The United Nations has donated € 80 ,000 ( N 32 .5 m ) worth of medical equipment and supplies to Nigeria to assist in the fight against coronavirus . The materials include diagnostic machines and kits , reagents and…
Year: 2020
Full list: Areas with highest coronavirus cases in Lagos
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health , Prof . Akin Abayomi , has released the list of areas with the highest numbers of confirmed cases in the state . According to him , Eti – Osa Local Government Area tops…
China to hold national mourning for coronavirus victims
event on Saturday (April 4) to commemorate those who died in its fight against the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, including 14 frontline workers. Starting at 10am, all people nationwide will observe a three-minute silence and cars, trains and ships will sound…
Singapore announces lockdown after surge in ‘local’ coronavirus cases
Most workplaces will close for a month in Singapore from April 7 , Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Friday , saying that the country needs to “make a decisive move now ” to stop coronavirus . “We will…
Ghanaian footballer dies of Coronavirus in Italy
Ghanaian amateur footballer Emmanuel Harrison passed away on Monday in Italy after he was hospitalized for 10 days. A report by Italian portal Oglio Po has indicated that Harrison passed away on Monday after being hospitalised for 10 days at…
Davido should run a coronavirus test again’ – Nigerians react after Governor Makinde tested positive for the virus
Nigerians who reacted to Governor Seyi Makinde disclosure of testing positive for coronavirus, have asked Davido who was spotted with him days ago to run the test he turned out negative for again. Recall that before Governor Makinde announced his…
Covid-19 : FG Starts Immediate Cash Transfer To Poorest Households
Minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Farouq, says the Federal government has begun cash transfer to the poorest households in the country to cushion the economic impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. Farouk announced this at a…
Coronavirus : Police arrested masquerade for defying ban in ogun
The Ogun State Police Command said it had arrested a masquerader for allegedly violating the federal and state governments ’ directives on social distancing and public gatherings in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the state . The…
Naira Plunges Further, Dollar Sells For N412
The dollar exchanged for N412 on Monday at the Bureau De Change segment of the market. This followed a temporary suspension of sale of forex to the Bureau De Change operators in the industry by the Central Bank of Nigeria.…
UTME : JAMB hands over 195 UTME candidates to police for trail
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has handed over no fewer than 195 candidates in the just concluded Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination to the police for prosecution over alleged involvement in various examination malpractices . JAMB said on Sunday that…