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The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Tuesday said the Federal Government was disturbed that COVID-19 deaths came from many educated, well-to-do Nigerians who chose home-based care and were only rushed to hospitals after sudden complications. The minister, who stated this during the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja, […]

A Pastor, Frankline Ndifor, 39, who laid his hands on dozens of confirmed and suspected coronavirus sufferers is dead, according to Dailymail.co.uk Dr Gaelle Nnanga, who was called to treat Ndifor after he started suffering severe respiratory difficulties a week after falling ill with the virus, said the pastor died ten minutes after treatment. Ndifor, a […]

United States, President Donald Trump, attacked the United Nations health body as a China’s “puppet” on Monday and confirmed he is considering slashing or canceling US support. “They’re a puppet of China, they’re China-centric to put it nicer,” he said at the White House. Trump said the United States pays around $450 million annually to […]

President Donald Trump on Monday made the surprising revelation that he is taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that his own government experts say is not suitable for fighting the novel coronavirus. Trump, noting that he has tested negative for the virus and shows no symptoms, said he’d been taking the drug “for about a week […]

Nigeria has recorded 216 new cases of the novel coronavirus, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed on Monday. In a tweet via its official handle, the NCDC said 74 new cases were found in Lagos, 33 in Katsina, 19 in Oyo, and 17 in Kano. Other states with new cases include Edo with 13, […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate extension of the ongoing movement restrictions in the country by two weeks. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, made this known at the daily Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Monday. The extension of the ongoing restriction will be effective from 12 midnight today […]

China said it will contribute two billion dollars over the next two years for the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese President, Xi Jinping on Monday announced. The money is not only earmarked for health measures, but also for development aid for affected countries. Xi said in a message to the World Health Organisation’s […]

Nigeria has recorded a significant spike in the number of cases in one week, with 338 new cases confirmed in 16 states and the federal capital territory (FCT). This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night. The number of discharged patients increased from 1,472 to 1,594, while fatalities increased […]

A Somali governor and three bodyguards were killed in a suicide attack claimed by the Al-Shabaab jihadist group in the regional capital of Galkayo on Sunday, a security official said. The attacker rammed a scooter taxi into a car carrying Ahmed Muse Nur, the governor of the north-central Mudug province, and his security detail before […]

Nigeria’s transportation minister, Rotimi Amaechi, has said he did not join politics because he wanted to ‘solve Nigeria’s problems.’ Mr Amaechi, who has held political office since the return to civil rule in 1999, said unemployment, one of the age-long challenges of Nigeria, pushed him into politics rather than the zeal to serve. “I didn’t […]

President Buhari is expected to announce the next phase of ease of lockdown on Monday (today). The National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, made this known when he appeared on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics on Sunday. Buhari had on May 4, relaxed the lockdown, and imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew, ban on […]

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said Lagos State Government is considering full reopening of its economy and worship centres. “But, the move will not be pushed in a hurry,” he said at a briefing after the State’s Security Council meeting held at the State House in Marina on Sunday. A statement from the government quoted Sanwo-Olu […]

A journalist with the Imo State government, South-East Nigeria, has been suspended indefinitely from her job for taking to Facebook to request her three months unpaid salary and the wages of her co-workers. Officials said the Facebook post was an “embarrassment” to the Imo State government. The suspended journalist, Vivian Ottih, is a lawyer and […]

Nigeria has recorded 176 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 5,621. The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this late Saturday. Of the new cases, 95 are confirmed to be in Lagos, 31 in Oyo, while 11 are in the FCT, Abuja. Also, eight each […]

The coronavirus pandemic has somewhat turned the world’s attention to the immune system, the body’s defence mechanism against disease-causing bacteria, viruses and other organisms that we touch, ingest and inhale every day. Several studies have stressed the importance of a strong immune system to the human body. According to the Heart Foundation, New Zealand, when […]

Coughs or sneezes may not be the only way people transmit infectious pathogens like the novel coronavirus to one another. Talking can also launch thousands of droplets so small they can remain suspended in the air for eight to 14 minutes, according to a new study. Droplets from the mouths of people who are talking […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has received a herbal remedy for the COVID-19 from Madagascar. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, announced this on Saturday in a series of tweets. According to Mr Garba, samples of the native remedy were brought by the President of Guinea Bissau, Umaro Embalo. However, […]