COVID-19: Decision to extend lockdown will only be taken by the President – PTF coordinator
The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, has urged Nigerians to continue to show understanding with the Federal Government in the period of…
President Buhari to address Nigerians at 7pm today
President Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians by 7pm on Monday. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced this in a statement…
Lockdown extension: CLO urges Nigerians to cooperate with governments
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO), an NGO, has urged Nigerians to cooperate with Federal and State Governments in their extension of lockdown to properly contain and tackle the Coronavirus pandemic….
COVID-19: Social distancing gives a false impression of security, Wearing of mask a very strong option – Ayade
Gov. Ben Ayade The Cross-River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, has said that the social distancing directive is not enough to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country….
KASG warns there could record 57,000 new cases due to violation of lockdown order
Governor Nasir El-Rufai The Task Force on COVID-19 in Kaduna has expressed concern that the risk assessment of the pandemic is troubling as there could be as high as…
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu celebrates Easter with health workers in live video, describes all them as “heroes and heroines”
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on video streaming while celebrating Easter with the medical workers at the Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH), Yaba and the Onikan Isolation Centre, Lagos Island….
Clinical trials on coronavirus vaccine shows promising results – NCDC
Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, DG NCDC The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that while there is no known vaccine for the Novel Coronavirus disease some trials have shown…
A united front is critical to winning the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic – IBB
Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (rtd) Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida (retired) has called for strong collaboration between the Federal and state governments to fight coronavirus (COVID-19) in…
Lagos discharges 5 COVID-19 patients
The Lagos State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of five more COVID-19 patients, having tested negative twice to the virus. This was disclosed by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on…
Congo records second Ebola death in days – WHO
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded a second Ebola death in days following more than seven weeks without a new case, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. Congo had been…