Coronavirus: Africa should wake up – WHO warns
Sub-Saharan Africa has recorded its first COVID-19 death, a high-ranking politician in Burkina Faso, as the head of the World Health Organisation urged the continent to “prepare for the worst”. “Africa…
COVID-19: FG repositions economy to mitigate global effect of coronavirus
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has directed a repositioning of the economy, starting with a review of 2020 budget to reflect realities in oil sector, and prioritizing health…
President Buhari directs govt. agencies to protect critical national infrastructure
Unveiling of the National Broadband Plan 2020–2025 President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja directed the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami to work with all…
LASG confirms four new cases of COVID-19
Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi The Lagos Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, has confirmed four new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Lagos. This brings…
NCDC working with Whatsapp to scale up information dissemination
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, says it is working with WhatsApp to scale up capacity to keep Nigerians informed on COVID19. The NCDC made the announcement on…
Africa coronavirus cases may rise as some people slip through undetected – ACDC
Africa will likely see increasing numbers of coronavirus cases in coming weeks because it’s “very likely” that some cases are slipping through the net, the head of the Africa Centre…
Coronavirus: UK experiencing food shortage, over 2,600 infected
With over 2,600 infected and 104 deaths as of Thursday, the United Kingdom is said to now be experiencing food shortage as a result of coronavirus Pandemic. In a…
COVID-19: 80 per cent of all cases from Western Pacific, Europe – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says no fewer than 200,000 cases of Coronavirus ( COVID-19) have now been reported to WHO and 8,000 people have lost their lives. Dr Tedros…
Testing, contact tracing must be ‘backbone’ of COVID-19 response -WHO
Countries across the world must take a comprehensive approach to fighting the pandemic of COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus and isolate, test and trace as many cases as…
COVID-19: Global job loss could hit 25m – ILO
The International Labour Congress(ILO) says almost 25 million jobs could be lost worldwide as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, said this in a statement on…