archiveMay 2020

Yobe State Commissioner for Health, Dr Muhammed Gana, has said that they were investigating reported rising mysterious deaths in some parts of the state. Gana, who is also the Vice-Chairman, Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control, spoke in Damaturu, the state capital, according to the News Agency of Nigeria. Gana...

The Lagos State House of Assembly has asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to account for expenses incurred from donations received in the fight against COVID-19 in the state. At the plenary presided over by the Speaker, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, the House asked Sanwo-Olu to introduce a co-chairman from the executive arm...

UN health agency says it is ready to collaborate with Madagascar The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday called for clinical trials of Madagascar's Covid Organics, a herbal drink that is said to prevent and cure patients suffering from the novel coronavirus or COVID-19. "We are advising the government of...

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday indicated that Nigeria was making headway in getting local cures for COVID-19, PUNCH reports. The PTF Chairman and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, stated this at the task force press conference in Abuja. He said the Complementary and...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday expressed happiness on the exoneration of the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, by the bank’s board, from allegations of impropriety and fraud levelled against him by some officials of the bank. The president also held talks with the Prime...

  The Federal Government has moved forward the planned evacuation of the first batch of Nigerians from the United States from Saturday to Sunday. The Consulate General of Nigeria in New York said in a statement that the Nigerians would be evacuated by Ethiopian Airlines, which will depart the Newark...

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has committed the sum of N100 million to support the fight against coronavirus pandemic in the country. The exchange said in a statement in Lagos on Thursday that N60 million out of the N100 million would be donated to the Capital Market Support Committee for...

The United Nations on Thursday, launched its updated Global Humanitarian Response that sought help and protection for the most vulnerable in poor countries. Nearly $7 billion (N2.6 trillion) is needed to implement the revised plan in no fewer than 60 of the world’s poorest countries. Besides protection of millions of...

  Lagos State Government on Thursday said it has discharged 48 coronavirus patients who have recovered from the disease. “I’m pleased to announce to you the discharge of 48 more patients; 32 males and 16 females, all Nigerians who were discharged from our Yaba, Lekki, Onikan and Lagos University Teaching...

Cross River State Government has ordered the returned of five truck loaded with almajiris including other passengers back to the northern part of the country. A border patrol team, comprising Peace Corp members, civilian vigilantes, COVID-19 border taskforce, and youth groups etc had intercepted the trucks on Wednesday night at...