The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has admonished the federal government to shelve any open that has to do with reopening of schools this year. remain closed until 2021 to ensure adequate preparations before reopening. Schools have been closed since March as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Biodun Ogunyemi, president of ASUU, told … Read more
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has tested positive for coronavirus. Onyeama confirmed this in a tweet on Sunday, 19 July 2020. The Minister noted that he tested positive after a fourth test, adding that he was on his way to an isolation center. “Did my fourth COVID-19 test yesterday at the first sign of … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says though Coronavirus (COVID-19) presents symptoms similar to malaria such as fever, both diseases are caused by different organisms and differ in mode of transmission. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle, while warning Nigerians against taking COVID-19 and malaria as the same infection. The … Read more
A lot hasn’t been the same with the common man in Lagos since COVID-19, otherwise known as Coronavirus, spread to the country through an Italian, who returned from his home country to Lagos state. In an effort to contain the spread of the virus, the State Government reviewed many activities in the state which directly … Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday disclosed that the country has confirmed six hundred fifty three new 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 653 new cases, 115 are confirmed in Lagos, Kwara-85, Enugu-80, FCT-78, … Read more
The Kwara state government on Saturday said it arrested 50 persons who were present at a nightclub. The state government said the arrested persons have been quarantined and their samples have also been taken for COVID-19 test. Femi Oladiji, chairman, medical advisory committee on COVID-19 in Kwara, disclosed this in Ilorin at the state’s quarantine … Read more
The Catholic Diocese of Enugu has announced the death of its priest, Rev. Fr. Joachim Cabanyes, following COVID-19 complications at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) isolation centre. Rev. Fr. Nkemjika Igweshi, Secretary to Most Rev. Callistus Onaga, Bishop of Enugu Diocese, made the disclosure in a statement issued to newsmen in Enugu on … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, announced that 42 COVID-19 patients had been discharged after testing Negative to the virus. The Governor disclosed this through the Twitter handle of his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Mr. Gboyega Akosile. Gov. Sanwo-Olu, while disclosing the update on Friday, said the patients were 17 females, 25 males, and ten foreign nationals. READ … Read more
The federal government on Friday said it would make final decision on reopening of schools for categories on July. This is part of the outcome of the meeting held by the representatives of the federal government from the ministry of education with the West African Examination Council (WAEC). On the possibility of getting the students … Read more
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday disclosed that the country has recorded six hundred 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 600 new cases, 129 are confirmed in Lagos, 118 in Abuja, Oyo-87, Kano-55, Benue-42, … Read more
Another hospital in PLateau state, Langtang North General Hospital has been shut down after two fresh COVID-19 cases were confirmed at the facility. Before the closure of Langtang general hospital, two others have been closed over similar cases which brings the total number of hospitals that have been closed to three. The Chairman of the … Read more
The Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Tsoho has embarked on self isolation. The CJ also ordered some key staff in his office to do same, following a confirmed case of COVID -19 among his official aids. The court’s Acting Information Officer, Catherine Oby Nwandu disclosed this in a … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory, Abuja has discharged Twenty-one, COVID-19 patients from it’s isolation centers. The state also recorded another recorded 21 new cases of the infection, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 2761. The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, announced this via it official Twitter account on Friday. READ ALSO: 19-Year-Old Female Cult Member … Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has pledged to provide support Clubs in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Nigeria National League, (NNL) Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) and the Nigeria Nationwide League (NNL) for next season’s football campaign. The support is coming as a palliative to ease the effect COVID-19 pandemic has had on the … Read more
The federal government has read the riot act to politicians and other affluent persons who act with impunity at the airport. Speaking on Thursday at the presidential taskforce on COVID briefing, the minister of aviation, Hadi Sirika, says the law gives room to prosecute passengers who wayward at the airport. The minister said the punishment … Read more
Lagos state, the epicenter of COVID-19 in Nigeria, has now recorded 13097 confirmed cases, this is as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control announced that 595 new cases have been recorded in the country. The agency made the announcement in its daily situation report of COVID-19 on its official twitter page on Thursday. According to … Read more
Brazil on Thursday passed the 2 million mark in confirmed COVID-19 cases, with little sign that the rate of increase is slowing. And anger grows over President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the outbreak. Just 27 days have passed since Brazil, which has the world’s second-largest outbreak after the United States, reached one million cases. In … Read more
The Ekiti State Government, has said that it will only allow churches and mosques with Coronavirus prevention facilities to resume activities in the state, while certificates of compliance must be received from the Ministry to authenticate their readiness to reopen. The State Government had earlier directed religious centres to reopen for operations, July 17 after … Read more
Zindzi Mandela, the youngest daughter of late South African president Nelson Mandela, who died a few days back at the age of 59, has been reported to have tested positive for COVID-19. She died in a Johannesburg hospital in the early hours of Monday morning, public broadcaster SABC said. Her son, Zondwa Mandela, confirmed that … Read more
Russian hackers are said to be targeting organizations trying to develop a coronavirus vaccine, a group of UK national security services has warned. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said the hackers ‘almost certainly’ operated as part of Russian intelligence services. It is said the group used malware to try and steal information relating … Read more