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Coronavirus pandemic is the cause of the so-called mysterious deaths in Kano, northern Nigeria’s economic hub and largest city, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said on Sunday. The preliminary report of the panel working to unravel the cause of the deaths established this, leader of the team, Dr Nasiru Sani Gwarzo, said. He spoke […]

The Lagos State Police Command said it has arrested popular video director, Clarence Peters, in connection to the death of a video vixen, simply identified as Kodak. This development followed the public outcry against the circumstances surrounding the death of Kodak. Punch had reported that Kodak allegedly got electrocuted while using her phone which was plugged […]

The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals on Sunday called on the President Buhari to reverse his decision on the easing of  COVID-19 lockdown, which takes effect today (Monday). The NUAHP made the call in a statement signed by its National President, Dr Obinna Ogbonna, and its General Secretary, Martin Egbanubi. As health workers advised […]

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) on Friday spoke against the decision of the Federal Government to relax the stay-at-home order. The umbrella body of Nigerian doctors described the move as premature and can potentially expose more Nigerians to the coronavirus (COVID-19) infection. The association warns that the country could experience a bounce in the number […]

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, on Saturday, said he was the index COVID-19 case who infected four others in the state. El-Rufai, who was a guest speaker on The Platform, an annual event of the Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos, also noted that the state government took steps to get personal protective equipment for […]

The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday announced that the agency is currently tracing about 12,000 persons who have had contact with confirmed cases of COVID-19. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu who made this known while responding to questions from journalists at the Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 added that this figure […]

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has slashed the salaries of senior political appointees by 50 per cent. Makinde, who disclosed this on Friday during the Workers’ Day celebration held at the Labour House in Ibadan, said this was to ensure the economic safety of other workers in the state. The governor also said that […]

About 51 staff of Gotel Communications Limited, an Adamawa State-based radio and television service owned by a former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, have been sacked. Gotel Communications is one of the investments of Mr Abubakar. Mr Abubakar was the presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general elections. Gotel […]

The federal government has urged employers to not to sack workers because of the COVID-19 pandemic without first obtaining clearance. Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, who made the call in his workers day message, also said the government is seeking to create more jobs this time. The pandemic, which started in December 2019, […]

The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday made an outcry about inadequate bed spaces to accommodate COVID-19 patients in isolation centres. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu said Lagos State is the worst-hit by this challenge of inadequate bed spaces although Kano State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are also affected. He stated […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has resumed the provision of foreign exchange to banks to enable parents to pay for school fees and to allow Small and Medium Enterprises to make essential imports. This was announced in a statement by the CBN’s Director of Corporate Communications, Mr. Isaac Okorafor, on Wednesday. “In view of […]

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced gradual and controlled easing of the lockdown in the state in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s nationwide broadcast on Tuesday. The Governor made the announcement in a media briefing at the Lagos House, Marina, Lagos According to Sanwo-Olu all offices business places, open markets and stores will be allowed […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he has no accounts or property abroad. Jonathan made the comment in response to a report that the federal government has requested for the bank statements of public officers including his and his wife, Patience; former ministers of petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke and Rilwanu Lukman. The request was reported to have been made […]

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton endorsed Joe Biden’s White House bid on Tuesday. “I want to add my voice to the many who have endorsed you to be our president,” Clinton said during a live video conference with the former vice president. “I wish you were president right now,” the former First Lady and […]

Former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has called on stronger economies and international agencies like the World Health Organisation  to support the efforts of Nigeria and other African nations towards procuring the necessary equipment and kits to enable them conduct aggressive COVID-19 testing. He also said lockdown would fail without effective coronavirus testing. He also appealed […]

The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,  Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu,  on Sunday said  Nigeria needed to stock more of the RNA extraction kits to cater for the expansion of its COVID-19 testing capacity. Writing on his twitter handle, @Chikwe_I, Ihekweazu, he gave specification of the test kits Nigeria was looking for and […]