UK PM to cut social distancing rule
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday the COVID-19 outbreak in the United Kingdom (UK) was diminishing, as the country’s coronavirus disease alert level was downgraded from four to three. Johnson...
View ArticleFed Govt, airlines in talks over fare
THE Federal Government is in talks with airline operators and other stakeholders in the aviation industry to ensure that prices in air ticket do not skyrocket when flights commence. The Minister of...
View ArticlePlan to reopen schools by Oyo insensitive, says Fed Govt
OYO State government’s decision to reopen schools from June 29 is insensitive, the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba said on Monday. He warned that such decision if taken could...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia bans Nigerian Muslims, others from this year’s Hajj
Nigerian Muslims hoping to perform the Hajj this year in Saudi Arabia should forget about it. The Saudi authorities said they would only allow a limited number of Muslims already resident to perform...
View ArticleGermany announces fresh lockdown as COVID-19 infections soar
Germany has announced a fresh coronavirus lockdown in its most populous state after an explosion in infections. More than 1,500 people have tested positive for the virus at the Toennies slaughterhouse...
View ArticleWhy we demolished church building – Akwa Ibom govt
Akwa Ibom State government said it ordered the demolition of the Knowledge of God Ministry, Uyo, to avoid community transmission of COVID-19 in the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Imohimi...
View ArticleCOVID-19: European countries may bar American travellers
The report state that a draft list of acceptable travellers, will lump American visitors together with Russians and Brazilians as unwelcome. The report also disclosed that the list would be revised...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Eiffel Tower reopens after 104 days
The Eiffel Tower reopened on Thursday for the first time since France imposed its coronavirus lockdown in March, though tourists will not be allowed to the top of the Paris landmark until later this...
View ArticleSenegal president in quarantine despite negative coronavirus test
Senegal’s President, Macky Sall, began a preventative two-week quarantine after coming into contact with a coronavirus case, although the leader has tested negative for the disease, his office said....
View ArticleAnambra sets up mobile courts against abuse of face masks
The Anambra State government has said that it would set up mobile courts in various parts of the state to try those who contravene the new law on COVID-19, particularly individuals who do not wear face...
View ArticleUK Govt Under Pressure To Lift Cricket COVID-19 Ban
Prime Minister Boris Johnson was told “England is not England without cricket” by one of his own Conservative MPs on Thursday as the British government came under renewed pressure to lift a ban on...
View ArticleUNICEF decries looming hunger in Yemen
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has decried a huge shortfall in humanitarian aid funding for Yemen. UNICEF warned on Friday that millions of children in the war-torn country could starve...
View ArticleGov Okowa’s daughter tests positive for Coronavirus
Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday, confirmed that one of his daughters tested positive for Coronavirus. The governor added that he and his wife, Edith, are now self-isolating for the next 14...
View ArticleNigeria records 490 new COVID-19 cases, total now 24,567
Nigeria on Sunday recorded 490 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 24,567. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter...
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Global Coronavirus deaths top half a million
The death toll from COVID-19 surpassed half a million people on Sunday, according to a Reuters tally, a grim milestone for the global pandemic that seems to be resurgent in some countries even as...
View ArticleBREAKING: Akeredolu tests positive for COVID-19
GOVERNOR Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state today said he has tested positive to COVID-19 pandemic. Akeredolu on his verified twitter handle, said he got confirmation of a positive result for COVID- 19...
View ArticleEdo: Obaseki trains medical first responders to boost emergency response
…NEMA supports Edo govt with palliatives for 64,613 households The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state is boosting its capacity to respond to emergencies with the training of...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Kwara counts cost, lauds medical personnel
Kwara state Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday said the battle against COVID-19 is no mean task. The governor therefore appreciated the efforts of medical personnel in the fight against the...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Edo govt intensifies guideline enforcement as confirmed cases rise
The Edo State Government has reiterated the need for residents to adhere to preventive measures such as use of face masks, hand washing and physical distancing to protect themselves and others from...
View ArticleNigeria Records 600 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Exceed 35,000
Nigeria has reported 600 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 35,454. This is according to the latest figures released on Friday night in a tweet by the...
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