, told a news briefing on Monday. READ ALSO: COVID-19: Cross River releases N79m for micro projects During the last 24 hours, Stepanov said a total of 97 patients have recovered and 325 people have tested positive for the […]

The Cross River State Government has commenced the disbursement of N79 million to activate the implementation of 21 micro projects across some communities in the state as part of multi-sectoral intervention to Covid-19. The communities are Atakpa, Calabar South; Ebuafen and Ayikang Iye in Bekwarra; Abijang and Agbokim Mgbabor in Etung and Okweriseng, Ashikpe, Betukwel […]

It is the first working day in Ethiopia after restrictions put in place by a state of emergency declared to combat the coronavirus pandemic was announced over the weekend. It is not clear if the restrictions have had much of an impact yet. Large gatherings had already been banned and schools had been closed in […]

Calls for urgent review of lockdown, stay-at-home orders The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Sunday, flayed the indefinite lockdown statement by President Muhammadu Buhari, issued on Saturday. This was contained in a statement by the National Chairman of PRP, Alhaji Falalu Bello, titled “Playing Nero While Nigeria Burns”, where the party expressed utter disappointment by the […]