COVID-19: Nigeria listed among 10 countries that could experience surge in child mortality
Deaths from preventable disease in children under five could rise by almost 45 percent over the next six months as the COVID-19 pandemic diverts scarce health resources in…
Kano Court orders arrest of LG chairmen over COVID-19 palliatives forms
A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Malam Kabiru Ado-Panshekara, the Chairman of Kumbotso Local Government Council in the state for…
Contact tracing, temperature checks, masks: airline industry outlines new norms
Airlines and airports are recommending a layered approach to temporary safety measures as air travel restarts, warning that no single measure can mitigate all of the risks during the pandemic, according…
Pathologists from high burden states to undergo training for probe on unexplained deaths
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire The Federal Government says pathologists from Bauchi, Katsina, Jigawa, Yobe, and other high burden states, are to undergo training in Kano State, for…
COVID-19: Nigeria records 8 new fatalities as infections rises to 4,787
Nigeria has recorded 8 new fatalities from the coronavirus, pushing the toll to 158 The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet Tuesday night confirmed the new…
Rodnab: Fulfilling local content mandate in construction industry
The scant attention being accorded local curative claims for the coronavirus (Covid-19) by Nigerian authorities is symptomatic of the nation’s unwillingness to build local content across sectors. The same…
N100m Bribe: Chinese nationals, accomplices will be charged to court soon – EFCCÂ
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the two arrested Chinese national and their accomplices will be charged to court soon. The Chinese were arrested for offering the…
Covid-19:Â Sanwo-Olu charges newly appointed H/Court judges, Judicial Officers to keep the wheel of the justice system moving
Members of the judicial arm of Government have a duty to keep the wheel of justice administration turning in this period of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by fully acquainting themselves…
LASG releases additional guidelines for operation of commercial, industrial facilities
Lagos State Government, on Tuesday, issued additional guidelines for the operations of all commercial, industrial, corporate and financial facilities recently reopened in the State. Speaking at a virtual media briefing…
NCDC announces Nigeria’s 24th testing lab, tests over 28,000 samples
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced inclusion of the 24th laboratory to the National #COVID19 Laboratory Network. The NCDC made the announcement of the new lab;…