coronavirus in nigeria

The disbursement of N20,000 Conditional Cash Transfer to poorest households has commenced at the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. This is part of the Federal Government’s efforts to help reduce the effect of…

Federal Government has announced that all markets in states where a lockdown was imposed -Lagos, FCT and Ogun- will be allowed to open between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm daily. The National Co-ordinator of the Presidential Task Force on…

Total Coronavirus cases has risen to 174 as Nigeria records 23 new confirmed cases on Wednesday night. Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known in a tweet posted at 8:00pm on its official Twitter account. The tweet…

Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha Federal Government has approved a total of 7,000 metric tonnes of grains for distribution to the poor and vulnerable amidst the lockdown directive by President Muhammadu…

The Chairman of Imo state Task Force on COVID-19, Professor Maurice Iwu, has assured that his team would soon develop vaccine for the treatment of coronavirus. He said if the result from testing of the vaccine already carried out was…

The Chairman of the Victims Support Fund (VSF), Gen Theophilus Danjuma (rtd)  Chairman of the Victims Support Fund (VSF), Gen Theophilus Danjuma (rtd) has inaugurated a task force on COVID-19, mandated to provide palliative measures to…

David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has revealed that he has once again tested negative to Coronavirus after carrying out a second test. Davido revealed his new health status on Twitter, saying that; I did a second test for the…

Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodinma Self-acclaimed investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo, has warned residents of Imo state to practice self-isolation and social distancing, alleging that there are multiple Coronavirus suspected cases in…

Nigeria has recorded four new confirmed cases; 3 in the FCT and 1 in Lagos state. The Centre for Disease Control in Nigeria reported this through its official Twitter page, stating that; Four new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in…

Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Chikwe Ihekweazu, director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said that by the end of the week, the agency would…

Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has directed electricity distribution companies (DisCos) in the country to suspend the proposed tariff increase. In January, the regulator had announced that there would be an upward…

Bauchi State Government on March 31 said it has confirmed a third case of COVID-19 in the state. The state Deputy Governor and Chairman of Bauchi state Task Force Response Committee, Senator Baba Tela, disclosed this at Bayara General…

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi Ekiti State’s Coronavirus index case has been discharged from the isolation centre in the state, it emerged on Tuesday.  The index case is that of 37-year-old man who tested positive for coronavirus…

Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi Mixed reactions have trailed the herbal medicine recommended by Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, as the cure for the deadly Coronavirus disease that has killed over 39,000 people worldwide. Ooni of Ife in a…

With the trend that the novel Coronavirus also known as covid-19 has set in other countries, it is evident that the collective effort of governments, corporate bodies and individuals, is imperative to fight this invisible but deadly…