The Federal Government says four stadia in the country will be used as isolation centres in the fight against coronavirus pandemic in the country.
Minister for Youth and Sport, Sunday Dare made this known on Friday.
He wrote, “Mr. President has approved for the Ministry of Youth and Sports to open...
Polaris Bank has announced a donation of 400 specialised hospital beds, complete with mattresses and accessories, to aid the fight against coronavirus.
The beds, according to the bank, will be handed over to the Lagos State Government – being the state most hit by the pandemic – the Nigeria Centre...
The government of the State of Osun, on Thursday announced the closure of major markets with effect from Friday, March 27, while also limiting the boarding capacity of vehicles operating within the State as part of the ongoing measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the State.
In a...
reiterates readiness to curtail the menace
The Osun State Government says the first and only confirmed case of Coronavirus in the State is in stable condition and responding positively to treatment.
The government said the State medical personnel have been handling and managing the case professionally and that no severe...
In a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Kaduna, the state government has announced a 24-hour curfew till further notice.
Beginning midnight of Thursday, residents are ordered to stay inside their homes from dusk to dawn, according to the state Deputy Governor, Hadiza Balarabe during a state...
The United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) on Thursday announced a donation of over N5 billion ($14 million) through its UBA Foundation, to catalyse a comprehensive pan-African response to fight the COVID-19 global pandemic.
A statement from the bank explained that the donation would provide significant and much needed support...
The Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Health, Dr Tunde Ajayi, has disclosed that six of the patients at the Infectious Disease Hospital have recovered.
Ajayi via his twitter handle, @thetundeajai, said the patients would be discharged soon.
“Six of our #COVID19 inpatients have recovered and will be discharged...
The Federal Government has announced plans to ban inter-state travel and possibly close down motor parks as part of measures to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus.
Minister for Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said this at an ongoing press briefing in Abuja, on Thursday.
“It is now time for enforcement,”...
Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, said Nigerians deserve palliative measures to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Abubakar, in a statement, also pledged to provide N50m to a relief fund for Nigerians.
The former VP’s statement read in part, “Nigerians deserve palliative measures (amid the coronavirus pandemic). To this...
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has approved the immediate provision of Group Life/Group Personal Accident Assurance Policy for all medical doctors in the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Teaching Hospital, Parklane, Enugu.
In a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Simon Ortuanya, the ‘assurance’...
