Lagos and Abuja have recorded the highest numbers of imported cases of Covid-19 in Nigeria because both states are gateways for air travel, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said.
Mr Ehanire said […]

Chris Olakpe, the Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA died in the early hours of Monday.
Isaac Adetimiro, the Director of Research and Statistics told PREMIUM TIMES […]

The Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19.
“I just received my COVID-19 confirmation test result. It is POSITIVE. I am asymptomatic and will continue to s […]

The Lagos State Government on Monday discharged five coronavirus patients who were receiving treatment at Infectious Disease Hospital, Yaba.
This is coming days after the government announced that six of the […]

Britain’s Prince Charles has ended his self-isolation following his positive test for the novel coronavirus, his office said.
“Having consulted with his doctor, the Prince of Wales is now out of sel […]

Nigeria has recorded another death from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said.
The minister said this at the first joint national briefing of the Presidential Task […]

The Chairman and Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil LTD, Modupe and Folorunsho Alakija, have donated N1 billion to support Nigeria’s fight against COVID-19.
Famfa Oil Ltd, an indigenous exploration and production o […]

A new date has been announced for the postponed 2020 Olympic Games scheduled to take place in Tokyo, Japan.
The International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the Tokyo 2020 […]

Two Chinese expatriates working in Ebonyi State have been kidnapped.
The incident, it was learnt, happened in Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of the state.
The two men reportedly work for a mining […]

President Muhammadu Buhari made a televised broadcast yesterday, Sunday , March 29, on measures being taken by his administration to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease in Nigeria. Since then some […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has exempted key players in the financial services sector from COVID- 19 movement restrictions, a joint statement by the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Central Bank of […]

At midday on March 17, a week after the World Health Organisation declared the novel coronavirus a pandemic and 20 days after Nigeria reported its index case, Chikwe Ihekweazu — a consultant epidemiologist n […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered the immediate manufacturing of Chloroquine for emergency stock for possible clinical trial treatment of COVID-19.
In a […]

The coronavirus pandemic may lead to a global shortage of Condom, the world’s largest producer of condoms, Karex Bhd, has said.
The Malaysia based company said it has not produced a single condom from its t […]

Hit by the impact of coronavirus, Nigeria, like other countries, has been mopping up funds from every means possible to fight the plague and support its shaky economy.
This has been lately due to the free […]

Nigeria has tested over 2,000 people for COVID-19, an official has said, with less than 10 per cent testing positive.
The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Ihekweazu, […]

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said limiting the U.S. death toll to 100,000 would constitute a “good job,” and that his administration has lowered the number of potential deaths from earlier est […]

The coronavirus pandemic has devastated and thrown the global economy into disarray. The Chief Executive Officer, Global Analytics Consulting Limited, Tope Fasua, spoke with Business & Economy Editor, BASSEY […]

Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has donated his salaries for ten months to support the fight against the scourge of Covid-19 in Nigeria.
This is coming at a time wealthy individuals and […]

Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday recorded its first death from Covid-19.
The death was announced by the Ivorian health minister, Eugene Aoule, during a daily briefing. No further details were given on the victim’s age […]