Nigeria Records 593 New Confirmed Cases, 4 Deaths On the 19th of August 2020, 593 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) gave the update via it’s Twitter page. Till date, 50488 cases have been confirmed, 37304 cases have been discharged and 985 deaths have been … Read more
The management and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation will undergo coronavirus pandemic tests at the Secretariat of the Federation, Sunday Dankaro House, National Stadium Complex, Abuja on Thursday. General Secretary of the Federation, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, addressed the management and staff on Wednesday, informing them that this had become necessary after a member of … Read more
Gombe State Commissioner for Education, Dr Habu Dahiru, on Wednesday disclosed that seven students of Government Girls Secondary School Doma, tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of students infected with the virus to eight in the state. It had earlier been gathered that an unnamed student of the Government Science Secondary School Gombe, … Read more
Pope Francis on Wednesday warned against politicizing the distribution of coronavirus vaccine. Speaking during his weekly interaction with public audience, the pontiff said preference should not be given to rich people in the fight to tackle the pandemic. The pontiff added that charity efforts were not enough to ameliorate the suffering the poor. According to … Read more
A UN-led initiative to speed up the development of COVID-19 vaccines and medications is facing a massive funding gap, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The project, known as the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT), has received 2.5 billion dollars in pledges, a WHO spokeswoman in Geneva told dpa. Read Also: OAP Oluwatoyin … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday disclosed that the country has recorded 410 New COVID-19 cases. The agency made the disclosure in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page According to the agency, of the 410 new cases, 210 were confirmed in Lagos, 45 in Abuja, FCT-45, Ondo-30, Plateau-21, … Read more
Covid:19 NCDC Records 410 New Confirmed Cases, 4 Deaths On the 18th of August 2020, 410 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this via it’s twitter page. According to NCDC, the 410 new cases were reported from 16 states- Lagos (210), FCT (45), Ondo … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announces 417 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths On the 17th of August 2020, 417 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Twitter, while delivering daily COVID-19 update. Till date, 49485 cases have been confirmed, … Read more
FG Sets Date For Resumption Of International Flights Federal Government announces date for the resumption of international flights in Nigeria. The Nigerian government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the resumption of international flights from August 29, 2020. READ ALSO: Resumption: Schools In Daura Record High Students Turnout The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika … Read more
A candidate who tested positive for COVID – 19 in Gombe State on Monday wrote his first paper in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination from an isolation centre . The unnamed male candidate wrote his Mathematics examination under the supervision of an invigilator who was fully kitted in a Personal Protective Equipment. … Read more
A Philippine government minister has tested positive for coronavirus five months after an initial diagnosis, authorities said Monday, as experts investigate whether he had been re-infected. Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano, who is helping to spearhead the country’s virus response, said he returned a positive test on Saturday after experiencing flu-like symptoms last week. He was … Read more
Thousands of members of a Protestant church linked to a coronavirus cluster in Seoul have been asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities said Monday, as they accused the group’s firebrand conservative leader who has reportedly tested positive. The country’s “trace, test and treat” approach has been held up as a global model in how to … Read more
Former India Test opener, Chetan Chauhan, who forged a prolific opening partnership with Sunil Gavaskar, has died aged 73 from coronavirus. Chauhan’s brother confirmed his death to AFP Sunday, August 16. Chauhan, who tested positive last month, was put on ventilator support at a hospital in Gurgaon, but his condition worsened after he suffered multiple … Read more
Nigerian skit maker and actress, Adeyela Adebola aka Lizzy Jay Omo Ibadan has said she is excited about her first film project as a producer. She disclosed this while speaking on her plans for the rest of the year, The Nation reports. According to her, the remaining four months in the year are still enough … Read more
Journalist, Gimba Kakanda calls the attention of Nigerians to a Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) who has flouted the COVID-19 orders by organizing a large party amid the pandemic in Abuja Journalist Gimba Kakanda reported this on Twitter, noting that the violator is a Minister in the Buhari led administration. Gimba added that the party is currently holding in … Read more
On the 16th of August 2020, 298 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Twitter, website while delivering daily COVID-19 update. According to the report, till date, 49068 cases have been confirmed, 36497 cases have been discharged and 975 deaths have been recorded in … Read more
Rev. Fr. Jerome Akinyemi of the Catholic Church of The Annunciation, FESTAC Town, Lagos, has called on parishioners and Lagosians generally to comply with protocols put in place to checkmate further spread of COVID-19. Jerome made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday. Read Also: Another … Read more
Another 68 stranded Nigerian girls in Lebanon due to the coronavirus pandemic has returned home. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) made this announcement via its official Twitter handle @nidcom_gov on Sunday, August 16. The evacuees are the girls in viral video where some girls cried out to the Nigerian government to facilitate their return. All … Read more
A fund manager, Mr Stano Emmanuel, says the COVID-19 pandemic has attracted many players to forex trading. Emmanuel made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ilorin. NAN reports that Emmanuel is the Chief Executive Officer of DCROCSTYLE Nigeria Limited, a fund management firm. According to him, … Read more
Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham says COVID-19 pandemic will not stop or limit her from creating content for her fans. The actress was one of the awardees at the most recent, Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award AMVCA, where she bagged the award for the best Nollywood actress. Toyin who was set to release her major blockbuster … Read more