The United Kingdom has been inquiring into flight options to evacuate its nationals willing to leave Nigeria The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Catriona Laing, revealed this in a statement through her twitter handle on Friday She said the decision was necessitated by “the rapidly changing situation in the region and recent airport closures” … Read more
The British high commissioner has been confirmed positive to the Covid-19 and is presently in self-isolation in his house. In a video shown on the BBC, the British top politician said that he has come down with mild symptoms of the disease. Read Also: Coronavirus: Commissioner Calls For Calm Among Youth Population However, in some … Read more
Coronavirus can be transmitted sexually, Nigeria’s health minister, Osagie Ehanire has said. Ekohotblog reports that the Nigerian health minister made this claim at a media briefing in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Thursday, March 26. “If a person is positive, the virus can be transmitted sexually,” the minister of health claimed, rather controversially. This online news … Read more
An overwhelmed Italian city at the heart of the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday sent more of its dead to nearby towns for cremation as the country’s world-leading toll topped 8,000. Officials in Rome reported 662 new deaths and 6,153 infections — largely in line with the figures reported throughout the week. The rise in daily … Read more
South Africa on Thursday braced for a nationwide military-patrolled lockdown, joining other African countries imposing strict curfews and shutdowns in an attempt to halt the spread of the coronavirus across the continent. Some 57 million people will be restricted to their homes during South Africa’s three-week total lockdown which begins at midnight. Kenya, Rwanda, and … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate release of N15 billion to the Lagos State government and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to tackle the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) in the country. In a series of tweets on Thursday, the President explained that the approval followed the extensive briefings he received recently on … Read more
In the ongoing war to contain the spread if Covid-19 in Nigeria, the country has added 14 new cases, 2 in Abuja, 12 in Lagos. According to reports, out of the total 14 cases, 6 were detected on a vessel, 3 are returning travellers into Nigeria and 1 is close contact of a confirmed case … Read more
As the novel virus continues to swarm the world with a seeming rage, some Lagosians are of the notion that the pandemic is as a result of sin and that God is using the situation to prove to man his supremacy and putting a check to the excesses of man. Notable among such commentators is … Read more
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar has begged the owners of International Cancer Centre to make it available for use following the increasing number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria. Atiku’s son is one of the 46 cases that have tested positive for coronavirus in Nigeria. … Read more
The Lagos State Government has directed all open markets in the state to shut down effective from Thursday, March 26, 2020. This was disclosed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Gbenga Akosile, on Twitter. Read Also: Lagos Shuts Down Markets, Magistrate Courts He said: “All open markets and stores except for sellers of … Read more
The Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as MC Oluomo, has warned against overcrowded parks and vehicles in the state in a bid to curtail the spread of coronavirus. MC Oluomo, who gave the warning via a statement, urged the transport workers to adhere to … Read more
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has placed a ban on the public gathering of more than 30 people and ordered all public and private schools in the state to be closed until after the Easter celebration. The governor gave this directive in a public address on Monday following the confirmation of the first case of … Read more
From a mother unable to smell her baby’s nappy to a lawmaker who suddenly could not taste food, some coronavirus patients have described a loss of olfactory senses — and experts say this might be a new way to detect the virus. Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists in Britain, the United States, and France … Read more
The National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos State was on Monday shut down over the Coronavirus pandemic currently ravaging the world. Bode Durotoye, the Liaison Officer of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the directive was from Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youths and Sports Development. Durotoye … Read more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday has ordered people to stay at home to try to halt the further spread of coronavirus, closing alll but essential shops, and warning that those who do not follow the rules will face fines. “From this evening, I must give the British people a very simple instruction: you … Read more
…..Achimugu, ex-PPMC boss identified as Nigeria’s first coronavirus death Nigeria has recorded the first case of death to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Monday via its verified Twitter handle. The 1st #COVID19 death in Nigeria has been recorded. The case was a 67 year old male who … Read more
The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts & Culture, Mr Solomon Bonu has advised tourists to comply with the directives of the State Government to prevent the spread of Coronavirus in Lagos. A statement issued by the Special Adviser, today, urged fun seekers to stay away from beaches, leisure parks, gardens and … Read more
In its determined effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus in the State, the Oyo State Task Force on COVID-19 has activated emergency Operating Centres (EOCs) in the State. The Task Force headed by the State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde also on Sunday named Dr. Taiwo Ladipo of the Ministry of Health as … Read more
The first French doctor battling the coronavirus has died as the death toll in the country spiralled to 674 Sunday. His wife, a family doctor, is now also sick with the virus and has been quarantined at home. Dr. Razafindranazy’s death came as controversy raged over a shortage of protective gear for medical staff in … Read more
The Lagos State government has mandated all bus drivers and conductors to wear masks and gloves while driving, as part of efforts to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. The state Ministry of Transportation said this in a statement in which it outlined various preventive guidelines for all public transport operators. Beyond wearing gloves … Read more