Turkey has banned entry for travellers from nine European countries to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The Interior Ministry said this early on Saturday in a statement. All border gates are closed to passengers coming from Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden starting at 8 am (0500 GMT) on […]

Saudi Arabia on Saturday said it would suspend all international flights for two weeks, as part of the kingdom’s efforts to control the spread of the new coronavirus outbreak, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported. The measure is set to be enforced from 11 am (0800 GMT) on Sunday, the agency said, citing an […]

The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria said that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in China dropped by 8.6 per cent between January and February following the outbreak of the coronavirus code-named COVID-19. This is according to the embassy’s ‘Newsletter on Fighting COVID-19′ released in Abuja. FDI is an investment in the form of controlling ownership in a […]

Algeria and Morocco have suspended flights between the two countries to prevent the spread of coronavirus. A statement from the Algerian president’s office said an agreement had been reached with the Moroccan government to suspend flights between the two countries to help fight Covid-19. On Thursday, Algeria announced the second death from coronavirus in the […]

South Korea reported more recoveries from the coronavirus than new infections on Saturday for the second day in a row, as a downward trend in daily cases raised hopes that Asia’s biggest epidemic outside China may be slowing. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) recorded 107 new coronavirus cases on Saturday compared […]

Orders continuation of High Court proceedings The Court of Appeal, sitting in Benin, has refused to stay the order of an Edo State High Court restraining Col. David Imuse (rtd), from parading himself as Chairman of the Edo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The court held that the proceedings in the High […]

Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has declared that Nigeria has not placed travel bans on any country following the declaration of the World Health Organization (WHO) classifying the Virus as a pandemic. He said the government has issued a travel advisory to Nigerians seeking to travel to restrict their movement in high-risk areas. The […]

In a rare display of unity, Canada’s House of Commons put aside partisan wrangling and voted unanimously on Friday to suspend its session until April 20. The suspension of the session was in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s important to mention that we did this together and it’s the […]

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has explained the rationale behind the appointments offered by the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, by his administration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Kaduna State Government had appointed Sanusi as the Vice Chairman of the state’s Investment Board as well as Chancellor of […]

The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai pays a visit to the dethroned Emir of Kano State, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II. Sanusi, the 14th Emir of the Kano Emirate was dethroned and banished to Nasarawa State on Monday. Few hours after his dethronement, the ex-CBN governor was appointed as the Chancellor, Kaduna State University […]

Kenya, Ghana, and Gabon, on Friday, reported their first confirmed cases of infection with the new coronavirus. In East Africa, Kenya reported one case on Friday, while in West Africa, Ghana reported two cases just as Gabon said it had logged one case. This, however, raised the total number of African countries affected by the […]

Says 47m Nigeria currently into practice As African Water Ministers move to provide direction By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja With barely five years ahead as a target to end Open Defecation, ODF, in Nigeria, the Federal Government has made it clear that it is not its responsibility to build toilets. This was disclosed by the […]

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta says  660,000 people have been enrolled in the state’s contributory health insurance scheme. Okowa disclosed this during his quarterly media interaction in Asaba. He said: ”As at the last time I was briefed, I was told that a total of 660,000 people have been enrolled into the contributory health insurance […]

By Sola Ogundipe The man that had contact with the COVID-19 index case in Nigeria and was quarantined after testing positive, has now tested negative to the disease. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire who disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja on Friday, said the viral load in the patient is insignificant […]

Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says local manufacturing of drugs will facilitate Nigeria’s achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Adeyeye said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Friday said there was a need to encourage local manufacturing of drugs […]