Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State has urged residents of the state to stop handshakes and unnecessary movement in order to check the spread of Covid-19 in the state.
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Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Ondo State has postponed its maiden Convocation ceremony scheduled for March 21 over the scourge of Coronavirus.
Ademola Adekoya, the institution’s Coordinator, Centre for Information, Press and Public Relations, said this in a statement in Lagos on Thursday.
Seasonal flu normally hits southern and eastern Africa when temperatures drop, suggesting the rate of coronavirus transmissions would also increase, WHO regional Director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, told journalists.
As part of deliberate efforts to contain the global spread of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Niger State Government on Thursday suspended all religious and social gatherings.
The Adamawa State Government has directed all schools to close down academic activities on March 27 as a preventive measure against spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) to the state.
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has ordered the closure of all primary, secondary schools and tertiary institutions in the state from March 20.
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists on Thursday called the on Federal Government to shut down schools in the country to check the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
The Plateau State Government has directed the closure of all public and private schools in the state on or before March 21 following an increase in the number of coronavirus cases in the country.
The Federal Capital Territory Administration on Thursday in Abuja issued a 24-hour ultimatum to striking Resident Doctors to resume work or face mass sack.
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday reported 10,491 cases of coronavirus, an increase of 3,404 cases from its previous count, and said the death toll had risen by 53 to 150.
Italy’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 3,405, surpassing the 3,245 fatalities reported in China.
The State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this on Thursday while giving updates on COVID19 in Lagos
Dr. Adamu Yahaya, Chief Medical Director of the hospital, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday in Keffi Local Government Area of the State
The position of the Presidency was contained in a statement on Thursday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu
President Trump had at a news conference on Thursday said the FDA had endorsed Chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has directed all senators who just came back from foreign trips to go for Coronavirus test.
The Oyo State Government on Thursday allayed the fears of residents of the state on the Coronavirus pandemic, declaring that there is no confirmed case of the disease in the state yet.
The United States Food and Drug Administration has countered President Donald Trump’s statement that it had approved Chloroquine for the treatment of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
As parts of efforts to manage and contain the spread of the new Coronavirus pandemic, also known as Covid-19, the management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company has announced the setting up of a committee that will consistently review and provide timely updates on the situation of the global pandemic.