coronavirus

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has on Saturday released new guidelines for the reopening of religious centres in the country. According to the guidelines posted on its website, the NCDC said before reopening, religious…

Federal Government has said all persons –including foreigners – coming into the country will be required to leave their passports with the Nigeria Immigration Service for two weeks pending the verification of their COVID-19 status. The…

Stoke City manager, Michael O'Neill has tested positive for COVID-19 after the latest round of testing for Premier League staff and players on Monday. A planned friendly match between Stoke and Manchester United which was to take place…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 315 new cases of coronavirus and 81 recoveries on Monday night. According to the centre’s latest data posted on Twitter, the new toll were confirmed over the last 24 hours. NCDC’s…

New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Arden has announced that there is no longer any active coronavirus cases in the country, after the last known patient recovered from the disease. Arden who made this known on Monday, said as a…

A full autopsy of George Floyd, the unarmed black man who died after being restrained by the neck by a White Minneapolis police, has revealed that the deceased had previously tested positive for COVID-19. The 20-page report which …

World Health Organization has resumed its trial of hydroxychloroquine, the malaria drug dubbed as a potential treatment for coronavirus, after temporarily halting research over safety concerns. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…

Nigeria’s tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to over 11,000 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms 348 new infections. The centre made the announcement late Wednesday via its Twitter handle, bringing total confirmed…

With social distancing measures likely to remain strictly in place for the foreseeable future as we seek to contain the spread of Covid-19, remote working is having its moment. Andrew Bourne, Zoho’s Country Manager for the African…

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said all restrictions imposed in the country to check the spread of coronavirus may be lifted in the coming week, after recording no new coronavirus cases for 11 consecutive days.…

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has reported 389 new cases of coronavirus, 5 additional deaths and 116 recoveries late Wednesday. According to the centre’s latest data posted on Twitter, the cases were confirmed over the last 24…

Eight-seven more COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been discharged from isolation centers in Lagos State.  According to Lagos State Ministry of Health (LSMOH), the patients who are all Nigerians, include 40 females and 47…

Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has hinted on reopening airports across the country for commercial air travelers. General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Henrietta Yakubu, said this on Tuesday while speaking at an…

International Basketball Federation has published recommendations for the resumption of basketball in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations, which were published in English, French and Spanish languages, are titled…