A photograph of a British couple, Derek and Margaret Firth, who have been married for 70 years, has revealed the heartbreaking moment they held hands in...
The Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has lampooned the state governor, Willie Obiano, for imposing a curfew on the state while holidaying...
A leading food and infrastructure conglomerate, BUA, and the private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) are at loggerheads over claims by the former that it had...
The wife of Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) has tested negative for the COVID-19 virus after tests were run...
Nigeria on Monday recorded 643 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
One of Africa’s largest food and infrastructure conglomerates, BUA Group, has acquired one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for Nigeria. The company, which disclosed this...
The Federal Government has ordered the closure of an Abuja-based laboratory for issuing fake COVID-19 results to international passengers. The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday the Chinese government’s support tremendously strengthened Nigeria’s efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic. The President, according to a statement issued by...
Ripples Nigeria has a shinning start to the year as the duo of Patrick Egwu and Vivian Chime were named among 50 journalists across the globe...
Nigeria on Sunday recorded 506 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The British manufacturers of the AstraZeneca vaccine developed in conjunction with the University of Oxford has revealed that its COVID-19 jab is less effective against the...
Nigeria on Saturday recorded 1,588 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday, Nigeria would continue to partner with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other countries to ensure accelerated manufacturing and unhindered...
The Edo State government has recorded no fewer than 29 fresh cases of COVID-19 and has also confirmed the recovery of 16 patients who have tested...
Nigeria on Friday recorded 1,624 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, recorded 320 cases of the COVID-19 virus according to the latest update provided by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control,...
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 1,340 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Abia State government on Thursday banned public gatherings in a bid to check the rising cases of COVID-19 in the state. The Chairman of the...
South Sudan has imposed a one month ban on religious and political events and shut down most schools following a spike in Covid-19 in the country....
The government of Anambra State has introduced an intervention strategy for early intervention and handling of patients who have contracted COVID-19 to ensure low death rate...
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 1,138 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Wednesday 9,631 active COVID-19 cases being managed under the state’s Home-Based Care. Abayomi, who disclosed...
Kano State Government has shut down a private facility, UMC Hospital for attending to “severe cases” of COVID-19. The state government stated that the hospital’s management...
A team of experts of the World Health Organisation (WHO) who are on a mission to investigate the source of the dreaded COVID-19 virus, have visited...
The sacked Commissioner of Health in Borno State, Dr. Salisu Kwaya-Bura, has said his sack was not politically motivated. Kwaya-Bura was sacked on Tuesday by Governor...
The Kogi State government on Tuesday hit back at the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), over the agency’s labelling of the state as a high...
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 1,634 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, said on Tuesday his colleagues in other states of the federation are working with the Federal Government to ensure the...
The Kano State government has ordered the closure of a private hospital, UMC Zahir Hospital, violating the COVID-19 regulations in the state. The state’s Commissioner for...
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has said schools across the country may be shut if COVID-19 positive cases continue to rise. The PTF stated this...
The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Dr. Samson Ayokunle Olasupo, has berated pastors and church leaders who deceive their members that they cannot...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has disclosed that no fewer than 75 health workers contracted the deadly COVID-19 virus last week, while 27 deaths...
The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 (PTF) has named Kogi, Zamfara, Yobe, Jigawa and Kebbi as ‘absolute high risk’ states for Nigerians to go as the...
Nigeria on Monday recorded 676 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, on Monday directed the Assistant Inspectors- General of Police in the 17 zonal commands and their Commissioners of Police to...
South African government on Monday received the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from India. The move is expected to kick-start a nationwide inoculation exercise in the...
Covid-19 tests in public health facilities are not for travel purposes, but for people with symptoms or those who have come in close contacts with anyone...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday condemned alleged public violation of COVID-19 protocols by President Muhammadu Buhari, describing it as a national embarrassment. The party...
Nigeria on Sunday recorded 685 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Sunday banned gatherings of more than 50 persons in the state. The governor, who announced this while giving an...
Axa Mansard Insurance Plc, a Lagos-based composite insurance has revealed it grew its assets by 7.5 percent to N99.22 billion for 2020 from N92.28 billion in...
Nigeria on Saturday recorded 1,883 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
Nigeria on Friday recorded 1,114 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Friday declared its readiness to fully implement the COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations 2021 signed by President Muhammadu Buhari on...
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, is contemplating locking down Lagos and Plateau states as well as Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, as the second...
Nigeria on Thursday recorded 864 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
The United Kingdom government has exempted Nigeria from a list of 30 countries banned from entering the country over COVID-19. The countries, according to a statement...
The Anambra State House of Assembly on Thursday ordered the closure of the complex and stopped workers and visitors from entering the premises over COVID-19. The...
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 1,861 fresh COVID-19 cases. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19...
A former Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) housemate, Cynthia Nwadiora aka Cee-C, has tested positive for COVID-19. Cee-C, who disclosed this on her Instagram page, said she...
