The Lagos State Government has urged residents to support the State in curbing the spread of Coronavirus by wearing face masks in public to protect themselves and others from being infected with the deadly coronavirus. In this new campaign, residents Read more
The federal government has lifted the ban on religious gatherings across the country. The government had imposed the ban two months ago to check the spread of coronavirus. But at the briefing of the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the distribution of 150 trucks of rice seized by Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to the 36 states of the federation. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed disclosed this while fielding Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a two-week shut down of all activities and movements in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun State. The President also ordered the payment of two- month conditional cash transfers to those considered the most vulnerable in society, Read more
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed additional five new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases to 35. The NCDC via it’s Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, on March 22 said; Five new cases of #COVID19 have Read more
The Italian who imported corona virus into Nigeria has been discharged from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, Lagos. The patient, who tested positive for the disease on February 28, left the hospital on Friday evening after been treated and Read more
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said four new positive cases have been confirmed in Lagos State. At a briefing on Wednesday, Abayomi said the four new cases were in addition to the six cases who Read more
Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire on Friday said Nigeria has recorded success in tackling the Covid-19 virus by recording a negative case. He says the person who had contact with the Italian citizen and was quarantined has now tested Read more
The Italian confirmed to have been infected with Coronavirus had also visited Ewekoro in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun State this week. But residents and visitors to the state have no reason to panic, the Commissioner for Health, Tomi Read more
The Federal Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria. Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, confirmed the case in a statement issued in the early hours of Friday, February 28, 2020. According Read more