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Nigeria, on Wednesday, recorded 184 new cases of COVID-19. Six people also died from the virus on Wednesday. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), with Wednesday’s figure, the total tally of infected people in the country rose to 4,971 from 4,787 reported on Tuesday evening. The public health agency in a tweet Wednesday night […]

Approximately 1.8 million American households canceled subscriptions during the first quarter of 2020, Variety reports. As Americans disconnect, TV providers are feeling the pain. With the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping through the country during the winter months, cable and satellite-TV companies experienced a steady thaw of paying customers. More alarming for cable companies is that the second quarter […]

Another major international airline has gone bust in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Colombian airline Avianca (AVH) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US Southern District of New York on Sunday, blaming its collapse on the “unforeseeable impact of the Covid-19 pandemic,” according to a company statement. Avianca, which was founded in 1919, claims to be the […]

Nigeria has recorded 242 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total infections to 4,641. In a tweet late Monday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 88 new cases in Lagos, 64 in Kano, 49 in Katsina and 13 in Kaduna. According to the health agency, Ogun state had nine cases, Gombe […]

The Lagos State Government has shut two facilities in Badagry West LCDA of the state for contravening new guidelines issued by the government to operators of hotels, clubs, and other entertainment outfits in the state. The facilities include Maggi Hotel, and Tambari Theatre Art (Night Club). This was disclosed by the state government in a […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 248 new COVID-19 cases. The agency made the announcement on Sunday night via its Twitter handle. A total of 4,399 cases have now been recorded in 34 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). Seventeen deaths were also recorded in the last 24 hours. NCDC said, […]

Coronavirus infections are rising in Germany, official data shows, just days after the country eased its lockdown restrictions. According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the reproduction rate – the estimated number of people a confirmed patient infects – is now above 1. This means the number of infections is now rising in the country. […]

Nigerians on coronavirus infection watch list now have to wait for a week or more to get their results, Daily Trust investigation has shown. Many people who are anxious to know their status have to endure days of uncertainty and trauma, Daily Trust correspondents from across the states report. States without testing centres also face […]

Ghana has the highest number of confirmed cases of coronavirus in West Africa. Ghana recorded 251 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the national total to 4,263. This makes the country the worst hit in the West African region ahead of Nigeria, which has 4,151 cases On Friday, Ghana had announced 921 confirmed cases, its highest […]

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, says his administration may be forced to review the ease of lockdown if residents continue to  ignore public health guidelines. President Muhammadu Buhari had eased the five-week lockdown he imposed on Lagos, Ogun and Abuja to check the spread of COVID-19. But there have been complaints of non-adherence to […]

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Lagos may reach 120,000 at the peak of the pandemic between July and August, the state government has said. The Commissioner of Health in the state, Akin Abayomi, said on Friday that the state is likely to record between 90,000 and 120,000 cases during that period. Mr Abayomi said this […]

The Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says its attention has been drawn to the judgment of the Supreme Court nullifying the trial of a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu , his firm, Slok Nigeria Limited and Jones Udeogu, a former Director of Finance and Account of Abia State Government and ordering their […]

The Kano State Commissioner for Works, Engr. Muazu Magaji who was sacked for celebrating the death of late Presidential Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari has tested positive of COVID-19. A reliable source on Thursday said that Muazu Magaji has been moved to isolation. Also, the former commissioner had announced on his verified Facebook pays that […]

Badeggi in the Katcha Local Government Area of Niger State in Nigeria was thrown into confusion when one of the passengers that violated the interstate night travel ban died in a commercial vehicle. It was learnt that a commercial bus with registration number, JJJ 349 XN, was travelling from Lagos to a northern state through […]

The Senior Pastor of the Covenant Christian Centre, Lagos, Pastor ‘Poju Oyemade, has said shutting church buildings does not affect the true worship of God. According to Oyemade, Christians do not need to gather in a physical building to serve God, adding that in Biblical days, people received divine healing in public places. The host […]

Coronavirus death toll in Nigeria has climbed to 103, with five new deaths recorded by the nation on Wednesday. According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, five new deaths recorded on Wednesday took the nation’s death toll to 103. Of the 103 people who died of Coronavirus, 30 of them were from Lagos, […]