The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe injury to Africa’s development prospects and worsened the conditions of its poor and vulnerable. Although there are calls for voluntary international aid to support the continent during this difficult time, this is far from the best solution.
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This was announced by the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Cletus Ofoke, while briefing newsmen on Friday in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital
Facebook said on Thursday it would start notifying users who had engaged with false posts about COVID-19, which could cause physical harm such as drinking bleach to cure the virus, and connect them to accurate information.
The Bauchi State Government says four out of the six patients of Coronavirus in the state have tested negative and have been discharged.
Okpala said the state government had established contact with each of them, while it had located where the other three contacts were staying to bring them under control.
The United Nations on Thursday delivered a fresh batch of medical equipment and other vital supplies to the Nigerian Government to further aid its fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Governors made this known in a communiqué issued at the end of the Forum’s 5th tele-conference held on Wednesday
The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says the number of Coronavirus cases in Africa has risen to over 16,800.
The Osun State Government has warned private hospitals in the state against admitting or treating suspected or confirmed coronavirus patients.
As part of efforts to stem the spread of the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister for Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Thursday unveiled a no contact hand washing and sanitising machine designed by a 27-year-old Nigerian Jerry Isaac Mallo.
As countries of the world battle the COVID-19 pandemic and its huge disruption to livelihood, economy and health systems, the Developing 8 Organizations for Economic Cooperation has moved for solidarity among member states.
They were discharged alongside five members of their families who were also at the state’s isolation centre and have equally twice tested negative, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq told reporters in Ilorin, the state capital.
Bothered with the increasing trend and spread of COVID-19 pandemic, the Presidential Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Committee, set up in 2012 by the Federal Government and led by the President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has announced a donation of N1.5 billion to further curtail the virus spread.
The Lagos State Government has reiterated the need for residents to desist from setting up bonfire on tarred road surfaces across the State while embarking on vigilante operations, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has extended the validity of Statutory and Trading certificates for all Nigerian Registered vessels.
Due to the severe circumstances caused by the global outbreak of COVID-19, the ordinary congress of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria scheduled for April 24, 2020 has been postponed indefinitely.
China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday the World Health Organisation has said there is no evidence that the coronavirus that has infected more than two million people globally was made in a laboratory.
Fear of job loss has gripped private school teachers in Kaduna State as school owners may not cope with the payment of salaries due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last elections, Peter Obi, has mourned the death of Chief Victor Ikwuemesi, the Chairman of the defunct Sosoliso Airlines.
Palpable fear has gripped residents of Kano as the State Ministry of Health announced it has recorded the first COVID-19 death on Wednesday evening.