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Exterior of Lagos Airport Hotel Limited The Managing Director of Lagos Airport Hotel Limited, Mr Kayode Bakare, has  denied reports that the Italian who came into Nigeria infected with Coronavirus lodged at the hotel. Speaking at a…

Minister of Health, Ehanire Osagie Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire has disclosed that the federal government is worried about the increased prices of face masks and sanitizers in the country. This is coming after Nigerians called on…

Doctor Bowale Abimbola, the Chief Medical Doctor at the Mainland General Hospital in Yaba, Lagos where Nigeria's first coronavirus patient is being treated has given the reason why he doesn’t wear mask around him. Over the weekend,…

The global death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic has surpassed 3,000 on March 2 after dozens more died at its epicentre in China and cases soared around the world with a second fatality on United States soil. The virus has now…

Some Nigerian students in Wuhan, China have called on the Federal Government to evacuate them as cases of the novel coronavirus disease, also called COVID-19, keep rising in the city. The students said they were getting traumatized, having…

Lagos and Ogun state governments have identified at least 100 persons who had contact with the index case of Coronavirus disease in the country. This is coming the placement of first coronavirus patient in Nigeria in a quarantine…

Hong Kong’s agriculture, fisheries and conservation department has confirmed that a dog had tested positive to the deadly coronavirus disease. In a statement on February 28, a spokesperson of the department stated that dogs, cats and…

World Health Organisation, WHO, in Nigeria, has commended Nigerian Government’s efforts “to the timely response to the first case of Covid-19, Coronavirus, in the country." The Officer-in-Charge of World Health Organisation, WHO, in…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has warned suppliers and retailers of personal hygiene products like face masks, latex gloves, hand sanitizers and anti-bacterial wipes using the excuse of coronavirus case in Nigeria to increase…

Chairman of Nigeria Governors' Forum and Governor of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi. Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has advised citizens to quarantine themselves if they observe symptoms of the virus. The forum said this on February 28…

Following quarantine of 28 persons who had being in contact with the first confirmed case of coronavirus patient in Lagos, Nigeria on February 28 as well as the 44-year-old Italian patient at the Mainland Hospital, Yaba, Lagos…

At least 28 persons have been identified and quarantined in Ogun State after they came in contact with Nigeria’s first case of coronavirus.The first case who is an Italian who came into Nigeria on February 24 aboard Turkish Airlines and…

Deputy Senate Leader, Ajayi Boroffice, has berated the ministry of health for lack of screening of travellers to ascertain if they have contracted Coronavirus. He stated that travellers were only given a form to indicate whether they…

Pope Francis has February 28 postponed his official appointments and would be working from home a day after cancelling a scheduled appearance at mass because of a 'mild ailment.' The Vatican said this after the Pope prayed and expressed…

An official monitors thermal scanners as a passenger walks past upon arrival of a flight into Lagos, Nigeria January 22, 2020. Credit: Reuters The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has deployed its rapid response teams in Lagos…