Corona Virus

Top aides of President Muhammadu Buhari have been denied access into the Presidential Villa in Abuja after returning from the burial of late Chief of Staff to Buhari, Abba Kyari,…

Sodiq Oyeleke Nigeria has recorded 49 new cases of coronavirus in Lagos, Federal Capital Territory (Abuja), Kano, Ogun, Oyo, and Ekiti states. This brings the total number of infections in…

St. Edwards hospital in Ajah area of Lagos state has called on its visitors to undergo self-isolation for a period of 14 days. Metro Health, one of the state’s health…

The world’s biggest trial of drugs to treat COVID-19 patients has been set up in the UK at unprecedented speed, and hopes to have some answers within weeks. The Recovery…

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 51 new coronavirus cases in the country, bring the number of infected persons to 493. According to NCDC in a tweet…

Abba Kyari, chief of staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, has lost his battle to coronavirus. The president’s chief of staff had gone on self-isolation late March after testing positive for…

West Africa has recorded a total of 3,796 COVID-19 cases and 96 deaths across 15 countries. This is according to the data obtained from the West African Health Organisation (WAHO).…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 34 new positive cases of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The latest cases were from Lagos, Kano, Kastina, Delta and Niger States,…

Some forms of social distancing may be needed until at least 2022 to stop the spread of Coronavirus and to prevent the health care system from being overwhelmed, a new…

The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it’s first and second batch of economic stimulus package to cushion the effect of the lockdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic reached at…

Gov. Gboyega Oyetola Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun has ordered the immediate payment of stipends due to 25,907 vulnerable persons  in the state. The stipends were part of palliative measures to…

A Brazilian study on the effectiveness of chloroquine against coronavirus has ended abruptly over hearts complications developed by patients. Chloroquine is an oral artemisinin-based monotherapies (oAMTs) for malaria treatment. The…

The European Union has donated 50 million Euros to Nigeria for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. A delegation from the European body made the announcement on Tuesday during a…

As part of the effort to cushion the negative effects of the COVID-19 lockdown, Ogun State Government has distributed relief materials to orphanage homes, physically challenged persons and widows of…

Sadiya Farouq Going by intensive advocacy embarked upon by the Organisation of Persons with Disabilities(OPDs) demanding their inclusion in the social register because they are most hit by the pandemic,…