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Pedestrians wore face masks as a precautionary measure as they waited for buses in Hong Kong after the city’s Chief Executive announced plans to temporarily ban the sale of alcohol in bars and restaurants as a measure to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Hong Kong will ban all non-residents from entering the […]

As part of measures to contain the Coronavirus pandemic, the embattled national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has ordered the immediate closure of its national secretariat. Oshiomhole, who briefed reporters at the party’s national secretariat, explained that the measure was aimed at safeguarding the staff members of the secretariat. He […]

What is the Covid-19 virus really teaching us? I’m a strong believer that there is a spiritual purpose behind everything that happens, whether that is what we perceive as being good or being bad. As I meditate upon this, I want to share with you what I feel the Corona/ Covid-19 virus is really doing […]

Access Bank Plc has temporarily closed its Ligali Ayorinde branch in Victoria Island, Lagos after a visitor tested positive for coronavirus. “We have confirmed that an individual who visited our Ligali Ayorinde branch on Monday 16th March 2020, has tested positive for coronavirus,” Access Bank said in a statement on Monday. “He was symptom-free as […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended meetings with political parties, security agencies, media and other stakeholders indefinitely due to the Coronavirus pandemic. It said the commission would no longer monitor the conventions, congresses, conferences or meetings of political parties until further notice. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Abuja granted full scholarship up to the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree level to three secondary students who emerged winners at the year 2020 Young Nigerian Scientists Presidential Award Competition. The scholarship is in any science-related discipline of their choice at any university in the country. Declaring open the 2020 […]

The Lagos State Government has directed its civil servants from grade levels one to 12 to work from home for the next 14 days. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu who stated this while giving updates on Coronavirus said the directive does not affect those on essential services and emergencies, which include safety agencies and emergency first responders. […]

The first high profile case of COVID-19 broke yesterday as former Vice President Atiku Abubakar announced that his son had tested positive for the pandemic. Atiku’s announcement came through his Twitter and Facebook platforms last night, several hours after the federal government had said eight new cases of COVID-19 in Lagos, Oyo and the Federal […]

The world is currently under the siege of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a deadly disease that the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a pandemic. The number of confirmed cases of infections and deaths has not only left many in panic but has also served as the petri dish to breed various forms of conspiracy […]

A six weeks old baby is one of the five coronavirus index cases, Nigeria’s health minister Osagie Ehanire said on Wednesday. Briefing journalists in Abuja, Ehanire disclosed that the baby along with the mother tested positive for the virus.   With eight cases confirmed in Nigeria in total, the six weeks old baby is the […]

The ever-busy lobby of the National Assembly Complex closed its doors to the public on Friday over the fear of the dreaded Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic just as hundreds of Nigerian students were left stranded in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, following the government’s directive that all schools be closed indefinitely over the Coronavirus. Already, the Sudanese […]

In search of cure for COVID-19, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has approved the production of chloroquine for clinical trials. The Director General of the agency, Mojisola Adeyeye, made the announcement yesterday. According to Adeyeye, NAFDAC was not approving Chloroquine for the treatment of COVlD-19 but for clinical trials […]