Sequel to the flag-off of the emergency neighbourhood food markets for residents of the State essentially to address the problem associated with the restriction and promotion of social distancing in the fight against the spread of COVID-19 in the State, the Easter edition of the food markets comes up next Thursday.
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The statement said: “When the federal government announced a 14-day lockdown in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun States as part of measures aimed at containing the spread of Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria, we were fully in support of the efforts.
Some Kaduna residents have taken advantage of the State Government’s imposed 24-hour curfew to curb Coronavirus Disease spread, to get their bodies in shape, the News Agency of Nigeria is reporting.
China has reported no coronavirus deaths over the past day, in a sign the worst of the outbreak is over for the country.
The Association of Psychiatrists of Nigeria on Tuesday said fake news on COVID-19 pandemic could cause significant emotional distress to Nigerians and increase the rate of mental health problems in the country.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 10,075 in Africa and the death toll reached 487, the Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention revealed on Tuesday.
The Nigeria Union of Journalists and the Nigeria Union of Teachers in Oyo State have congratulated Governor Seyi Makinde on his recovery from Coronavirus Disease.
Today, we are all under house arrest no thanks to Coronavirus. The virulent disease has stripped us of our social lives and our bedrooms have become our safe zones. Lagos streets are quieter than graveyards and roads, heave a sigh of relief, something most of us had never thought possible in decades.
The University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital on Monday announced the suspension of Prof. Alakija Salami as a Senior Consultant from the hospital.
The doctors’ remarks during a TV debate sparked outrage, and they were accused of treating Africans like “human guinea pigs”
In a statement by the Club’s National President, Engr. Olumuyiwa Alade Ajibola, the organization wondered why a so-called vaccine developed as a weapon against Coronavirus is not being deployed to fight the pandemic in the United States of America, United Kingdom, France, Italy and Spain among other Western countries already ravished by the pandemic
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says Nigeria will take positions that will favour its economic forecast at the upcoming OPEC+ meeting .
The Kaduna State Ministry of Health on Monday said it recorded one new case of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the number of positive cases to five.
The Ebonyi State Government is contemplating giving a seven-day “window” for bereaved people to bury their loved ones, having earlier placed an outright suspension on burials due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has cautioned Nigerians on activities of cyber criminals taking advantage of the current COVID-19 pandemic to defraud citizens.
The Edo State Government say it has recorded two new cases of coronavirus, making a total of 11 confirmed cases in the state.
The death toll from the new coronavirus in the United States passed the 10,000 mark on Monday, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has cautioned Nigerians against emerging online fraudulent tactics being adopted by Internet fraudsters in the wake of donations arising from COVID-19.
The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory says it has arrested three suspects who pose as scavengers to rob victims of their phones and other valuables in Abuja.
England manager Gareth Southgate has agreed a 30 per cent wage reduction according to British media reports after the FA’s CEO Mark Bullingham said on Monday that its highest earners would take significant pay cuts during the coronavirus crisis.