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Telecommunications operators globally have denied any link between the COVID-19 pandemic and the evolving 5G technology. The Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) yesterday advised the citizenry to disregard the news making the rounds that the pandemic had a relationship with technology.   In the last two weeks, there have been unsubstantiated reports […]

Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, has issued a stern warning to Lagosians and residents of Abuja and Ogun State saying the government could extend the 14-day lockdown announced by President Muhammadu Buhari if residents don’t behave themselves by respecting the lockdown order. “If we don’t behave ourselves, there is a likelihood that the lockdown […]

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said there was no hidden agenda behind some countries evacuating their citizens from Nigeria; including over 4,000 citizens of the United Kingdom who have indicated interest in returning to their country amid the coronavirus pandemic. The British high commission in Nigeria broke the news in a tweet […]

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, yesterday declined to disclose the drugs being used, successfully, in treating COVID-19 patients in the country. There are records to show that some patients have already been cured and discharged. The Lagos State Government discharged four Coronavirus patients, bringing the total number of discharged persons in the state […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Friday directed all its missions abroad to compile lists of willing nationals who want to return home to Nigeria. This was sequel to the request by Nigerians stranded abroad in the wake of the Corona virus pandemic. Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO of the Nigeria in the Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), […]

Former director-general of the Nigeria Law School Dr. Koleade Abayomi has died in the United Kingdom (UK) after contracting coronavirus. Abayomi died on Thursday, April 3; a statement by the secretary of the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN), Seyi Sowemimo, (SAN), disclosed. “The BOSAN Secretariat wishes to announce the death of Dr. Koleade […]

The total contribution to the Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) set up by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to raise funds to combat the pandemic is now N19.488 billion as at yesterday, up from the N15.325 billion reported on Wednesday. This amount, however, excludes the N3.4 billion pledges by four individuals and organisations […]

The federal government said on Friday that an 18-man team of Chinese medical experts is expected in the country in a few days to assist the fight against coronavirus. “An 18-man team of Chinese medical experts including doctors, nurses and other medical advisers shall come along with the flight to assist us,” the minister of […]

Nigeria recorded two new deaths from Coronavirus yesterday, thus bringing the total death so far in the country to four. The number of confirmed cases also rose to 210, from 190 on Thursday. The deaths, according to a tweet from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), were recorded in Lagos and Edo states. The […]