Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof Akin Abayomi said on Tuesday that participants at the recently held Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award have been exposed to a confirmed case of coronavirus.
The AMVCA 7 was held on March 14 at Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Abayomi, who stated this in a...
The House of Representatives adjourned plenary for two weeks on Tuesday.
House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila announced this after the House held its plenary.
Mr Gbajabiamila said the decision was imperative in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak battling the world.
He said the adjournment “is not a holiday” but a decision necessary...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday revealed that there is currently no treatment that has been proven to be effective against COVID-19.
Speaking at a virtual news conference in Geneva, Tedros warned against the use of drugs not shown to work against the disease.
His...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on March 23, 2020 presented three witnesses against Abba Yusuf, a permanent Secretary in the Borno State Road Maintenance Agency, BORMA, who is facing a 36-count amended charge before Justice Aisha Kumaliya of a Borno State High Court, Maiduguri.
Yusuf is being prosecuted...
In a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus disease, the Senate has suspended its plenary sessions for two weeks.
The announcement was made by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, at the start of plenary on Tuesday.
The announcement followed a closed-door session which lasted over an hour.
Mr Lawan said while...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the procedure for the appointment of new permanent secretaries to fill the existing vacancies in 16 states of the federation.
In a statement signed by Mrs. Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, Director of Information, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the
Federation (HOCSF), on Tuesday in...
Ecobank Plc has temporarily closed its Wuse II Abuja branch.
The bank said it took the decision after the death of one of its customers who happened to be the first death case from coronavirus in Nigeria.
According to a statement by the bank, the deceased visited the branch on March...
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Tuesday afternoon confirmed two new cases of Covid-19.
This was announced via NCDC official twitter handle @NCDCgov, saying Lagos and Ogun States confirmed a case each bringing the total to 42 in Nigeria.
“2 new cases of #COVID19 have been confirmed in Nigeria. 1 is...
In what it tagged #TakeResponsibility, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has launched an online campaign to help curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and fake news.
The centre on Monday said itself and other government agencies, through the campaign, hope to promote measures needed to help Nigerians make...
The former governor of Kwara state, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has urged Kwarans and Nigerians to be calm over the outbreak of coronavirus.
He said this in a series of tweets on Tuesday.
"The covid-19 global pandemic has decimated populations and caused sickness across the world, including in our country. This deadly...
