Covid-19

‎‎New Zealand has recorded four new cases of Covid-19 after 102 days without any community transmission, the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has announced at a late-night press conference.‎ Auckland was swiftly put under a three-day…

Ventila‎tors promised by United States President Donald Trump have finally arrived in Nigeria.‎ Trump had in a telephone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari in April, promised to send ventilators to Nigeria, to support the fight…

. Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the approval of a coronavirus vaccine for use on Tuesday, claiming it as a "world first," amid continued concern and unanswered questions over its safety and effectiveness. "A vaccine…

The Federal Government has expressed concern that the COVID-19 pandemic may spread to all the 774 local government areas in the country. Currently, only 85 LGAs, spread across 20 states, in which tests have not been conducted,…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says a total 33, 346 persons have recovered from the rampaging Covid-19 pandemic since the first case was reported in the country on February 27, 2020. The Centre gave the cheery…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced a total of 437 new COVID-19 infections in the country. With the latest number of cases, Nigeria has now recorded a total of 46,577 confirmed cases so far. The breakdown of…

As secondary schools in Edo State open for exit examination classes on Monday, August 10, 2020, the government has tasked school administrators to ensure strict adherence to guidelines emplaced by relevant agencies to check the spread of…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has announced that he has tested negative for the COVID-19 disease. Obasanjo reportedly took the COVID-19 test on Friday, August 7, 2020, at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library,…

Following the emergence of reports that Abia State isolation and treatment facilities have one of the best COVID-19 survival rates in Nigeria, Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has thrown light on why he was treated at a medical…

Following World Bank’s approval of $114.28m credit and grant for COVID-19 for Nigeria, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has asked the global financial institution to prevail on the federal and 36 state governors…