The Director General of the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has announced President Muhammadu Buhari will make some difficult decisions on COVID-19 containment next week. He said: ”President Buharit will on Wednesday have a tele conference with the Governors and there will be some difficult decisions to be made on how to restart the economy, especially ... Read More »

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate payment of the February and March, 2020 withheld salaries of lecturers in federal universities who had not registered in the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information (IPPIS) platform. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator (Dr) Chris Ngige, made this disclosure in a statement on Tuesday night. In the statement circulated by his media ... Read More »

Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Frank Okiye, has urged residents in the state to take the opportunity provided by the state government for screening and testing to check the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Okiye is among the seven patients who have fully recovered after testing negative twice for the virus. He was treated with support ... Read More »

  Left: Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya; Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, Prince Gbolahan Lawal; Head, Agribusiness, Ecobank Nigeria, Moji Oguntoyinbo and Regional Head, Lagos Mainland, Ecobank Nigeria, Christopher Olusola during the presentation of food items by Ecobank Nigeria to the Lagos State Government in Ikeja on Monday. The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo- ... Read More »

Heritage Bank Plc has disclosed that the safety and wellbeing of its customers and employees are amongst the most pressing business needs, as the world grapple with the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on human lives, businesses and economies. In view of this development, the MD/CEO of Heritage Bank, Ifie Sekibo in his message to customers, explained that the bank ... Read More »

Virologist, Prof. Sunday Omilabu, says that a survivor of COVID-19 develops a stronger immunity to the disease and has remote chances of reinfection. Omilabu, who works in the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, made the disclosure on Thursday, during an online interactive session with members of the Health Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HEWAN). According to him, to have survived ... Read More »

Celebrity chef, Chioma Rowland, the fiancée of singer, Davido, has now recovered from coronavirus. The singer made this known via Twitter on Sunday. He tweeted, “Glory be to God…Chioma has now tested negative twice for COVD-19… Thank you all for prayers…We love you.” Read More »

Nigeria has recorded 86 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 627. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the new cases were recorded in Lagos, Abuja, Katsina, Akwa Ibom, Jigawa, Bauchi and Borno. ‪70 in Lagos‬ ‪7 in FCT‬ ‪3 in Katsina‬ ‪3 in Akwa Ibom‬ ‪1 in Jigawa‬ ... Read More »

•Lagos State opens up on how he died •Witnesses report seeing massive police presence at hospital where he died •He had no consultations with PTF, NCDC before going for private treatment The late Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, was hours from being discharged from the hospital on Friday before his condition unexpectedly took a twist and ... Read More »

Troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole, have foiled a combined attack by the Boko Haram and Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists on Buni Gari village in Gujba Local Government Area of Yobe State. Many of the insurgents were killed in the operation, while catchment of arms including Gun trucks, General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG), AK-47 Rifles, among ... Read More »